Ecological Restoration
New Mexico Forest Restoration Principles- Collaboratively developed guidelines for forest restoration
New Mexico Forest Restoration Principles- Collaboratively developed guidelines for forest restoration
River Ecosystem Restoration Initiative 2009 RFP
The Surface Water Quality Bureau of the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is soliciting proposals from qualified entities for River Ecosystem Restoration Initiative (RERI) projects that will restore instream ecosystem function and watershed health to major New Mexico river basins. Proposal are due 8/10/09.
Why Climate Change Makes Riparian Restoration More Important Than Ever: Recommendations for Practice and Research
Seavy, Nathaniel E. et al. 2009. Why Climate Change Makes Riparian Restoration More Important Than Ever: Recommendations for Practice and Research. Ecological Restoration 27:3. September 2009
USDA/NRCS Guidelines for Planting Longstem Transplants for Riparian Restoration in the Southwest
USDA/NRCS Guidelines for Planting Longstem Transplants for Riparian Restoration in the Southwest
USDA/NRCS Guidelines for Planting Dormant Whip Cuttings to Revegetate and Stabilize Streambanks
USDA/NRCS Guidelines for Planting Dormant Whip Cuttings to Revegetate and Stabilize Streambanks
USDA/NRCS Riparian Restoration in the Southwest. (Focusing Your Planning on Crucial Factors Concerning Site Preparation, Landscape Goals, and Revegetation, Los Lunas Plant Materials Center)
USDA/NRCS Riparian Restoration in the Southwest. (Focusing Your Planning on Crucial Factors Concerning Site Preparation, Landscape Goals, and Revegetation, Los Lunas Plant Materials Center)
New Mexico Water Trust Board 2010 Water Project Fund
The New Mexico Water Trust Board is now soliciting applications for financial assistance for water projects seeking funding from the 2010 Water Project Fund funding cycle. The projects to be considered by the WTB are as follows: 1. Storage, Conveyance and Delivery of Water; 2. Implementation of the Endangered Species Act; 3. Restoration and Management of Watersheds; 4. Flood Prevention Projects; and 5. Conservation, Recycling, Treatment or Reuse of water. Applications must be submitted by 5 pm Mountain Standard Time on Monday November 2, 2009. https://my.nmfa.net/wtb
USDA/NRCS Guidelines for Planting Dormant Pole Cuttings in Riparian Areas of the Southwest
USDA/NRCS Guidelines for Planting Dormant Pole Cuttings in Riparian Areas of the Southwest
Urban Waters Small Grants Oppurtunity
The goal of the Urban Waters Small Grants program is to fund research, investigations, experiments, training, surveys, studies, and demonstrations that will advance the restoration of urban waters by improving water quality through activities that also support community revitalization and other local priorities. EPA expects to award approximately up to $1.6 million to support such projects, in grants of $40,000 to $60,000 each. The funding is part of EPA’s Urban Waters program, which supports communities in their efforts to access, improve, and benefit from their urban waters and the surrounding land. http://www2.epa.gov/urbanwaters/urban-waters-small-grants
Restoring composition and structure in Southwestern frequent-fire forests: A science-based framework for improving ecosystem resiliency
Ponderosa pine and dry mixed-conifer forests in the Southwest United States are experiencing, or have become increasingly susceptible to, large-scale severe wildfire, insect, and disease episodes resulting in altered plant and animal demographics, reduced productivity and biodiversity, and impaired ecosystem processes and functions. We present a management framework based on a synthesis of science on forest ecology and management, reference conditions, and lessons learned during implementations of our restoration framework. Our framework informs management strategies that can improve the resiliency of frequent-fire forests and facilitate the resumption of characteristic ecosystem processes and functions by restoring the composition, structure, and spatial patterns of vegetation. We believe restoration of key compositional and structural elements on a per-site basis will restore resiliency of frequent-fire forests in the Southwest, and thereby position them to better resist, and adapt to, future disturbances and climates.
Governor Susana Martinez Announces Opening of River Stewardship Program Request for Proposals 2014
Governor Susana Martinez and the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) announced today that the River Stewardship Program Request for Proposals (RFP) will open in early June, with submission due in mid-July. Proposals will be considered from towns, cities, counties, state agencies, soil and water conservation districts, irrigation districts, and community watershed groups, as well as Indian Nations, Pueblos, and Tribes. Additional groups that work to restore river habitats are also encouraged to apply.
