Hermits Peak Watershed Alliance

Gallinas 319 Phase IV - Continued work on a NM Environment Department Clean Water Act grant project in the Upper Gallinas Watershed to do post-fire watershed restoration on many public and private properties.

Mora 319 Phase 1B - Finished work under a Clean Water Act grant from the NM Environment Department to help reduce water quality impairments in the Mora River just west of Watrous NM. Work was completed on a major river restoration project on approximately 1 mile of the Mora River in the Rio Mora National Wildlife Refuge.

Sapello 319 #1 - With NM Environment Department Clean Water Act funding HPWA began post-fire watershed restoration in the severely damaged Sapello Watershed. Work occurred on private lands and focused on treating stream drainages to sequester sediments and mitigating post-fire flooding impacts. Youth Conservation Corps YCC #1 - Hired trained and employed a group of seven young people to help with post-fire watershed restoration work in the Sapello Watershed. This was part of our workforce development efforts to create a future work force capable of addressing climate change fire and flood impacts in local watersheds.