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From renewing freshwater to engaging with Indigenous partners, we've been busy in 2022! Read the highlights in our annual report.
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2022 Rio Grande Water Fund Report Now Available
Since its launch in 2014, the Rio Grande Water Fund has impacted 251,000 acres of forest with restoration activities. Read the Fund’s 2022 annual report to learn more about our progress.
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8 Years of Protecting New Mexico's Forests and Water
2022 Marks the 8th Anniversary of the Rio Grande Water Fund, led by The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico.
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Protecting People and Water, One Prescribed Burn at a Time
Prescribed burns like this help to safely reintroduce low intensity, surface fire to ponderosa pine forest while also eliminating slash piles from a recent thinning project and promoting new growth.
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Enabling Sustainable Traditional and Cultural Forestry Practices
Discover historical and emerging opportunities that enable sustainable and cultural forestry practices. Scaling the work is critical.
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Hold It High: 3 Restoration Projects That Are Improving Life in the Rio Grande Watershed
Local conservation leaders share how restoring streams and wetlands along the Rio Grande are bringing fresh water, economic opportunity and cultural wealth to New Mexico.
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8 Years of Protecting New Mexico's Forests and Water2022 Marks the 8th Anniversary of the Rio Grande Water Fund, led by The Nature Conservancy in New Mexico.
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Increase Recreational Opportunities, Improve Your Health, Protect WildlifeThe acquisition of Bartlett Mesa Ranch builds on cross-border conservation and provides benefits for people and nature.
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Protecting People and Water, One Prescribed Burn at a TimePrescribed burns like this help to safely reintroduce low intensity, surface fire to ponderosa pine forest while also eliminating slash piles from a recent thinning project and promoting new growth.