Outreach and Partnerships
As the only accredited forestry program in New Mexico, FORS enjoys strong collaborative ties throughout the State and beyond. The FRC is the largest producer of high-quality forest tree seedlings in the Southwest, producing seedlings for post-fire restoration efforts for state, tribal, and federal lands. The FRC is also involved in forestry research efforts with other experiment stations at NMSU, the National Park Service, private industry, USDA-Forest Service, and other universities around the country. The federal legislation that authorized FWRI and its sister Institutes established collaboration as one of its principle roles and duties. FWRI controls no land and makes no policy. All of its activities rely on collaboration, often with local groups. In recent years, FWRI has taken a lead in developing long-term, large-scale strategies for watershed restoration. It is actively involved with collaborative groups in all forested areas of New Mexico.
