Partners involved in FORT CREST include:
- United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service
- New Mexico State Forestry
- New Mexico State Land Office
- Santa Clara Pueblo and other Tribal communities
- The Nature Conservancy
- Philmont Scout Ranch
- United States Geological Survey Fort Collins Science Center
- Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes
- Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge
- Southwest Fire Science Consortium
- Valles Caldera National Preserve
- Bandelier National Monument