Dixit, AalapSloan, Joshua2025-03-242025-03-242024-11-29Dixit, A., Sloan, J. (2024). Sustaining New Mexico’s ponderosa pine ecosystems: A collaborative approach across the reforestation pipeline.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14446/345865Climate change is exacerbating stressors on New Mexico's ponderosa pine forests, necessitating effective reforestation strategies. The Target Plant Concept, emphasizing meticulous planning and collaboration, is crucial for successful reforestation, addressing site-specific limitations and optimizing seedling survival. The newly established New Mexico Reforestation Center (NMRC) integrates seed collection, nursery production, and planting operations to meet this challenge, requiring substantial seed collection and seedling production. To achieve this, the NMRC employs an "all-hands-on-deck" approach, fostering partnerships to enhance reforestation capacity, improve seedling quality, and refine planting practices, ultimately aiming to restore millions of acres of burned forests across New Mexico.application/pdfThis material has been previously published. In the Oklahoma State University Library's institutional repository this version is made available through the open access principles and the terms of agreement/consent between the author(s) and the publisher. The permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of the material falls under fair use for educational, scholarship, and research purposes. Contact Digital Resources and Discovery Services at lib-dls@okstate.edu or 405-744-9161 for further information.Newsletterreforestationponderosa pineclimate changeNew MexicoTarget Plant Conceptseed collectionnursery productionplanting practicesforest restorationwildfire recoveryadaptive managementseedlingsNMRC (New Mexico Reforestation Center)