State and Private Forestry
The
Region's State and Private Forestry mission area provides professional,
technical and support personnel cooperatively working with state forestry
agencies and others in the delivery of a variety of programs designed
to promote and support resource management and conservation in rural and
urban areas.
Team members offer a wide range of knowledge and skills to help state
forestry agencies and other partners in their program efforts. In addition,
the team works with and can call upon assistance from a wealth of other
resources available through the Rocky Mountain Research Station, the National
Forest System and numerous other Federal and non-Federal partners.
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COLLABORATIVE FOREST RESTORATION
PROGRAM
The Community Forest Restoration Act of 2000 (Title VI, Public
Law 106-393) established a cooperative forest restoration program
in New Mexico to provide cost-share grants to stakeholders for
forest restoration projects on public land to be designed through
a collaborative process (the Collaborative Forest Restoration
Program). more » |
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COOPERATIVE
FORESTRY
Cooperative Forestry provides technical
and financial assistance to help rural and urban citizens, including
private landowners, care for forests and sustain the communities
where they live, work and play. more » |
New Mexico Forest Restoration Principles
The New Mexico Biomass Evaluation Task Force announced the publication of 18 principles for the design and implementaiton of forest restoration projects that would produce small-diameter wood used to fuel biomass power plants and other wood utilizing facilities. The task force, comprised of 13 organizations, created these principles to reduce conflict and legal challenges for forest havesting projects in New Mexico. RTF (406kb); PDF (68kb) |