The Pecos has been caught between landowners who say they want to protect their properties and would-be recreationists.

The Upper Pecos is under “attack,” according to State Land Commissioner Stephanie Garcia Richard. On Wednesday, just a day after the state House of Representatives passed a resolution calling for long ...

SANTA FE — New Mexico's commissioner of public lands banned mining on state land in the Upper Pecos Watershed, a move meant to pressure the federal government to follow through on similar protections ...