Please join us for the Zuni Mountains Collaborative 2026 annual community gathering! This hybrid meeting provides an opportunity reconnect and discuss our collective forest and watershed stewardship efforts. It will take place in-person and virtually on Thursday, May 28 from 10:00am-3:30pm. The meeting will include presentations and updates from the Forest Service, Forest Stewards Guild, and many other collaborative partners (tentative agenda is below; please note that it is subject to change). Morning refreshments and lunch will be provided.
If you plan to attend in-person, please register (link below) so that we can accurately plan for meals. The meeting will be held in Martinez Hall - Multipurpose Room 7 on the north side of the first floor. We hope to see you there!
Register: https://forms.gle/3tHttKZCuqQUHyQX7
Join virtuallyː https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87986659320?pwd=darpwCtrUhecJqBDcPZIER91XePFjq.1
Tentative agenda:
Morning networking and coffee (9:30-10:00)
Presentations and Discussion:
Cibola National Forest: 2025 accomplishments/updates and 2026 planned activities
Wildlife: TES tracking and forest thinning in PACs (Protected Activity Centers)
Community wood banks: updates and successes
NM Forestry Division: landowner assistance programs
Lunch
Interactive group activity:
Breakout groups:
Discussion of timber-alternative restoration and conservation activities we would like to see happen in the greater Zuni Mountains landscape
Participatory mapping and partner activity discussion
Storytelling exercise