Tierra Y Montes Soil & Water Conservation District

Tierra Y Montes is a U.S. local government entity and Soil and Water Conservation District located in New Mexico. As indicated in its registration in SAM.gov, one of its core business types is providing local government services.

Tierra Y Montes has received multiple Cooperative Agreement awards from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Partners for Fish and Wildlife program (CFDA 15.631). The objectives have included working with private landowners in San Miguel and Mora Counties on habitat restoration and enhancement projects to improve wildlife habitat quality, reduce erosion and sedimentation, and educate landowners through hands-on workshops. Specific activities have involved thinning overstocked conifer stands, removing ladder fuels, restoring ecological structure and function to benefit migratory birds, the New Mexico meadow jumping mouse, native pollinators, and other federal trust species. One notable project was a $100,000 award over 5 years to carry out this type of habitat work on private lands. Tierra Y Montes has also been a prime recipient of $50,000 and $40,000 Cooperative Agreements for similar objectives. Additionally, it passed through $50,000 in sub-award funding to the Pendaries Village Community to treat 83 acres of hazardous fuels on private lands as part of a larger forest health and wildfire prevention initiative coordinated through the state Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Department.