As part of GEAR UP on March 4, three dozen high schoolers from Taos, Española, Santa Fe, Bernalillo, Albuquerque, Mountainair, and Socorro explored forestry careers at NMHU, through hands-on workshops at the NM Forest & Watershed Restoration Institute (NMFWRI), NM Department of Forestry and the NM Reforestation Center. In the photos, high school students learn how wildfires affect watersheds and some methods to reduce erosion from NMFWRI’s Shantini Ramakrishnan, Conservation Science Center manager, and Kathryn Mahan, Ecological Monitoring program manager.
GEAR UP New Mexico is a college prep and career readiness program that works directly with partner school districts. Currently in its third year of a 7-year grant, GEAR UP includes a three-day bus tour that introduces participating high schoolers with many college degrees and career fields to consider upon graduation, including wildland firefighting, film production, nursing, vet technician, and more.
GEAR UP New Mexico is a college prep and career readiness program that works directly with partner school districts. Currently in its third year of a 7-year grant, GEAR UP includes a three-day bus tour that introduces participating high schoolers with many college degrees and career fields to consider upon graduation, including wildland firefighting, film production, nursing, vet technician, and more.
Participating high schools:
Taos High School (Taos)
Espanola Valley High School (Española)
Capital High School (Santa Fe)
Bernalillo High School (Bernalillo)
Archer Academy of Accelerated Learning (Albuquerque)
Albuquerque Talent Development Academy (Albuquerque)
Mountainair High School (Mountainair)
Socorro High School (Socorro)