The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) awarded a $100,000 cooperative agreement to the Otero Soil & Water Conservation District in New Mexico. The objective of this 1-year task agreement is to support a collaborative multi-agency effort for the control of noxious and invasive weeds. Key activities include inventorying and treating noxious weeds, restoring native vegetation, and providing community education and outreach. The project aims...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237), provides $112,500.00 to the Sierra Soil & Water Conservation District (SSWCD) located in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. The primary objective is to coordinate a multi-jurisdictional effort to aerially treat 2,773 acres of creosote-infested rangeland on the W Spear Bar Ranch in Engle, New Mexico, using the herbicide Spike 20P. SSWCD will hire...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237), will support mechanical and herbicide-based invasive species control on approximately 815 acres of mixed brush in the BLM's Pecos District in New Mexico. The $624,318.91 award to the Carlsbad Soil & Water Conservation District will utilize Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding to improve rangeland conditions and restore native vegetation. The...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245), provides $110,000.00 to New Mexico State University to better understand and quantify the impacts of water harvesting structures and strategic grazing management on vegetation restoration. The key objectives are to: 1) develop a comprehensive and integrated restoration design and monitoring approach, and 2) work...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) awarded a $350,882.32 cooperative agreement to the Carlsbad Soil & Water Conservation District on September 7, 2023. The project will utilize funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to thin and hand pile approximately 550 acres of invasive juniper in the Ft. Stanton area within the BLM's Pecos District in New Mexico. Controlling these invasive species will improve overall rangeland health by...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Aquatic Resources Management program (CFDA 15.244) to RIO Grande Return, a non-profit organization based in Lamy, New Mexico. The objective of this 5-year project, with a performance period from Sep 30, 2024 to Sep 29, 2029, is to employ low-tech process-based restoration (LTPBR) techniques across several severely degraded stream systems and wetland habitats (over 3,000 acres) within the BLM Taos Field...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a 5-year $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Dona Ana Soil & Water Conservation District under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) to address two key issues in Dona Ana County, New Mexico: noxious invasive plants and watershed management. The project will focus on invasive plant control to reduce impacts on natural resources and agricultural operations, as well as inventory and assess existing watershed structures like dams...
This $999,935.17 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rangeland Resource Management Program (CFDA 15.237) will improve knowledge and support for mesquite treatment effectiveness to conserve lesser prairie-chicken and other grassland species in the BLM Pecos District of southeastern New Mexico. The project will engage with grazing permittees, coordinate with partners, and conduct monitoring to collect and communicate information about the impacts of mesquite...
This $197,063.86 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under CFDA 15.245, Plant Conservation and Restoration Management, aims to analyze the genetic and functional trait variation of a key upland restoration grass species in New Mexico. The project will use expert advice to inform genetic and trait sampling and analysis, and collate the data into an open-access database to inform production and seeding of this species. This will enable the continuation of this...
This $236,552.17 federal Cooperative Agreement award, granted by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management under the Plant Conservation and Restoration Management program (CFDA 15.245), will support the New Mexico Forestry Division's Endangered Plant Program. The project will expand the capacity of the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department's (EMNRD) Botany Program to achieve rare plant conservation efforts through funding a project coordinator...
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO RESTORE AND REHABILITATE RANGELAND IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO IN ORDER TO RESTORE HABITAT FOR NATIVE AND DOMESTIC SPECIES RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION OF RANGELANDS WILL ACCOMPLISH MANY THINGS SUCH AS HEALTHIER HABITATS FOR NATIVE AND DOMESTIC SPECIES, REDUCTION OF HABITAT FRAGMENTATION, WATERSHED RESTORATION WHICH WILL INCREASE WATER INFILTRATION THAT WILL HELP PREVENT FLOODING, STABILIZATION AND REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED AREAS, EROSION CONTROL DUE TO DISTURBED AREAS ETC RANGELAND RESTORATION BEGINS WITH TREATMENT OF INVASIVE AND NOXIOUS WEEDS WHICH HAVE CHOKED OUT NATIVE GRASSLANDS MUCH OF THE LANDSCAPE WILL REBOUND WITH HEALTHY GRASSLAND UPON THE REMOVAL OF WEEDS, SOME AREAS WILL REQUIRE ENHANCEMENT OF HABITATS THROUGH INTRODUCTION OF NATIVE PLANTS AND SEED ANOTHER IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF RANGELAND REHABILITATION IS EDUCATING THE PUBLIC REGARDING INVASIVE AND NOXIOUS PLANT MANAGEMENT THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF MATERIALS SUCH AS BROCHURES AND CALENDARS IDENTIFYING WEED SPECIES AND THE NEED FOR CONTROLLING THEM, MAINTENANCE AND UPDATING OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLANT INVENTORY OF THE COOPERATIVE WEED MANAGEMENT AREA TO INCLUDE EXTENT OF INFESTATIONS, KEEPING THE INTERACTIVE MAPPING PAGE OF THE OTERO SWCD WEBSITE UPDATED WITH PHOTOS AND ACREAGES AS TREATMENTS ARE BEING COMPLETED ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE INVENTORYING AND SURVEYING INFESTED AREAS, INCLUDING DISCOVERY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES WHICH WOULD REQUIRE CLEARANCES OR SPECIAL TREATMENTS, MONITORING TREATED AREAS TO ASSESS EFFICACY OF TREATMENTS AND COORDINATION OF MULTI JURISDICTIONAL AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, RESPONSE PLANS TO INFESTATIONS THIS PROJECT BENEFITS THE PUBLIC THROUGH PROVIDING HABITAT IMPROVEMENT ON PUBLIC LANDS USED FOR HUNTING, CAMPING, AND HIKING BY REDUCING THE COMPETITION FOR NATIVE GRASSES AND OTHER FORAGE FOR GRAZING THE BLM WILL BENEFIT THROUGH ASSISTANCE WITH THEIR RANGELAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ON PUBLIC LANDS, INCREASED HABITAT AND WATERSHED HEALTH, AND FUEL LOAD REDUCTION THROUGH CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE SPECIES AND NOXIOUS WEEDS ANNUAL MILESTONES FOR PROPOSED INFESTATION TREATMENTS WILL INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 2,000 ACRES OF GROUND TREATMENT AND MONITORING MONTHLY PARTNER STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS, ATTENDED BY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS BLM, NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, NEW MEXICO STATE LAND OFFICE, NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH AND NEW MEXICO ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS APPROXIMATELY 25 LANDOWNER COST SHARE AGREEMENTS