FOUR NATIONAL FORESTS IN NEW MEXICO WILL GET HELP FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR RESTORATION PROJECTS. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THE CIBOLA, CARSON, GILA AND LINCOLN FORESTS WILL RECEIVE MORE THAN THREE MILLION DOLLARS FOR TEN DIFFERENT PROJECTS.
THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE THE WILDFIRE THREAT AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF WATERSHEDS BY THINNING OUT SMALL TREES. SOME OF THE FUNDING WILL ALSO GO TO SANTA ANA PUEBLO.
