Forest Management
Evaluating and managing a healthy forest
- Resources for Private Forest Landowners in New Mexico
- Are you a private forestland owner in New Mexico? You may be interested in learning more about your forest, improving the health of your land, creating better wildlife habitat, addressing wildfire hazard or improving the health of your riparian forest (or bosque), or learning more about forest industry. If so, you may be unsure of where to begin. The following pages contain resources for technical and financial assistance for forest landowners, including resources for forest health, forest thinning and more.
- High Severity Fire: Response and Uncertainty
- Video of site visits with researchers who have been studying how forests and wildlife respond to high severity burns. July 2016. Southwest fire Science Consortium
- Forest and Watershed Project Map
- Forest and Watershed Project Map- Web-based GIS map of Forest and watershed restoration projects undertaken by state and federal agencies in New Mexico.
- 2009/2010 NM Forest Re-Leaf Application now available.
- 2009/2010 NM Forest Re-Leaf Application now available.
- Forest Stewardship Plan for Catron County
- Forest Stewardship Plan for Catron County, Landowner Assistance Program
- Forest and Watershed Health Office Annual Report FY06-07
- Forest and Watershed Health Office Annual Report FY06-07
- Colorado Forest Restoration Institute-Affiliated with Colorado State University
- Colorado Forest Restoration Institute-Affiliated with Colorado State University
- Job Openings - NM Wild seeks 10 Wilderness Rangers
- New Mexico Wild is seeking ten full-time seasonal Wilderness Rangers to work on five 2-person field-based crews in wilderness areas on the Cibola National Forest (based in Albuquerque), Santa Fe National Forest (based in Coyote or Pecos), Lincoln National Forest (based in Ruidoso), and Carson National Forest (based in Questa or Taos).
- Community Forest Program (CFP) Request for Applications - due 01/13/17
- This is a competitive grant program whereby local governments, qualified nonprofit organizations, and Indian tribes are eligible to apply for grants to establish community forests through fee simple acquisition of private forest land from a willing seller. The purpose of the program is to establish community forests by protecting forest land from conversion to non-forest uses and provide community benefits such as sustainable forest management, environmental benefits including clean air, water, and wildlife habitat; benefits from forest-based educational programs; benefits from serving as models of effective forest stewardship; and recreational benefits secured with public access. All local government and qualified nonprofit organization applications must be submitted to the State Forester of the State where the property is located. All tribal applications must be submitted to the equivalent Tribal government official. Applications are due to the State Forester or the appropriate Tribal official by January 13, 2017. For NM: Donald Griego, Deputy State Forester: donald.griego@state.nm.us (505) 476-3325. For AZ: Jeff Whitney, State Forester: JeffWhitney@forestryandfire.az.gov 602-771-1400. Applicants are encouraged to contact and work with the Forest Service Southwestern Region and State Forester or equivalent Tribal government official when developing their proposal. Applicants must consult with the State Forester or equivalent Tribal government official prior to requesting technical assistance for a project. All applicants must also send an email to communityforest@ fs.fed.us to confirm an application has been submitted for funding consideration. State Foresters and Tribal government officials shall submit applications, either electronic or hardcopy, to the Forest Service Region.
- New Study: Today's Southwest U.S. megafires are unusual
- Unprecedented study relies on more than 1,500 years of tree-ring data and hundreds of years of fire-scar records gathered from Ponderosa Pine forests
- Study on Megafires as unusual in long-term
- Unprecedented study relies on more than 1,500 years of tree-ring data and hundreds of years of fire-scar records gathered from Ponderosa Pine forests.
- Taking root: New Mexico state botanist Daniela Roth on endangered species
- Santa Fe New Mexican interview with NM state botanist Daniela Roth on the impacts of wildfire on rare plants in the Gila and Lincoln National Forests
- NM State Forestry seeks applications for 2017 "NFL" grants
- The EMNRD Forestry Division has released a Request for Applications for Hazardous Fuel Treatments on Non-Federal Lands. The program funds projects that reduce wildfire threat to New Mexico Communities-at-Risk. Eligible applicants are governmental entities, including tribal governments, that are surrounded by hazardous forest fuels which pose a threat in the event of a wildland fire. Applications must be received at State Forestry’s Santa Fe Office by 4:30 p.m. MDT April 4, 2017. The Division will submit the highest scoring applications to the USDA Forest Service for possible Wildland Fire Hazardous Fuels (WFHF) funding. The 2017 RFA and application form are posted on the ‘RFPs and Grants’ page at nmforestry.com.
- National Forest Foundation grants
- Reminder: National Forest Foundation has two grant deadlines fast approaching.
- Forest and Watershed Health Office Annual Workplan FY08
- New Mexico Forest and Watershed Health Office Annual Workplan FY08
- Forest and Watershed Health Office Annual Workplan FY09
- New Mexico Forest and Watershed Health Office Annual Workplan FY09
- Colorado State Forest Service- Post fire rehabilitation information
- The mission of the Colorado State Forest Service is to achieve stewardship of Colorado's diverse forest environments for the benefit of present and future generations.
- USDA - Managing Gambel Oak in Southwestern Ponderosa Pine Forests
- Gambel oak (Quercus gambelii) is a key deciduous species in southwestern ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests and is important for wildlife habitat, soil processes, and human values. This report (1) summarizes Gambel oak’s biological characteristics and importance in ponderosa pine forests, (2) synthesizes literature on changes in tree densities and fire frequencies since Euro-American settlement in pine-oak forests, (3) suggests management prescriptions for accomplishing various oak management objectives (for example, increasing diameter growth or acorn production), and (4) provides an appendix containing 203 Gambel oak literature citations organized by subject.
- RFP for National Forest Foundation's 2017 Matching Awards Program
- Funding available for natural resource projects benefitting national forests and grasslands. Submission Deadline is June 26, 2017 at 11:59 pm MDT. Informational Webinar June 6, 2017.
- Job Announcement - Fire Management Officer, Las Vegas NM
- Job Opening for Fire Management Office for NM State Forestry's Las Vegas District Office. Applications close 02/14/18.
