HECHO’s HCLC Members Visit the Great Bend of the Gila

The Great of the Gila is a place of tremendous natural beauty. A place where people can still see imprints of a rich past. But many people are unaware of the threats this cultural and biodiverse landscape faces.

Indigenous People have called this region home for millennia, and vibrant communities have flourished there due to the Gila River's life-sustaining waters.

Unfortunately, vandalism, littering, and urban expansion put this sacred place and its rich cultural history at risk.

Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) introduced the Great Bend of the Gila Conservation Act. The bill will establish the 330,000-acre Great Bend of the Gila National Conservation Area, the 47,000-acre Palo Verde National Conservation Area, and nearly 60,000 acres of new wilderness.

HECHO supports the Great Bend of the Gila Conservation Act to protect this unique Sonoran Desert landscape for future generations.