Rio Grande Valley Broadband • Entered by Susan Ostlie on September 6, 2020
Collaborative Webinar meetings – Mt. Taylor RD and Magdalena RD
May 5, 2020 – May 18, 2020
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 1 |
| Post Admin hours | 1 |
| Activity Hours | 2.5 |
| Participants | 2 |
| Total Hours | 7 |
Key Issue: Landscape Planning (Forest Plans, RMPs, TMPs, etc.)
Activity Type: Advocacy (rallies, lobbying, meeting decision makers, letters/calls/emails)
Key Partners: SWCDs, NM Native Plant Society, Audubon, local stakeholders and FS personnel
Short Description of Activity
Both collaboratives are pretty much stalled, because of the pandemic and being unable to do trail work, meet in person, accommodate volunteers, etc. The trails group in the Mt. Taylor RD are still making progress on funding and on working with the Cibola NF trails manager on designs that encompass the Continental Divide Trail rerouting.
Reflection/Evaluation
The good thing about the Webinars is that it saves me hours of driving, gas and wear and tear on my car. The bad thing is that my allies in the conservation community that I drive with and the other stakeholders are losing the face time that enables us to understand each other, compromise, and work collaboratively.