Forest Management
Evaluating and managing a healthy forest
- Climate Change Resource Center
- The CCRC is developing an educational program to provide accessible information on climate change. Three comprehensive education modules are being created using curriculum developed by the Forest Service.
- New Mexico State Forestry Draft Priority Landscapes: Overview of Data and Methods Uitlized
- Analysis using existing datasets from the Statewide Natural Resources Assessment & Strategy and Response Plans. Developed in 2015 with input from the New Mexico Forest and Watershed Management Coordinating Group.
- Socioeconomic Indicators for Forest Restoration Projects
- A model for assessing the socioeconomic outcomes of forest restoration projects was developed. Using a form of purposive sampling, eleven experts with backgrounds in the social, economic, and business aspects of forest restoration were identifi ed and agreed to participate in the process. Four iterations of a Delphi process resulted in a practical, robust model capable of evaluating the social and economic eff ects and outcomes of a wide range of forest restoration projects. Among the most highly rated indicators in the model were those related to job creation, community stability, economic impacts, and collaborative participation in restoration processes. Th e relative importance of the indicators was estimated, and specifi c metrics were developed for each indicator in the model. Upon completion of the Delphi process, the model was discussed with forest restoration monitoring practitioners and stakeholders, who off ered their perspectives from practitioners’ points of view. Results may have implications for any forest restoration eff orts with an interest in assessing a project’s social and economic outcomes.
- EMNRD Request for Proposals for Invasive Plant Management Application
- The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD), Forestry Division (Division) is seeking applications (Exhibit A) to address management of invasive plants on state, private, and public non-federal lands from Cooperative Weed Management Areas (CWMAs) where noxious weeds threaten forested acres.
- EMNRD Request for Proposals for Invasive Plant Management (Legal Document)
- The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD), Forestry Division (Division) is seeking applications (Exhibit A) to address management of invasive plants on state, private, and public non-federal lands from Cooperative Weed Management Areas (CWMAs) where noxious weeds threaten forested acres.
- EMNRD Request for Proposals for Invasive Plant Management (Public Notice)
- The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD), Forestry Division (Division) is seeking applications (Exhibit A) to address management of invasive plants on state, private, and public non-federal lands from Cooperative Weed Management Areas (CWMAs) where noxious weeds threaten forested acres.
- USGS Fact Sheet 141-02 Nov. 2002 - Effects of wildfire on the hydrology of Frijoles and Capulin Canyons in and near Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
- In June 1977, the La Mesa wildfire burned 15,270 acres in and near Frijoles Canyon in Bandelier National Monument (BNM) and the adjacent Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico.
- Southwest Coordination Center for Wildfire information for New Mexico and Arizona
- The Southwest Area (SWA) is one of eleven Geographic Areas across the United States and Alaska. It is established to manage collaboratively wildland fire and other incident management activities throughout the States of Arizona and New Mexico, and the Federal units located in the western parts of Oklahoma and Texas to the 100th meridian. Primary cooperating Federal and State Agencies in the Southwest Area include the USDA Forest Service, USDI Bureau of Land Management, USDI National Park Service, USDI Bureau of Indian Affairs, USDI Fish and Wildlife Service, State of Arizona (Arizona State Land Department), and the State of New Mexico (Division of Forestry).
- 2015 Western State Fire Assistance Legal Notice
- A legal notice for 2015 Western State Fire Assistance funding opportunity. This notice addresses State Forestry’s Request for Applications for planning and implementing hazardous fuels mitigation projects that will reduce fire threat in Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas in New Mexico (also known as WUI grants).
- Effects of Climatic Variability and Change on Forest Ecosystems: A Comprehensive Science Synthesis for the U.S. Forest Sector
- USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. General Technical Report PNW-GTR-870. December 2012. James M. Vose, David L. Peterson, and Toral Patel-Weynand, Editors. This report is a scientific assessment of the current condition and likely future condition of forest resources in the United States relative to climatic variability and change. It includes descriptions of key regional issues and examples of a risk-based framework for assessing climate-change effects.
- US Forest Service - Wildland Fire Effects in Silviculturally Treated vs. Untreated Stands of New Mexico and Arizona
- Research Paper RMRS-RP-55 Low-frequency, high-intensity crownfires have replaced high-frequency, low-intensity fire regimes in southwestern pine (Pinus spp.)-grasslands. High-intensity crownfires can severely disrupt these forest ecosystems.
- Firefighters
- Does your department respond to brush, grass or forest fires? Find more information about Firewise principles and firefighter safety training and tips. Explore documents and videos related to safe evacuation practices and more.
- Homeowners
- Concerned about brush, grass or forest fires where you live? Use this section to learn more about Firewise principals. Find tips and tools to make your home and neighborhood safer from wildland fire.
- Request for Proposals for Hazardous Fuels Mitigation Projects
- The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD), Forestry Division (Division) is requesting proposals from governmental entities that are surrounded by hazardous forest fuels that pose a threat in the event of a wildland fire for the planning and implementation of hazardous fuels mitigation projects that will reduce the fire threat in Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) areas in New Mexico. Funding will be awarded through a competitive process administered by the Western Wildland Fire Protection Committee (WWFPC), with emphasis on hazardous fuel reduction, information and education, and community and homeowner action. The Division plans to award multiple contracts as a result of this Request for Proposals (RFP).
- Nominations being accepted for 2018 Wildfire Mitigation Awards
- Deadline Extended to November 10 - The International Association of Fire Chiefs , National Association of State Foresters, National Fire Protection Association and USDA Forest Service are now accepting nominations for the 2018 Wildfire Mitigation Awards
- Reg Form Field Trip Southwest Jemez Mountains
- The Santa Fe National Forest is hosting three educational field trips into the Southwest Jemez Mountains Landscape Restoration project area. Field trip dates are: Saturday, June 2; Saturday, June 30; and Saturday, July 14.
- Fuel Treatment Effectiveness on the Wallow Fire (Webinar)
- A small team was assembled to work with the Apache-Sitgreave National Forest and local partners to assess the effects of the fuel treatments and compile a report with the findings. The report "How Fuel Treatments Saved Homes from the 2011 Wallow Fire" was the product of this effort. Personnel from the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest and the Southwestern Region Office will talk about the effects of fuel treatments and communities affected by the Wallow Fire.
- Fuel Treatment Effectiveness on the Wallow Fire (webinar)
- A small team was assembled to work with the Apache-Sitgreave National Forest and local partners to assess the effects of the fuel treatments and compile a report with the findings. The report "How Fuel Treatments Saved Homes from the 2011 Wallow Fire" was the product of this effort. Personnel from the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest and the Southwestern Region Office will talk about the effects of fuel treatments and communities affected by the Wallow Fire.
- Conference on Forests, Water and A Resilient Arizona, October 16-17 2014
- Join Salt River Project, event partners and government and business leaders at the conference. Speakers include the National Forest Foundation's President Bill Possiel, Vice Chairman Craig R. Barrett, and Marcus Selig, Director, Colorado Program.
- Southwestern Bibliography on Watershed Research
- This searchable bibliography currently contains 900+ references to technical reports and bulletins, articles, theses and dissertations, books, and proceedings that relate to watershed management research in the arid and semi-arid environment of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Vegetation types in this region include: mixed conifer and ponderosa pine forests, pinyon-juniper woodlands, grasslands, chaparral and semi-desert shrublands, and riparian ecosystems.
