‘Historic’ agreement between NM land grant and Forest Service to revitalize 200-year-old acequia

A new memorandum of understanding between the Santa Fe National Forest and a New Mexico land grant is intended to ease tensions between the federal government and land grants.

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: May 5, 2026

Words: 828

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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A dusty acequia in northern New Mexico, which more than 200 years ago diverted water from the Rio Chama, will soon spring to life again, nourishing freshly planted orchards of plums, apples and apricots.

That’s the idyllic scene envisioned through a new agreement between the Santa Fe National Forest and heirs of the San Joaquín del Rio de Chama Land Grant. The parties say the “memorandum of understanding” they signed in late March marks the …

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