New Mexico Leadership

Who to contact for information about Natural Resources in New Mexico

6200 Jefferson NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico  87109
Telephone:  (505)761-4400
Fax:  (505)761-4463
http://www.nm.nrcs.usda.gov

Mr. Dennis Alexander, State Conservationist
(505)761-4401

• All programs

• Southwest Strategy

• State Emergency Preparedness Board Commission

• State Food and Agriculture Council (FAC)

• State Rural Development Executive Board

• Federal Executive Board

• New Mexico Soil and Water Conservation

Mr. Steve Kadas, Assistant State Conservationist for Operations
(505)761-4422

• National Small Farm Commission

• International Relations

• Rio Grande Corridor Initiatives

• Quality Assurance Planning

• Resource Conservation & Development Program

• Strategic Planning and Accountability
   - Workload Analysis
   - Business Plans
   - Workload management Analysis (WLMA)
   - Performance Reporting and Management System (PRMS)

Mr. David Pacheco, State Conservation Engineer
(505)761-4489

• PL566 Small Watershed Program

• Cooperative River Basin Studies

• Flood Plain management Studies

• Acequia design, construction, and inspection

• Pilot Watershed Demonstration Program

• Irrigation Water Management and Water Conservation

• Engineering

• Dam Safety Officer

Ms. Rosabeth Garcia-Sais, State Administrative Office
(505) 761-4411

• Financial Management

• Administrative Services

• Human Resources

• Civil Rights

• Information Technology

• Quality Management

Mr. George Chavez, State Resource Conservationist
(505) 761-4425

• Technical Leadership for all natural, cultural, historical, and social resources

• Quality of Conservation Planning

• Plant Materials Program

• Water Quality, including Section 319

• Natural Resource Project Planning

• NEPA Requirements

• Research Activities

• Technical Service Providers

Mr. Kenneth F. Scheffe, State Soil Scientist
(505) 761-4433

• Soil Survey Program

• National Resources Inventory

• GIS and Remote Sensing

• Cartography/Aerial Photography

• Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act

• Geomorphic Investigations

• Prime Farmland Protection

• Land Evaluation and Site Assessment System (LESA)

Mr. Norm Vigil, Acting Assistant State Conservationist for Programs
(505)761-4445

• Great Plains Conservation Program

• Rural Abandoned Mine Program

• Farm Bill Conservation Programs
   - Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)
   - Conservation Security Program (CSP)
   - Conservation of Private Grazing Land Initiative (CPGL)
   - Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
   - Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
   - Emergency Watershed Program (EWP)
   - Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
   - Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
   - Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)
   - Conservation of Private Grazing Land Program (CPGL)
   - Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)
   - Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasts

Mrs. Barbara Garrett, Public Affairs Specialist
(505)761-4406

• Media contact