Biology & Planning
THE BIOLOGY AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS WITHIN THE MRGCD AND PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND NON-PROFIT PARTNERS TO SUSTAINABLY MANAGE AND ENHANCE THE MRGCD’S NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES.
This includes: endangered species; riparian forest (bosque) management; recreation; supporting local agriculture; development and plan review; research and other resource management concerns.
MRGCD Releases Results of 2015 Drain Outfall Monitoring for Silvery Minnow
The purpose of the “Drain Outfall Study” is to assess the habitat suitability of selected MRGCD drain outfalls as refugial habitat for the endangered Rio Grande Silvery Minnow and other fish species and to evaluate fish utilization of these areas during summer drying events.
BIOLOGY AND PLANNING STAFF
| Yasmeen Najmi | Planning Specialist | 505-247-0234 ext. 1363 |
Latest News
Notice – Storage Water Depleted, P&P Operations Underway (Updated Aug 6)
Operational Update – Aug. 6 Recent rain inflows above and below Cochiti Dam have tapered off, and releases from Cochiti have declined to pre-storm levels as hot, dry conditions return. As a result, non-Pueblo water deliveries above Isleta Pueblo will once again be...
Water Managers Brace for Dry Conditions Along Sections of the Rio Grande
Water Managers Brace for Dry Conditions Along Sections of the Rio Grande Media Contact: Amanda Molina, Middle Rio Grande Conservancy DistrictEmail: amolina@mrgcd.usPhone: (505) 859-0175 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Water managers across the middle Rio Grande Valley in New...