WASHINGTON – The U.S. Forest Service Forest Legacy Program \u2014 with $50 million of federal funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and an additional $16.7 million from The Nature Conservancy \u2014 is purchasing the Dawson Elk Valley Ranch in northeastern New Mexico near Cimarron to support the proposed Vermejo River Watershed Conservation Project.<\/p>\n
The historic Dawson Elk Valley Ranch includes 32,580 acres of pristine timberland, including 7.2 miles of the Vermejo River and will conserve a diverse ecological system and the wildlife that live there. Protecting this system will safeguard a crucial drinking water resource for people across the eastern half of New Mexico. The land also houses the remnants of the historic mining community of Dawson, N.M., including a cemetery listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Continued management of this land will support local businesses through ongoing ranch management activities and through the active management of game populations, the hunting of which contributes more than $600 million in annual economic spending across New Mexico.<\/p>\n
As part of the proposed Vermejo River Watershed Conservation Project, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the State of New Mexico\u2019s Environment, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) plan to use the $50 million of federal funding from the IRA to acquire 32,580 acres which will be co-managed by State Forestry (a division of EMNRD) and Tribally-led land trust.\u00a0The remaining 17,469 acres will be purchased by The Nature Conservancy with a conservation easement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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