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
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
2-3-2 Quarterly Meeting Highlights 2024 February, 2024 – Abiquiu, NM 2-3-2 Partnership and Rio Chama CFLRP recap Partner perspectives on the unique challenges and impacts of the 2-3-2 Navigating collaboration across boundaries: the influence of policy and science translation Monitoring update and adaptive management May, 2024 – El Rito, NM History and context of the
Wood for Life Santa Fe National Forest, Chama area, Zia Pueblo, and Navajo Nation 2024: The National Forest Foundation (NFF) established three new wood banks that support communities in and around the 2-3-2 landscape through the Wood for Life Program: Chama Peak Land Alliance (CPLA) Wood Bank provides firewood for seniors and disabled individuals in
Santa Clara Tribal Forest Protection Act Project Santa Clara Pueblo 2024: Awarded $325,000 in year 2 of 3 years of funding through the Tribal Forest Protection Act. The Tribe worked with American Forests to finalize the Tribal Nursery Business Plan. Substantial work progressed on the new Tribal Tree Nursery. Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps crews have
Seed Tree Re-inventory Santa Fe and Carson National Forests 2024 This is the second and final year of this program working with Indian Youth Service Corps and Rocky Mountain Youth Corps to inventory seed trees on the Santa Fe and Carson National Forests for future seed supplies for the Santa Clara Nursery, New Mexico Reforestation
2-3-2 Quarterly Meeting Highlights 2024 February, 2024 – Abiquiu, NM 2-3-2 Partnership and Rio Chama CFLRP recap Partner perspectives on the unique challenges and impacts of the
All Hands All Lands Burn Team Since 2018 the Forest Stewards Guild (Guild), The Nature Conservancy, Region3 of the USDA Forest Service, and many others have partnered
Wood for Life Santa Fe National Forest, Chama area, Zia Pueblo, and Navajo Nation 2024: The National Forest Foundation (NFF) established three new wood banks that support
Santa Clara Tribal Forest Protection Act Project Santa Clara Pueblo 2024: Awarded $325,000 in year 2 of 3 years of funding through the Tribal Forest Protection Act.
Riparian Treatment Monitoring Ed Sargent Wildlife Area The Forest Stewards Guild is leading monitoring efforts on an elk exclosure installed by New Mexico Department of Game and
Seed Tree Re-inventory Santa Fe and Carson National Forests 2024 This is the second and final year of this program working with Indian Youth Service Corps and
Rito Peñas Negras Project Santa Fe National Forest Multi-phase project designed to stabilize the degrading channel and meadow, improve meadow and riparian function and reestablish and protect
Upper Rio San Antonio Watershed Restoration Carson National Forest Restoration efforts were guided by the Watershed Based Plan (WBP) created through the New Mexico Environment Department Surface
Invasives Projects Rio Grande National Forest FY23 survey inventory focused on areas where future vegetation management actions will occur. A total of 12,600 acres were surveyed for