Due to the diverse nature of the partners that are needed to create a plan of this scale, the recipient will act as the intermediary between the partner parties and will write the plan

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, under the SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements (CFDA 15.560) program, provides $291,957.63 to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to develop a comprehensive plan addressing pre-fire risk mitigation, immediate fire response, and post-fire rehabilitation planning in the basins upstream of the San-Juan Chama project area. The award, effective April 28, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2026, tasks TNC to act as an intermediary between partner organizations and facilitate the creation of this collaborative plan that addresses the goals and concerns of all stakeholders. The Nature Conservancy, a global non-profit environmental organization, will leverage its expertise in ecosystem restoration, wildlife conservation, and climate resilience to deliver this critical planning work supporting federal water resource management initiatives in the Western United States.

The recipient will work with all the parties to develop a comprehensive and collaborative plan that addresses all parties goals and concerns. The resulting plan will focus on three primary subject areas in the basins upstream of the SJC (SAN-juan chama) project:1. Pre-fire risk mitigation PLANNING2. Immediate fire response PLANNING3. Post-fire rehabilitation planning