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NM WRRI 58th Annual New Mexico Water Conference by webeditor, last updated: Nov 20, 2013 03:41 PM: Building on recommendations that resulted from the 2012 NM WRRI annual water conference, Hard Choices: Adapting Policy and Management to Water Scarcity, this year’s conference will take another step toward adapting to the ongoing drought, a situation many consider “the new reality.” Decades of relative water abundance in New Mexico and the region, coupled with large population growth and increased consumption, have led to a crisis point for our water supply. Each speaker at the conference, New Water Realities: Proposals for Meaningful Change, will bring to the table at least one proposal or strategy for addressing the impact of water scarcity in our state.

Urban Waters Small Grants Oppurtunity by Lucca Henrion, last updated: Nov 14, 2013 01:28 PM: 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

Job Posting: Water Conservation Planner Energy Conservation Planner by Lucca Henrion, last updated: Nov 14, 2013 01:26 PM: This is the link to a job position for Water Conservation Planner. Under general direction of the assigned supervisor and for the water conservation planning area, will perform duties in support of the Public Works Division. Assist in researching, developing and implementing programs and projects.

Playa and the Ogallala Aquifer by Lucca Henrion, last updated: Nov 14, 2013 01:19 PM: The Playa Lakes Joint Venture created a factsheet about their Aquifer plans and maps or these water sites. The Playas are used to help groundwater recharge. This water resource— responsible for 30 percent of all the groundwater used for irrigation in this country is explained in this factsheet about Playas and the Ogallala Aquifer.

Playa Post- October 2013 by Lucca Henrion, last updated: Nov 14, 2013 01:19 PM: The Playa Post Newsletter is made as an effort to promote the idea that birds are an integral part of our environment and are essential for the health and beauty of the world. We envision a future when the ecosystems within our region sustain birds and other wildlife in concert with humans and our activities.

Restoring composition and structure in Southwestern frequent-fire forests: A science-based framework for improving ecosystem resiliency by Lucca Henrion, last updated: Nov 14, 2013 01:19 PM: 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.

Across the Western Landscape: Priority Issues and Strategies for Western Forests by Lucca Henrion, last updated: Nov 14, 2013 01:19 PM: This Document elaborates issues, projects, and strategies to deal with the changing environment of Western American forest land. . The 2008 Farm Bill set into motion a landmark endeavor for all U.S. states and Pacific Islands to complete assessments of the forests within their boundaries and to develop strategies to address identified threats and opportunities. This document states some of these findings up through 2013

Managing Forests and Fire in Changing Climates by Lucca Henrion, last updated: Nov 14, 2013 01:19 PM: This short newsletter addresses issues in the changing environment, with new fire hazards. How to deal with regular and irregular burns in wildlife areas.

Oregon ILAP Website by Lucca Henrion, last updated: Nov 14, 2013 01:19 PM: What is the project? This three-year project created more than fifty jobs to work on the watershed-level prioritization of land management actions based on fuel conditions, wildlife and aquatic habitats, economic values, and projected climate change across all lands in Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington.

Oregon Integrated Land Assessment Project Final Report by Lucca Henrion, last updated: Nov 14, 2013 01:19 PM: The Integrated Landscape Assessment Project (ILAP) was a multi-year effort to produce information, maps, and models to help land managers, policy-makers, and others conduct mid- to broad-scale (e.g., watersheds to states and larger areas) prioritization of land management actions, perform landscape assessments, and estimate cumulative effects of management actions for planning and other purposes

Chama Peak Land Alliance by Lucca Henrion, last updated: Nov 14, 2013 01:18 PM: The Chama Peak Land Alliance is an association of conservation-minded landowners working collaboratively to practice and promote ecologically and economically sound land management in the southern San Juan Mountains of Colorado and northern New Mexico. Members of the Alliance represent a land area that runs from the headwaters of the Navajo River in south Archuleta County, Colorado and the Conejos River system to the Brazos headwaters and Rio Nutrias in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. The membership currently consists of a land block of approximately 200,000 acres but is continually growing and adding members. Elevation ranges from over 12,000 feet and the Continental Divide to around 7,000 feet.

Fire on The Mountain: USDA Fire Safety Bulletin by Lucca Henrion, last updated: Nov 14, 2013 01:18 PM: New home building in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) continues unabated, despite the high financial and human costs of fighting fires in these areas. The goal of this research is to understand, through surveys and expert assessments, the attitudes and perceptions of WUI homeowners as they relate to taking action to reduce wildfire risk on their property.

2012 Annual Report: Estancia Basin Watershed Health Restoration, and Monitoring Project by Joe Zebrowski, last updated: Oct 19, 2013 12:23 PM: 2012 Annual Report

The Water-Energy Connection by Susan Rich, last updated: Oct 17, 2013 12:05 AM

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