The Rio Embudo Preserve, a proposed Wild and Scenic River, flows though a rocky gorge. Thousand foot cliffs shelter nesting peregrine falcons. The Rio Embudo is concidered one of the finest low-elevation riparian ecosystem in the Rio Grande Basin flow.
Forest Guardians' Rio Embudo preserve covers 2,078 leased acres. The proposed Summo copper mine by a Canadian company threatens this peaceful river area. Our lease entitles Forest Guardians stewardship of the surface resources, but not the mineral resources. Forest Guardians, along with local residents, agricultural interests, and Picuris Pueblo oppose mining in the preserve.