25DG11030000042

CONSOLIDATED PROGRAM GRANTS TO STATE FORESTRY AGENCIES ARE AWARDED WITH ANNUALLY APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO FUND MULTIPLE PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED IN THE COOPERATIVE FORESTRY ASSISTANCE ACT. MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT TO NON-INDUSTRIAL PRIVATE FOREST LANDOWNERS. ALSO INCLUDED ARE STATE FIRE ASSISTANCE AND VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSISTANCE FUNDS. PROGRAMS INCLUDE FOREST STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM, FOREST HEALTH PROTECTION PROGRAM, URBAN & COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM, LANDSCAPE SCALE RESTORATION, STATE FIRE ASSISTANCE AND VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSISTANCE. FOREST STEWARDSHIP WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE STATES NON-INDUSTRIAL PRIVATE LANDOWNERS TO IMPROVE FOREST RESOURCE PRODUCTIVITY. THE FOREST HEALTH PROGRAM ENSURES THE PRODUCTIVITY AND GROWTH OF THE STATES PRIVATE, COMMUNITY, AND STATE FORESTS. URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM, PROVIDES FINANCIAL, TECHNICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND RELATED ASSISTANCE TO STATE FORESTERS TO ASSIST COMMUNITIES TO PLAN URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAMS AND TO PLANT, PROTECT, MAINTAIN AND UTILIZE WOOD FROM COMMUNITY TREES AND FORESTS TO MAXIMIZE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS. LANDSCAPE SCALE RESTORATION FOCUSES ON RESTORATION OF PRIORITY FORESTLANDS. FIRE IS A CORNERSTONE OF THE NATIONAL COHESIVE STRATEGY AND A KEY COMPONENT OF SHARED STEWARDSHIP PARTNERSHIPS. AS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT FOR WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS, STATE FIRE ASSISTANCE AND VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSISTANCE WILL BE UTILIZED TO INCREASE WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESS CAPACITY ACROSS THE STATE.

Minerals & Natural Resources Department, New Mexico Energy

NOT APPLICABLE

10.664 - Cooperative Forestry Assistance

USFS Region 3: Southwestern Region (R3) [USDA - USFS]

New Mexico United States

State-Wide

NOT APPLICABLE