Archive for February 2007
- Pulling the Plug
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Grass carp and chemicals used to control aquatic weeds
By Danielle Supercinski
Demonstrations to control non-native aquatic weeds have been instituted with collaborating irrigation districts in the Lower Rio Grande Valley to unclog and manage weed-infested irrigation canals and conserve water.
Species such as hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata), water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) and water hyacinth (Eichornia [...] - Silvery Minnow Preservation
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Graduate prepares photo essay of RGBI project and progress
By Sara Alarcon
In efforts to preserve the silvery minnow of the Rio Grande, Michelle Marusek, a recent graduate of Fine Arts, has been tailing Dr. David Cowley, professor in the Department of Fishery and Wildlife Sciences at NMSU, and his students. Cowley’s RGBI project, “Agricultural Irrigation [...] - Award Winning Project
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RGBI closes out 2006 like a champ
By Danielle Supercinski
Several award nominations were submitted for the Efficient Irrigation for Water Conservation in the Rio Grande Basin project, also known as RGBI, toward the end of 2006, and we are pleased to announce that RGBI has won two award categories.
Drs. Juan Enciso, Ari Michelsen, Giovanni [...] - Optimizing Beneficial Water Use
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Joint effort studying ag water consumption in Southern New Mexico
By Nargiza Rakhimova
In a region with limited fresh water resources, the growing population in Southern New Mexico is facing fierce competition for water.
According to the Elephant Butte Irrigation District (EBID), which serves 90,640 acres of agricultural and urban water users, irrigation is the [...]
