Chama Peak Land Alliance

The San Juan Chama Watershed Partnership, and Their Fiscal Sponsor the Chama Peak Land Alliance, Will Partner With Landowners to Conduct Forest Thinning Projects on Approximately 3,500 Acres in the San Juan-chama Region of Northern New Mexico. Forests in These Watersheds Are Unnaturally Dense and Homogenous After More Than a Century of Fire Suppression. These Conditions, Combined With Warming Climatic Trends, Put These Watersheds at Risk of Severe Wildfire and Associated Deterioration of Watershed Function. the Partners Will Implement a Variety of Fuels Reduction Strategies to Reduce Fire Risk in Watersheds That Supply Drinking Water to Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Numerous Tribes and Pueblos, and Many Rural and Disadvantaged Communities. Protecting This Area From Severe Wildfire Will Not Only Improve Forest Health But Also Create Greater Resilience in the Regions Water Supply. This Project Is Proposed in Partnership With the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority and Numerous Diverse Stakeholders Have Been Involved in the Development Process.