• The Western Governor's Association (WGA) developed a community based approach to wildfire issues. The WGA 10-Year Comprehensive Strategy provided the criteria for our evaluation.
• Four Corners Sustainable Forests Partnerships disperses grants to New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado for forest restoration and community issues. Clink on "projects" for a list of funded projects for 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002.
• US Forest Service, Region 3 website houses data on other NFP grants. Economic Action Program and Collaborative Forest Restoration Program grants funded for 2001, 2002 and 2003 are available.
• National Interagency Fire Center is a great site for wildfire statistics, education, prevention and current wildfire information.
• National Wildfire Programs Database is a national database of state and local wildfire hazard mitigation programs.
• The National Fire Plan provides information on wildfire projects and grant data at a national level.
• View National Fire Plan programs in New Mexico for 2001, 2002 and 2003.
• Firewise is a resource for homeowners to learn about protecting their homes and creating defensible space in the wildland urban interface. Click here , then click recognized communities, to read about FIREWISE communities in New Mexico.
• Nature Conservancy's Bear Mountain Lodge is full of mission-style furniture built by Silver City's Santa Clara Woodworks.
• The Santa Fe Watershed Association works to restore the entire Santa Fe River watershed.
• Visit the four casestudy communities through these links: Silver City, Ruidoso, Santa Fe or Red River
• Learn more about Ruidoso's small diameter wood utilizers, Sherry Barrow Strategies and Sierra Contracting.

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