Forest Plan Revision

Welcome! We are revising our existing Forest Plan, an important document that governs all of our management actions. We invite you to continue working with us to develop a new plan that promotes a healthy, diverse, and productive Santa Fe National Forest. Our goal is to remain inclusive and efficient as we move through the collaborative planning process.

Are you interested in or affected by the way that Santa Fe National Forest is managed?

We want to hear from you!

What's New?

New Documents Available:

• Updated Forest Plan Revision timeline and public participation plan (updated May 2018)
• Eligible Wild, Scenic, and Recreational Rivers Map
• Proposed Management Areas Map
• Proposed Geographic Areas Map
  • Proposed Narratives and Desired Conditions for Geographic Areas
• Final Wilderness Evaluation materials available on our "Wilderness Evaluation" page!
  • Final Wilderness Evaluation Maps:
    • Final Wilderness Evaluation Map (West)
    • Final Wilderness Evaluation Map (East)
    • Final Wilderness Evalution (Google Earth KMZ)
    • Final Wilderness Evaluation (Shapefile)
    • Final Evaluation Criteria
  • Draft Wilderness Alternatives Maps:
    • Draft Recommended Wilderness Alternatives Map
    • Wilderness Alternatives (Google Earth KMZ)
    • Wilderness Alternatives (Shapefile)
  • AGOL Wilderness Page:
    • Wishing you could see more detail in the above maps? The AGOL Wilderness page uses a high resolution mapping tool so you can zoom in and out to observe all aspects of the proposed Wilderness recommednations in each Alternative:
      • AGOL Wilderness Page
• Need-for-Change Summary
  • Need-for-Change Appendix D

In 2018 the Santa Fe National Forest will have Open Houses to keep the public involved as we continue to prepare the Draft Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement. In previous Open Houses, table topics focused on resource areas, but the upcoming Open Houses will focus on planning topics including Alternatives, Geographic Areas, Management Areas, Monitoring, Wilderness, and Wild and Scenic Rivers. Forest Plan and District specialists will be available to answer questions on resource areas or Forest Planning more generally. Below is the Open House schedule for fall 2018:

• Tuesday, August 21^st (2:30-5:30pm) – Walatowa Visitor Center, 7413 NM-4, Jemez Pueblo, NM  87024

• Tuesday, September 11^th  (2:30-5:30pm) – Sandoval County Fairgrounds, 37 Rodeo Rd, Cuba, NM 87013

• Thursday, September 27^th  (2:30-5:30pm) – Santa Fe National Forest, 11 Forest Lane, Santa Fe, NM  87508

• Wednesday, October 10^th  (2:30-5:30pm) – Rio Arriba Cooperative Extension Office (Conference Room), State Road 554 House #122-A, Abiquiu, NM 87510

• Thursday, October 11^th  (2:30-5:30pm) – White Rock Fire Station #3 (Training Room), 129 NM-4, White Rock, NM 87544

• Wednesday, November 14^th  (12-3pm) Technical Meeting – Santa Fe National Forest, 11 Forest Lane, Santa Fe, NM  87508

• Thursday, November 15^th  (2:30-5:30pm) North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center (Classroom 5), 7521 Carmel Ave. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113

• Monday, December 10^th  (2:30-5:30pm) New Mexico Highlands University (TEC 205, #30 on Campus Map), 1031 11th Street, Las Vegas, NM 87701

Contact the Forest Plan Revision Team

Santa Fe National Forest
Forest Plan Revision Team
phone:  505-438-5442
E-mail:  santafeforestplan@fs.fed.us
11 Forest Lane
Santa Fe, NM  87508