# Forest Stewardship Program and district forester technical assistance

> Advice and site visits from New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Forestry Division (State) for NM, United States.

Official page: https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/technical-assistance-to-landowners-and-communities/
Source: https://treerm.org/residents/programs/nm-forestry-forest-stewardship-technical-assistance · Updated 2026-11-08 · Status: Open

**What you get:** Advice from a state district forester on management planning, treatments, tree health, planting and funding, with no minimum parcel size

Forestry Division foresters provide technical assistance to New Mexico landowners in all 33 counties, including developing resource management plans, insect and disease identification, facilitating forest health project funding, and distributing low-cost seedlings. Through the Forest Stewardship Program, run with the USDA Forest Service, a stewardship plan written by a resource professional and approved by the State Forester covers landowner objectives, wildlife, soil, water, recreation, cultural resources and timber; stewardship practices must be maintained for 10 years. The page also mentions a state-administered cost-share program for forest management and the Forest Health Initiative.

## Who qualifies

Private forest landowners and land managers in New Mexico. There are no minimum or maximum limits on parcel size for requesting assistance.

## How to apply

Contact your local Forestry Division district office (Chama 575-588-7831, Cimarron 575-376-2204, Socorro 575-649-8861, Las Vegas 505-425-7472, Capitan 575-354-2231, Bernalillo/Rio Rancho 505-205-0343) or email emnrd.forestry@emnrd.nm.gov. A Landowner Resource Guide is linked from the technical assistance page.

**For:** Landowners, Farmers, Homeowners, Community groups

> Note: The Landscape Stewardship Planning pilot (Sapello and Coyote Creek areas) is no longer accepting new applicants. Cost-share rates and whether standard stewardship plans are free are not stated on the pages read; the Socorro district phone number differs between the two pages (575-649-8861 on the technical assistance page, 575-835-9359 on the seedling ordering page).