The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $255,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Carlsbad Soil & Water Conservation District to conduct cultural resource surveys throughout the Pecos District in New Mexico. The award, which runs from September 2023 to July 2028, is funded through the BLM's Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237). This work will protect and preserve cultural resources in the region prior to any land-disturbing activities. Carlsbad Soil & Water...
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...
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'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...
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 $312,957 cooperative agreement to the Arizona Association of Conservation Districts Inc. (AACD) under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237). The award will support AACD's delivery of services from September 2021 through September 2025 related to the Lower Colorado River Partnership Project. As part of the BLM's Rangeland Management Program, which oversees grazing on 155 million acres of public lands, the award will fund AACD's...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $1,031,494 Cooperative Agreement under the Rangeland Resource Management program (CFDA 15.237) to the Arizona Association of Conservation Districts Inc. (AACD), a non-profit organization. The project aims to perform assessments, inventories, and monitoring of soil and vegetation conditions on public lands in Arizona to analyze progress towards land health standards and enable a range of commercial, recreational, and conservation activities. Key...
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 Dona Ana Soil & Water Conservation District (DASWCD) received a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the USDA Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to implement the NeighborWoods Program. This program aims to enhance urban and community forestry, with a focus on advancing environmental justice in underserved areas. Key activities to be funded include tree planting, ecosystem restoration, conservation planning, workforce...