Resources
Friends of the Rio Hondo
Draft Environmental Assessment Process March-May 2023
Archived here
Acequia's
Taos Valley Acequia Association
TVAA Calendar - Including Ditch Meetings and Limpias
New Mexico Acequia Association
Acequia de San Antonio (Valdez)
Acequia Glossary from Acequia de La Puebla
Another Acequia Glossary (Not Authoritative for Northern New Mexico)
Reading, Listening and Viewing
Kachina Master Plan Open House Presentation - TSV Inc., 10/2/2021
Impact of the Ski Industry on the Rio Hondo Watershed - Rodriquez, 1987
TSV is the First North American Ski Resort to Invest in Fully-Electric Snow Groomers - Snowbrains.com 4/2022
TSV Inc. CEO David Norden Interview 9/2021 (Audio) - Storm Skiing Podcast, 9/2021 (Skip ahead to the 9 minute mark where they start talking about Taos Ski Valley)
Hydrology Study of RIO HONDO - New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Surface Water and Ground Water Interactions on the Rio Hondo - Dr. Carlos Ochoa, Oregon State University, a presentation by the Taos Valley Acequia Association in 2018.
Planning
Village of Taos Ski Valley
Village of Taos Ski Valley Website
Village of Taos Ski Valley Meeting Calendar
VTSV Tax Increment Development District
Village of Taos Ski Valley Comprehensive Plan - 2017
Village of Taos Ski Valley Master Plan - 2010
Village of Taos Ski Valley Water Master Plan - 2021
Village of Taos Ski Valley 2020 Annual Water Quality Report
Source Water Protection Plan - 2020
Municipal Ordinance Restricting the Drilling of Wells
Taos Ski Valley Inc.
Taos Ski Valley Ski Area Term Special Use Permit - 2014
Taos Ski Valley Inc. 2021 Master Development Plan
Taos Ski Valley Inc. Master Development Plan Presentation - 2021
Taos Ski Valley Inc. Master Development Plan - 2010
Taos Ski Valley Inc. 2022 Summer Operations Plan
Taos Ski Valley Inc. 2023 Winter Operations Plan
U.S. Forest Service
Carson National Forest Homepage
Forest Service Manual Section 2340 (Privately Provided Recreation Opportunities)
Other
Taos County Wildfire Information
La Coalición de Taos - La Coalición de Taos facilitates educational experiences to inspire informed community action that benefits the land and water, people, and historical cultures of the Taos, New Mexico area.
Advocacy
Friends of the Wheeler Peak Wilderness - Advocacy group which seeks to "protect the serenity and the ecology of local wilderness areas from the negative impacts of encroachment and overuse."
La Jicarita - Blog which focuses on the "historical and contemporary conflicts over natural resources that threaten the viability of traditional communities in el norte."
Taos Mountain Alliance - Protecting public land access, watershed health, wildlife habitat, and helping to ensure environmental and socioeconomic justice in the Taos communities.
Friends of the Talpa Foothills - "Stand with the historic community of Talpa, New Mexico as they stand with communities around the world to defend their culture, their water and their legacy, against developers."
Technical Stuff
Rio Hondo Real Time Flow Monitoring (USGS)
Office of the State Engineer Interactive POD Map
US Forest Service Watershed Condition Interactive Map
A mapping app that shows the assessed condition of all the watersheds in the US Forest Service system. The Headwaters of the Rio Hondo are graded "Functioning Properly" and the Lower Rio Hondo is graded "Functioning At Risk"