Estancia Basin Watershed Health, Restoration, and Monitoring Project

The mission of the Estancia Basin Watershed Health Restoration and Monitoring (EBWHRM) Project is to improve watershed health and conservation, increase water recharge, reduce property and natural resource loss from fire, and ensure consistent implementation of restoration projects through the collaborative efforts of member Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) and other stakeholders in the Estancia basin. EBWHRM was formed by the Claunch-Pinto SWCD, East Torrance SWCD, Edgewood SWCD, and Ciudad SWCD and operates under the direction of a steering committee comprised of representatives from each of these districts, an at-large landowner representative, and representatives from the New Mexico Environment Department and New Mexico State Forestry. It receives advice and technical assistance from a variety of partner organizations including the New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute, the United States Forest Service, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the New Mexico Department of Agriculture, the Estancia Basin Water Planning Committee, and other public entities that have an interest in the overall health and management of natural resources in the Estancia Basin.