Zuni Mountains Collaborative
The Zuni Mountains Collaborative is a network of businesses, land management agencies, scientists, residents, and tribes working together to improve the ecological and economic resiliency of the Zuni Mountains in west-central New Mexico. The Collaborative works closely with Cibola National Forest on the Zuni Mountains Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration (CFLR) project. Zuni Mountain CFLRP’s needs statement: Ninety percentof the proposed landscape is classified as fire regime condition class III. The high fire risk also affects the state-endangered Zuni Bluehead Sucker which is endemic to the landscape. The most significant restoration needs include restoring ecosystem structure, composition, processes, and hydrologic function; increasing forest resiliency to pests,pathogens, and climate change; and stabilizinglocal restoration oriented businesses.