Education SCMRC&D Education Center Learn more about your local area’s environment and how you can help protect it with the resources in our Education Center. It’s everyone’s duty to keep this land enchanting. National Resource Conservation & Development Council Lot Thinning Standards Handling Noxious Weeds State Forestry Guidelines NM Fire Preparedness & Prevention Community Wildfire Protection Plans Environmental Studies Local Business Lot Thinning Standards E Village of Ruidoso Lot Thinning Standards E Village of Ruidoso Forestry Department Handling Noxious Weeds E Field Guide for Managing Annual and Biennial Invasive Thistles in the Southwest E Otero Soil and Water Conservation District Noxious Weed Program State Forestry Guidelines E New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) Forestry Division E USDA Forest Service: Southwestern Region E National Association of State Foresters – New Mexico NM Fire Preparedness & Prevention E New Mexico Fire Information E Fire Adapted New Mexico Learning Network E Resource: Reducing Wildfire Risks in the Home Ignition Zone E Bureau of Land Management New Mexico Fire Restrictions E Hidden Hazards of Backyard Burning E Resource: Proper Vehicle Use to Prevent Wildfire E Resource: Wildfire Pre-Evacuation Steps for Your Home E Sierra Blanca Wildland Fire Academy E Living with Fire E New Mexico Environmental Public Health Tracking E Fire Adapted New Mexico Learning Network: Wildfire Preparedness E Village of Ruidoso Fire Restrictions E Resource: Fire’s Natural Role E Smokey Bear Campfire Rules E Smokey Bear Prescribed Fires Info E Southwest Area Fire Restrictions E Resource: Barn Fire Safety Checklist E Wildfire Risk to Communities E Asbestos Risks from Natural Disasters Video Library Community Wildfire Protection Plans E Otero County CWPP E Lincoln County CWPP Conservation In Action E National Integrated Drought Information System E Otero Soil & Water Conservation District E Village of Ruidoso Water Conservation E Upper Hondo Soil & Water Conservation District Environmental Studies E Rocky Mountain Research Station: Reforestation Matters E Rocky Mountain Research Station: A West-Wide Rangeland Fuel Assessment E Rocky Mountain Research Station: Quickly Assessing Forage Losses in Western Rangelands During Drought E Rocky Mountain Research Station: Beetle Outbreaks in Subalpine Forests and What They Mean for Snowmelt E Rocky Mountain Research Station: Understanding and Managing Pinyon and Juniper Woodlands in a Changing Climate E Rocky Mountain Research Station: A National Approach To Leverage the Benefits of Tree Planting on Public Lands E Cool Green Science: Wildfire Resilience Treatments Work E Rocky Mountain Research Station: What We Are Learning About Lingering Water Quality Effects of High-Severity Wildfires E USDA Forest Service: Surprising Habitat of Forest Birds Found With the Help of Volunteers E Estonian University of Life Sciences (EMU) Researchers: Unmanaged Forests Now Emit More CO2 Than They Absorb Local Business E Finance New Mexico E Resource: US Small Business Administration: 2021 New Mexico Small Business Profile E Resource: How to Start a Business in New Mexico E New Mexico Small Business Development Center Network E Alamogordo Center of Commerce E Ruidoso Valley Chamber of Commerce E Carrizozo Chamber of Commerce E New Mexico Chamber of Commerce