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HERMIT’S PEAK AND CALF CANYON BURN SCAR PROJECT

HERMIT’S PEAK AND CALF CANYON BURN SCAR PROJECT

Sponsors: New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration (DFA), Taos Soil and Water Conservation District (TSWCD), Western Mora Soil & Water Conservation District (WMSWCD), and the Tierra Y Montes Soil & Water Conservation District (TMSWCD).
Current Phase of the Project: Planning Phase

USDA NRCS is partnering with DFA, TSWCD, WMSWCD, and TMSWCD to develop a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement to address several resource concerns (e.g. flooding, erosion, water quality, agricultural water management, etc.) within each of the drainage basins containing the burn scar. The burn scar encompasses approximately 350,000 acres. However, the project area being analyzed also includes the drainage basins, totaling approximately 1.6 million acres. The study area is located in Guadalupe, San Miguel, Mora, Colfax, Taos, Rio Arriba, and Santa Fe Counties, New Mexico.

Public Meeting

USDA-NRCS and the Sponsors will hold an in-person Public Scoping Meeting on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, starting at 5:30 PM, providing information on the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program, project specifics, and give participants the opportunity to provide input on the project. The meeting will take place at New Mexico Highlands University, in the Thomas C Donnelly Library (900 University Ave, Las Vegas, NM 87701). For those who cannot attend in person, a virtual option will be available. Written public comments will be collected during the meeting. For those who cannot attend the scoping meeting, written comments may also be submitted via email to hermitspeakcalfcanyoneis@hdrinc.com or by mailing comments to Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Burn Scar c/o HDR, 2155 Louisiana Blvd NE, Ste 3000, Albuquerque, NM 87110. Please note that all comments must be postmarked by Friday, May 16th, 2025 to be considered. Details about the Public Scoping Meeting can be found below:

In-Person Public Scoping Meeting

New Mexico Highlands University - Thomas C Donnelly Library

900 University Ave

Las Vegas, New Mexico 87701

Virtual Public Scoping Meeting

Link: bit.ly/HPCCEISPublicMeeting 

Meeting ID: 993 6237 3611

Phone #: 1-346-248-7799

Public Scoping Meeting Notice_HPCC.pdf (626.17 KB)
Hermit's Peak & Calf Canyon Burn Scar Scoping Report.pdf (47.64 MB)

Agency and Stakeholder Scoping Meeting

USDA-NRCS and the Sponsors will hold a virtual Agency/Stakeholder Scoping Meeting on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM, providing information on the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program, project specifics, and give participants the opportunity to provide input on the project. Letters were sent out providing a link to the virtual meeting.