FOREST SERVICE HOSTS COLLABORATIVE FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM ANNUAL WORKSHOP, DECEMBER 8-9, 2015

FOREST SERVICE HOSTS COLLABORATIVE FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM ANNUAL WORKSHOP, DECEMBER 8-9, 2015 The Southwestern Region of the US Forest Service is hosting the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program (CFRP) 2015 Annual Workshop on December 8-9, 2015. The Workshop will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the Santa Fe Community College, 6401 Richards Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87508 (Jemez Rooms), phone: 1-505-428-1000. There is no cost to attend the workshop but participants are encouraged to register by clicking on the following link: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=dljzvhoab&oeidk=a07ebu2agpta15b758b. Since it began in 2001 The CFRP has awarded 193 grants totaling $58.6 million in federal funding for forest restoration projects in 20 counties across New Mexico. The CFRP Annual Workshop brings together CFRP grant recipients, their partners and other stakeholders to share their experiences and discuss accomplishments, challenges, and strategies to overcome barriers to the implementation of collaborative forest restoration projects. CFRP grants can be used for hazardous fuels reduction forest restoration and small diameter tree utilization projects on federal, tribal, state, county and municipal lands in New Mexico. To be eligible, grant applicants must use a collaborative process that includes a diverse and balanced group of stakeholders and appropriate government representatives to design, implement and monitor their project. Applications for this year are due January 25, 2016. The 2016 CFRP Request for Applications is posted on the following website: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r3/workingtogether/grants/?cid=stelprdb5439207 . For more information on the 2015 Collaborative Forest Restoration Program Annual Workshop, please contact Walter Dunn at 505-842-3425. Walter Dunn, Program Manager Collaborative Forest Restoration/Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes Forest Service Cooperative & International Forestry, Southwestern Region p: 505-842-3425 c: 505-301-1291 f: 505-842-3165 wdunn@fs.fed.us 333 Broadway Blvd., SE Albuquerque, NM 87102 www.fs.fed.us Caring for the land and serving people