Governor of Pueblo de Cochiti, Phillip Quintana and Governor of Pueblo de San Ildefonso, Christopher A. Moquino share their stance on the necessity of Caja protections in a column in the Santa Fe New Mexican. They write of the Caja’s historical and cultural significance and the importance of preserving that heritage for future generations. “The Caja del Rio is a unique place, cultural crossroads, wildlife corridor, historic landscape and part of our ancestral Pueblo homelands that continue to shape who we are.” They issue a powerful call to action for others to join this movement to protect the Caja, “To our neighbors across Santa Fe County and Northern New Mexico, join us in supporting legislation to permanently protect the Caja del Rio. Wide-open spaces have a purpose in and of themselves. The Caja del Rio does not need to be consumed to be useful or divided to be valuable. The question before us is whether we will protect what it already is.”