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This week on Voices of Taos, copy editor Emily Sender talks with Fritz Hahn, former Taos town councilor, Cornelio Basin volunteer and Taos acequia expert.

Fritz and Emily discuss the restoration efforts in the Cornelio Basin — a 25-acre piece of land in the heart of Taos — as well as possible future plans for the property.

Once a seasonal gathering place for Puebloan peoples and later a productive farming area sustained by acequia irrigation, the basin later fell into disuse and eventually came under town ownership.

Fritz talks about recent rezoning efforts that protect the basin from development, as well as a federally funded restoration project focused on water flow, invasive weed removal, and reintroducing native plants. Hahn envisions a future for the basin as a wild space in the heart of town. He also talks about the importance of wild spaces as a legacy for future generations.

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