Wildlife
Information about wildlife.
- Albuquerque Wildlife Federation Newsletter October 2013
- Attached is AWF's October 2013 Newsletter, which includes: · Information about AWF's final volunteer service project of the year, in the Sandia Ranger District on October 19th. · An upcoming rally and crucial U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service hearing this Friday, October 4th, on the Mexican gray wolf and the management of wild wolves all across the country. · This month's speaker, Eliza Kretzmann, who will be discussing the new planning rule for the Cibola National Forest at the meeting on October 10th. · Amazing photos of longtime AWF project site Limestone Canyon with record-breaking flows of water!
- Albuquerque Wildlife Federation November 2012 Newsletter
- Information about the December meeting & Holiday Potluck, Sandia Mountain wildlife project, Cibola National Forest Plan Revisions, & membership application.
- Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas
- Fact Sheets on alien invasive plant species found in natural areas in the United States. Produced by the Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group, a public-private partnership of groups working to protect native plants by ensuring that native plant populations and their communities are maintained, enhanced and restored.
- Assessing the water needs of riparian and wetland vegetation in the western United States
- The purpose of this guide is to provide a general foundation for the reader in several interrelated disciplines for the purpose of enabling him/her to characterize and quantify the water needs of riparian and wetland vegetation. Topics discussed are wetland and riparian classification, characteristics and ecology, surface and groundwater hydrology, plant physiology and population and community ecology, and techniques for linking attributes of vegetation to patterns of surface and groundwater and soil moisture. Rocky Mountain Research Station Online Publication.
- AWF Dec 2012 Newsletter
- Albuquerque Wildlife Federation Newsletter for December 2012, including information on volunteer projects, annual membership, and the film "Green Fire".
- Biologist Job Announcment with WAFWA - 4 positions
- The Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) is seeking up to four (4) Lesser Prairie Chicken Eco-regional Biologists in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado. Application deadline is March 17, 2015.
- Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Job Announcement
- Bird Conservancy of the Rockies is hiring an International Landscape Ecologist will use bird, vegetation and other geo-referenced data to develop a landscape conservation design in collaboration with the bi-national Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperative, identify ecological and landscape patterns in bird populations and habitats, evaluate conservation areas, and produce reports, manuscripts and other products through spatial and statistical analyses.
- BLM to Use State, Regional Data in Identifying Wildlife Corridors, Crucial Habitat
- Washington, D.C. - The Bureau of Land Management announced today that it will use state and regional data and maps to help it identify wildlife corridors and crucial habitat in future land-use planning and management efforts. The maps will be available for the BLM to use as a result of the Western Wildlife Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool, known as "CHAT", an initiative of the Western Governors' Association. In 2009, the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture and Energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Western Governors' Association regarding coordination among federal agencies and states in the identification and uniform mapping of wildlife corridors and crucial habitat. Information developed through the CHAT will facilitate an organized and comprehensive approach to obtaining wildlife-related data and maps by the BLM and other federal agencies. A West-wide CHAT is expected to be available in 2013.
- Briefing Paper: NEPA Demystified
- Briefing Paper created by The Greater Santa Fe Fireshed, as part of a series seeking to address foundational knowledge of fire ecology, wildlife and water resources.
- Briefing Papers: Fire Scars, Fire History in The Greater Santa Fe Fireshed
- Briefing Paper created by The Greater Santa Fe Fireshed, as part of a series seeking to address foundational knowledge of fire ecology, wildlife and water resources.
- Citizens Watershed Monitoring Team
- We're people of northern New Mexico, living in and around the upper Pecos and Canadian River watersheds. A nonprofit organization of young, old and in-between, students and retired people, office workers, engineers and wildlife professionals -- all concerned about the land. Government and private landowners need good information on which to base their decisions for the long-term health of the environment. We do ecological monitoring to help fill that gap. Monitoring is done by community members under the direction of professionals.
- 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.
- Desert Fish Habitat Partnership RFP
- The Desert Fish Habitat Partnership is soliciting pre-proposals for habitat projects that benefit native desert fish.The Desert Fish Habitat Partnership (http://www.nature.nps.gov/water/DFH_partnership.cfm) conserves native desert fish by protecting, restoring, and enhancing their habitats in cooperation with state and tribal fish and wildlife agencies, federal resource agencies, research and private organizations, and engaged individuals, under the National Fish Habitat Action Plan (http://fishhabitat.org)
- Draft of Wildlife Restoration Plan & EA for Cobre Tyrone Mine
- The Draft RP/EA evaluates potential restoration projects that will restore, replace or acquire the equivalent of wildlife and wildlife habitat that were injured by the release of hazardous substances from the three mines.
- Final RPEA: Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Chevron Mining Inc. Questa Mine
- The New Mexico Office of Natural Resources Trustee (ONRT), the United States Department of Agriculture (represented by the Forest Service), and the United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service and Bureau of Land Management (collectively, the “Trustees”) released the final Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment (“final RP/EA”) for the Chevron Mining Inc. Questa Mine (“Site”).
- Fire Prevention Tips for the outdoors
- What do the words “forest and watershed health” mean to you? Not long ago, the health of our forests and water was not a concern for most citizens. But, after several years of drought, highly visible insect and disease devastation and an overall increase in the knowledge of our natural resources, New Mexicans are concerned about our forests and watershed health. We, at New Mexico State Forestry are responsible for wildfire suppression on all non-federal, non-municipal, non-tribal and non-pueblo lands. We also provide technical advice on forest and resource management to private landowners, and may include a commercial timber harvest to enhance wildlife habitat, increase water yield, reduce the hazard of insect infestation, diseases or fire.
- Fire Safety Planning for Your Home
- What do the words “forest and watershed health” mean to you? Not long ago, the health of our forests and water was not a concern for most citizens. But, after several years of drought, highly visible insect and disease devastation and an overall increase in the knowledge of our natural resources, New Mexicans are concerned about our forests and watershed health. We, at New Mexico State Forestry are responsible for wildfire suppression on all non-federal, non-municipal, non-tribal and non-pueblo lands. We also provide technical advice on forest and resource management to private landowners, and may include a commercial timber harvest to enhance wildlife habitat, increase water yield, reduce the hazard of insect infestation, diseases or fire.
- Fire Wise Plant Materials (for wildland urban interface areas) .pdf
- Fire Wise Plant Materials (for wildland urban interface areas) .pdf
- Five Star Restoration Grants Request for Proposals
- The Five Star Restoration Grant Program, an initiative from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, supports community-based wetland, riparian and coastal habitat restoration projects throughout the United States. One-year grants from $10,000 to $25,000 and two-year grants from $10,000 to $40,000 will be awarded to projects that build diverse partnerships and foster stewardship through education, outreach and training activities. Projects must include meaningful education through community outreach and/or integration with K-12 environmental curriculum. Partnerships should include at least five organizations (nonprofit organizations, government agencies, educational institutions, businesses, etc.) that contribute to project success through funding, land, workforce support, technical support or other in-kind services. The application deadline is February 14. Visit the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation website to download the 2011 Request for Proposals.
- Flyer: Annual Meeting of NM/AZ Wildlife Society & American Fisheries Society
- An informational flyer regarding the Joint Annual Meeting of the New Mexico and Arizona chapters of both The Wildlife Society and the American Fisheries Society. The topic for the conference is "Ecosystem Thresholds: Fire, Water, & Climate". Albuquerque, NM, Feb 7-9 2013
