CHAMA PEAK LAND ALLIANCE
Programs
Watershed Health Protection
FOREST AND WATERSHED HEALTH: WATERSHED-BASED PARTNERSHIPS WATER IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE SOUTHWEST, BUT WATERSHEDS IN THIS REGION ARE AT RISK OF CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRE. WATERSHEDS IN THE CPLA REGION SUPPLY APPROXIMATELY 75% OF ALBUQUERQUE'S DRINKING WATER AND 50% OF SANTA FE'S DRINKING WATER. THESE WATERSHEDS ALSO DELIVER PRICELESS WATER TO 10 TRIBES AND PUEBLOS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, AND MANY ACEQUIA SYSTEMS AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS. A HUGE PRIORITY OF CPLA IS TO PROTECT THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF WATER FLOWING FROM THESE WATERSHEDS, AND WE SERVE AS THE FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE SAN JUAN CHAMA WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.5MRiparian Ecosystem Restoration
CLIMATE AND WATER RIPARIAN RESTORATION: THE CPLA REGION IS HOME TO INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEMS THAT PROVIDE CRUCIAL HABITAT FOR DIVERSE SPECIES AND SUPPLY WATER FOR DOWNSTREAM USERS. WE ARE WORKING WITH NUMEROUS PARTNERS TO PROMOTE RIPARIAN RESTORATION IN THE REGION, WITH OUR PRIMARY GOALS BEING: PROTECT QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF WATER, SLOW DOWN THE MOVEMENT OF WATER WHERE APPROPRIATE, RAISE THE WATER TABLE OF RIPARIAN AND WETLAND SYSTEMS, AND CREATE STREAM HABITAT COMPLEXITY. WE ARE WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO PROMOTE THE USE OF LOW-TECH, PROCESS-BASED RESTORATION TECHNIQUES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$61KWildlife and Fisheries Monitoring
THE WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES PROGRAM ALLOWS CPLA TO PARTNER WITH THE FOREST STEWARDS GUILD TO MONITOR CUTTHROAT TROUT HABITAT IN STREAM REACHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS. FOREST TREATMENTS IN RIO GRANDE AND SAN JUAN CUTTHROAT HABITATS HELP REDUCE RISKS FROM POST-FIRE DEBRIS FLOWS.THROUGH THE BACKYARD BIODIVERSITY PROJECT, CPLA STUDIES BEAVER HABITAT ON WORKING LANDS, DEMONSTRATING IMPROVED GROUNDWATER HEALTH AND INCREASED DROUGHT RESILIENCE WHERE BEAVERS AND AGRICULTURE COEXIST.IN 2024, CPLA SHARED BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH THROUGH 11 ARTICLES WITH MEDIA PARTNERS AND HOSTED 3 IN-PERSON EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$56.1K
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