For the past three years, the month of April has distinct meaning to the staff at the NM Forest & Watershed Restoration Institute and to the communities in northeastern New Mexico.

As part of Earth Week at New Mexico Highlands University, the NMHU Forestry Students and families enjoyed a hands-on Earth Day event celebrating Seed to Tree, Mountain to River at New Mexico Highlands University on April 25, 2025.

NMFWRI’s civic and community action research associate Michael Roberts and the NMFWRI GIS program partnered with Martha Graham of the New Mexico Rural Water Association to organize a series of peer-learning sessions and workshop for the 47th annual New Mexico Rural Water Association Conference in mid-April.

On April 19, NMFWRI’s Ecological Monitoring team hosted a workshop, Practical Skills for Restoration Professionals, The workshop covered GIS tools (such as RipMap, INREV, NAIP

The New Mexico Legislature meets at the beginning of each year, alternating between one-month and two-month sessions. In 2025, the Legislature met for two months