New Mexico

New Mexico

Workforce Development

Workforce Development 2-3-2 Landscape Youth Conservation Corps Watershed Academy provides watershed job pathways for northern New Mexico communities. In 2024, the program employed 35 positions, including four full-time, and 31 season youth. Higher Education Degree Programs include: Pueblo Community College’s Forestry, Wildfire Mitigation, and Natural Resources. This offers a basic wildland fire certificate, a two-semester

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New Mexico

Wood Products Utilization

Wood Product Utilization Interviews 2-3-2 Landscape The Forest Stewards Guild conducted interviews with six wood-processing facilities of various sizes and production logistics in the 2-3-2 landscape to better understand wood product utilization. Key themes from the interviews: The importance of volume from federal lands for long-term stabilization of wood processing businesses. Industry partners described the

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New Mexico

Establishing Critical Connections and Trust

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

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