New Mexico has protected nearly 11,000 acres along the Mimbres River as a new wildlife area, safeguarding historic water rights, rare river habitat and a 2-mile stretch of the desert stream

• An elevated, high-definition view of the newly protected landscape surrounding the Mimbres River in southwestern New Mexico.
• The purchase secures the newly created Mimbres Ranch Wildlife Management Area (WMA), a large property bordering the Gila National Forest in southwestern New Mexico.
• The project was completed with help from the