Job Posting: Restoration Monitoring Program Manager
The Restoration Monitoring Program Manager is responsible for a program that emphasizes pre‐ and post‐treatment measurements and involves land managers and organizations across the state
Forests and Watersheds: A Newsletter for Decision-Makers
Issue No. 1, July 2014. Published by the New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute.
Wetland Workshop- Quivira Conference
This full-day workshop is anchored by restoration specialist, Bill Zeedyk who owns and operates a small consulting business specializing in the restoration of wetland and riparian habitats. Bill is familiar to Quivira audiences as the innovator of successful riparian restoration methods based on his philosophy of “thinking like a creek” and using low-tech, hands-on methods and native materials. He will share his latest ideas and new restoration strategies for adapting to hotter and drier conditions developing across the Southwest.
Tamarisk Coalition 2015 Conference
Despite our name, Tamarisk Coalition’s 12th Annual Conference is not just about tamarisk… Come learn about the latest advancements; from riparian restoration case studies, success stories, regional riparian management initiatives and challenges of funding, planning, and implementing riparian restoration, to exploring novel tools, techniques, and research. Through concurrent sessions, panels, Q&A, and field trips, you will learn new information about wildlife and habitat, biological control, biomass removal/use, native plants, streambank bioengineering, and more.
Southern Rockies LCC Newsletter
February 2015 Newsletter - IN THIS ISSUE: Identifying watersheds with high restoration potential; Mapping springs and spring-dependent species; How hotter dryer climate may lead to more tree deaths from fire; Spatial data for Southern Rockies; Upcoming webinar: Fire and climate history in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado
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.
TVWC Landscape Restoration Strategy
This Landscape Restoration Strategy (LRS) was developed over seven months during 2014-2015 by the Taos Valley Watershed Coalition (TVWC). Coalition members manage or provide land use consultation on all of the adjoining jurisdictions within our focus area, which extends from the Rio Grande del Rancho on the south to the San Cristobal drainage on the north and also includes the Rio Fernando, Rio Pueblo, Rio Lucero, Rio Arroyo Seco, and Rio Hondo stream systems. Coalition members agree to focus on the goals of protecting, improving, and restoring the water quality, quantity, and ecological function of the forests and streams in the Rio Grande watershed within Taos County, to the benefit of both local and downstream water users. This LRS was developed by our membership to document our shared understanding of scientific data and community values, and to guide coordinated actions within our local watersheds.
NAU - Working Paper 20: Controlling Cheatgrass in Ponderosa Pine and Pinyon-Juniper Restoration Areas
Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) is widespread throughout western North America and is a significant concern for land managers conducting restoration treatments in southwestern ponderosa pine and pinyon-juniper forests. It is common on a few restoration treatment areas in northern Arizona, on severely burned mature/old growth pinyon-juniper sites at Mesa Verde National Park in southwestern Colorado (Floyd et al. 2006), throughout wildfire areas in Zion National Park in southern Utah (U.S. National Park Service 2007), and on areas consumed by wildfire in northern Arizona (Sieg et al. 2003). There is concern that cheatgrass populations may expand further with an increase in the scale and frequency of restoration treatments in southwestern ponderosa pine and pinyon-juniper ecosystems (Pierson and Mack 1990b).
Oregon State Univ - Synthesis of Knowledge on the Effects of Fire and Thinning Treatments on Understory Vegetation in US Dry Forests
A century of fire exclusion in dry forests across the United States has resulted in high fuel loads and increasing dominance by fire-intolerant vegetation. Federal, state, and private agencies have adopted a goal of managing forests to reduce the risk of high-severity wildfire. Forest managers use a variety of tools to create desired conditions within forests; the most common are prescribed fire and mechanical thinning. These two treatments may be used separately or in combination, depending on restoration goals for the forest stand. Before these treatments can be applied, managers must justify their choice by documenting the effects of the treatment on other ecosystem components, such as understory vegetation. Understory vegetation in fire-dominated landscapes often has adapted to regrowing in frequent, low-severity fire regimes. Because fire releases nutrients and, by opening the canopy, allows light to the forest floor, the understory response is positive (e.g., increased growth or reproduction).
Also in this section
- Riparian Restoration and Monitoring
- Documents related to restoration in the Bosque and other riparian environments.
