Address the need for nmdgf to collaborate and coordinate with other agencies and organizations to plan develop and design habitat restoration activities to actively shepherd project ideas into…

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 awarded the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) $964,129.95 under the Wildlife Restoration and Basic Hunter Education and Safety program (CFDA 15.611) for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. This Formula Grant funds NMDGF's collaborative efforts to plan, develop, and design habitat restoration activities in coordination with other state and federal agencies and organizations. The grant supports the active development and implementation of landscape-scale habitat restoration projects that benefit multiple wildlife species, including mule deer, elk, pronghorn, wild turkey, and waterfowl, as well as non-game species.

The award enables NMDGF to serve as a project shepherd, advancing habitat restoration ideas from the planning and design phases into tangible on-the-ground improvements at meaningful scope, scale, and pace. Funded under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, this grant supports the state agency's core wildlife conservation mission while facilitating inter-agency coordination essential to advancing comprehensive habitat management objectives across New Mexico.

Address the need for nmdgf to collaborate and coordinate with other agencies and organizations to plan develop and design habitat restoration activities to actively shepherd project ideas into becoming habitat improvements on a landscape scale. Habitat restoration projects benefit a wide range of wildlife species such as mule deer ELK pronghorn wild turkey waterfowl with additional benefits for other game and non game species. These opportunities need to be actively developed in order for implementation to occur at a meaningful scope scale and pace. There is a need for the new mexico department of game and fish (nmdgf) to collaborate and coordinate with other agencies and organizations to plan develop and design habitat restoration activities to actively shepherd project ideas into becoming habitat improvements on a landscape scale.