Pueblo Ridge Fence Repairs Protect Taos’ Watershed | LOR Foundation
Complete Water

Pueblo Ridge Fence Repairs Protect Taos’ Watershed

  • Local Champion: Northern Rio Grande Resources Conservation & Development Council
  • Date Funded: June 12, 2025
  • Grant Amount: $30,000

With damaged and missing boundary fencing, cattle grazing on Carson National Forest stray into sensitive riparian areas, threatening watershed health in Taos’ Rio Fernando basin. Local ranchers recognized how degraded fencing was harming both their livestock management and the broader ecosystem, so they reached out to LOR with a collaborative solution involving Taos Pueblo, the Forest Service, and conservation partners. LOR’s funding will help the Northern Rio Grande Resources Conservation & Development Council hire crews and purchase the materials to repair three miles of critical boundary fencing along Pueblo Ridge. These repairs will keep livestock out of sensitive stream areas while enabling ranchers to implement sustainable grazing practices that protect soil health and water quality in Taos’ primary watershed.

Contact our community officer in Taos. Meet Sonya Struck
More Water Solutions
Water / Weiser Water Testing Equipment Keeps Weiser Rivers Safe for All
Local Champion:
City of Weiser
Date funded:
September 16, 2025
Grant Amount:
$8,704
Water / Monte Vista Engineering Services Restore Rio Grande Water Quality in Monte Vista
Local Champion:
Colorado Rio Grande Restoration Foundation
Date funded:
September 9, 2025
Grant Amount:
$30,000
Water / Taos Livestock Lending Program Supports Soil Restoration in Taos
Local Champion:
Taos Land Trust
Date funded:
September 8, 2025
Grant Amount:
$28,504
Water / Weiser Filters Keep Weiser’s Parks Green
Local Champion:
City of Weiser
Date funded:
August 19, 2025
Grant Amount:
$9,900
Water / Questa Historic Flume Repairs Secure Water Access for Questa Families
Local Champion:
Questa Citizens Ditch Association
Date funded:
August 15, 2025
Grant Amount:
$20,000
Water / Taos Community Conversations Inform Wildfire and Watershed Health Strategies in Taos
Local Champion:
A Taos Local
Date funded:
August 14, 2025
Grant Amount:
$10,000

Share an Idea

If you have an idea for improving quality of life in Cortez or Monte Vista, Colorado; Lander, Wyoming; Libby, Montana; Questa or Taos, New Mexico; or Weiser, Idaho, use this form to start a conversation with us.

"*" indicates required fields