Rio Grande Valley Broadband • Entered by Susan Ostlie on December 29, 2021
Mountainair RD Collaborative Mtg.
October 19, 2021
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 0.5 |
| Post Admin hours | 0.5 |
| Activity Hours | 2 |
| Participants | 2 |
| Total Hours | 5 |
Key Issue: Multiple apply
Activity Type: Relationship Building with non-white and/or frontline communities (relational meetings, attending events, community support, etc.)
Key Partners: NM Forest Restoration Institute, NM Native Plant Society, Estancia Basin Watershed group, Isleta Pueblo, etc.
Landscape/area: Manzano Mountain Wilderness (36664 acres)
Short Description of Activity
Quarterly collaborative meeting; discussion mostly centered on forest restoration projects – CFRPs.
The Mountainair Collaborative meeting was held on October 19, 1:30 – 3:30 pm, via Zoom. The topics covered were an update on the Cibola National Forest Plan and a quick look at Shared Stewardship and the NM Forest Action Plan. The revised Cibola NF Land Management Plan (Forest Plan), Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS), draft Record of Decision, and related documents are available at https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/cibola/landmanagement/planning/?cid=FSEPRD932998. The 60-day objection period began with the public notice on Sep 2, 2021. Information on the objection process is available at this link. A pdf of the PowerPoint presentation on Shared Stewardship and the Forest Action Plan is attached. Please note that this presentation does not reflect the official views of the US Forest Service or the New Mexico Forestry Division. It is however, based on these authoritative documents:
Toward Shared Stewardship Across Landscapes: An Outcome-Based Investment Strategy, Forest Service FS-1118 , August 2018 https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/toward-shared-stewardship.pdf .
An assessment of forest and woodland restoration priorities to address wildfire risk in New Mexico. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-423. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 70 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/RMRS-GTR-423 .
2020 New Mexico Forest Action Plan: A Collaborative Approach to Landscape Resilience, New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Forestry Division, September 2020. https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/NMFAP_2020_v1-1_2021_03_12b_web.pdf
For those of you who could not make the meeting (or want to relive it!), here is a link to the recording of the meeting:
https://nmhu.zoom.us/rec/share/MjvUfKpaCGOSG43VTj7SCpmSijUbHFW7ypci6OWCZOudA5UDTOAjlMHxEAzxskpQ.CN1mA8HTvBNLa2Hb?startTime=1634672065000
The USFS Cibola NF Plan discussion begins at minute 18:45
My presentation on Shared Stewardship and the Forest Action Plan is at 52:30.
Our next Mountainair Collaborative meeting will be in Mid-January. In the meantime, please send me any topics you would like discuss at that meeting or any issues you think the Collaborative needs to be addressing right now.
Reflection/Evaluation
It is frustrating to continue to work with those who cannot approve of even the smallest recommendation for Wilderness for a Wild and Scenic River designation, although the group mostly acknowledges the importance of watershed health and forest restoration that isn’t just clear-cutting. Wildlife corridors don’t seem to be much of a concern for the group either.