Indigenous Sovereignty, ILP Ray Tollison Indigenous Sovereignty, ILP Ray Tollison

Stewards of the Southwest: 2025 New Mexico Tribal Forest & Fire Summit

On March 4-6, within the ancestral homelands of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, we had the privilege of co-hosting the 2025 New Mexico Tribal Forest & Fire Summit. The gathering brought together nearly 200 Tribal foresters, natural resource experts, hydrologists, community leaders, and representatives from NGOs, state and federal agencies, academic institutions, and conservation businesses to focus on successes, futures, and associated challenges for Indigenous-led conservation.

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