Forest Management
Evaluating and managing a healthy forest
- New Mexico Forest Health Conditions Report, 2015
- New Mexico State Forestry (NMSF) Division cooperates with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Forest Health Protection (FHP), NM Zone to conduct annual insect and pathogen surveys of the state’s forests and woodlands.
- International Year of Forests August Newsletter: Preventing Forest Fires & Saving Money
- The National Association of State Foresters (NASF), the USDA Forest Service, and the American Forest Foundation (AFF) partnered to establish a campaign designed to raise U.S. awareness of the value of forests through the International Year of Forests celebration. With Forest Service support, NASF created and manages this website to serve all members of the U.S. forestry community. The website provides free toolkit materials anyone can use to celebrate forests in their own community; it is also a central forum for sharing ideas and events.
- The (True) Cost of Fighting Wildfire
- This article by the NACD forestry network about the growing costs of forest fires
- 2010 National Report on Sustainable Forests
- The Draft National Report on Sustainable Forests--2010 describes the state of forests in the United States of America and the indicators of national progress toward the goal of sustainable forest management. The 2010 Report on Sustainable Forests is the second in a series of reports addressing conditions and trends in U.S. forests as they relate to the overarching concept of sustainability.
- Plant Associations of Arizona and New Mexico, Volume 2: Woodlands
- Volume 2 of two Habitat Typing Guide volumes published by the USDA Forest Service Southwestern Region. Volume 1 covers forests and Volume 2 covers woodlands.
- Plant Associations of Arizona and New Mexico, edition 3, Volume 1: Forests
- Volume 1 of two Habitat Typing Guide volumes published by the USDA Forest Service Southwestern Region. Volume 1 covers forests and Volume 2 covers woodlands.
- New Mexico Forest Health Conditions 2017
- Report on forest health conditions in New Mexico published by NM EMNRD Foresty Division. Based on annual insect and disease surveys conducted collaboratively by New Mexico State Forestry and the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection, NM Zone in 2017
- Request for Proposals - 2015 Woodland Restoration Contracting in Arroyo de los Pinos Reales
- Forest Guild, in collaboration with Ecotone and the NM State Land Office (NM SLO) and with funding from the US Forest Service, is requesting proposals from qualified contractors specializing in ecological restoration of forests, woodlands, and watersheds.
- Watershed Forestry Resource Guide
- An online collection of resources from the Center for Watershed Protection and the US Forest Service Northeastern Area. Provides useful tools and training materials about managing urban forests for watershed health. Links to topical collections including: Forest Planning And Assessment, Reducing Stormwater Runoff, Forest-Friendly Development, and Planting and Maintaining Trees
- The State and Future of U.S. Forestry and the Forest Industry
- Report and Recommendations from the May 29-30, 2013 Workshop on the State and Future of U.S. Forestry and the Forest Industry. Prepared by M. Goergen, J. Harding, C. Owen, M. Rey and L. Scarlett. "Both the forest products industry, and accordingly, the forestry sector in the United States... have experienced extreme volatility, unprecedented challenges, and substantial change over the past two decades. In many areas, old operating assumptions have been challenged and discarded at an increasingly rapid pace, and practitioners, policy makers, researchers and educators have struggled to keep up. A group of leaders met in Washington, DC to discuss this changing context and its implications for forests and forestry..."
- New Mexico State Forestry Priority Landscapes 2016
- Map depicting priority landscapes for restoration. Developed in 2016 by the NM Forestry Division in concert with the state Forest and Watershed Management Coordinating Group.
- Continental Dialogue on Non-Native Forests Insects and Diseases
- The Continental Dialogue on Non-Native Forest Insects and Diseases cultivates and catalyzes collaborative action among diverse interests to abate the threat to North American forests from non-native insects and diseases.
- State Forestry and GIS
- State Forestry and GIS
- China and the Global Market for Forest Products
- Transforming Trade to Benefit Forests and Livelihoods - March 2006
- Forest Guild - December 2007
- Climate Change, Carbon, and the Forests of the Northeast
- Carpe Diem West - Confluence April 2015
- Healthy Forests & Healthy Water Supply: Innovative Financing Part 1 - Rebecca Davidson of the Salt River Project talks about the work of the Northern Arizona Forest Fund, and their engagement with large water users.
- A Synthesis of the Science on Forests and Carbon for U.S. Forests.
- Ryan, Michael G. et al. 2010. A synthesis of the science on forests and carbon for U.S. forests. Issues in Ecology. Report No. 13. Spring 2010.
- Job Announcement: EMNRD Forestry Division, Special Projects Forester
- Attached is a job announcement for the EMNRD Forestry Division. This job opportunity is currently being advertised on the State Personnel Office website. Interested parties must log in to www.spo.state.nm.us and apply through NEOGOV to be considered for employment. This position will manage and coordinate forestry-related projects and support programs within the New Mexico Forestry Division, which includes the following: federal grant writing, grant review, Stewardship program, Urban Forestry program, Tree Farm Program, Forest and Health Watershed program along with providing technical forestry assistance for private landowners and other collaborative partners.
- Managed Forests in Climate Change Policy: Program Design Elements
- A study paper for the Society of American Foresters to identify and reach consensus on the inclusion of forests and forestry activities in public policies on climate change. Coordinating Authors: Neil Sampson, The Sampson Group, Inc., Steve Ruddell and Matt Smith, Forecon, Inc. December 2007
- Troublesome Weeds of New Mexico, NMSU College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, NM Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Land Management and EMNRD Forestry, published in part with grant funds from USDA Forest Service.
- Troublesome Weeds of New Mexico, NMSU College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, NM Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Land Management and EMNRD Forestry, published in part with grant funds from USDA Forest Service.
