A $450 million drinking water project that was first conceived decades ago is paying off as New Mexico’s largest metro area has slashed its reliance on groundwater by almost 70 percent despite the arid state’s struggles with drought. Utility officials are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the San Juan-Chama Project. It has resulted in billions of
Renewed Investments in our Forest Products Business Community In response to renewed optimism on the part of our forest products business community, five new and current forest products businesses in southwest Colorado are receiving financing and making significant investments in their businesses through the Colorado State Forest Service (CSFS) Forest Business Loan Fund. Circle sawmills,
Through quarterly in-person meetings (hosted at locations throughout the 2-3-2 geography), bi-monthly web meetings, and regular communication, the 2-3-2 has established a critical cross-boundary dialogue about resource management and developed networks for sharing resources, lessons learned, and tools for coordinating land management activities. Just one of many examples is set forth below. “When Jeremy Marshall
While communities both locally and nationally were impacted by large wildfires this year, fire fighters and land managers of the 2-3-2 region kept up fuel mitigation work once conditions improved in September. After working and planning all summer, local managers finally had the resources and conditions necessary to continue important work on prescribed burning in
This is a story about a San Luis Valley business (Mountain Valley Lumber) that invested in the purchase of trees from the San Juan National Forest. The trees, processed in the Valley, were sold as beams to local Pagosa Springs business owners who produce high-value, craft homes form local materials. Two years ago, the San
On May 22 and 23rd, the 2-3-2 Cohesive Strategy Partnership met for a happy hour, tour of local project areas and a formal meeting on various subjects. The evening happy hour offered the first chance for partners that normally live hours away to meet face-to-face and brainstorm project ideas and learn about what’s happening across
On Community Wildfire Preparedness Day, several fire management practitioners, land managers and local residents came together to discuss the silviculture and marking techniques used to manage mixed-conifer forests in Southwestern Colorado. The event was organized by leaders of a prescribed fire training exchange (TREX) and local partners as an alternate activity to implementing prescribed fire
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