CEHMM
There to keep landowners and the industry working since 2004
Taylor Riggins, NMCGA
In New Mexico, ranchers have been caring for the land since before statehood. We continually adopt new and innovative ways to improve the landscape, ensuring its sustainability for livestock and wildlife habitat. Conservation programs are just one way that ranching families work to leave the land better than they found it.
“As a community we understand in order to pass on our operations to future generations we must care for the land and God’s creatures to the best of our abilities” said Alisa Ogden, NMCGA Past President.
One resource available to landowners to ensure longevity on the landscape is CEHMM. Born from an idea led by community leaders of Carlsbad, CEHMM is a not-for-profit scientific research organization that serves New Mexico through educational outreach to find solutions to technical and environmental challenges.
Named the permit holder of Candidate Conservation Agreements (CCA) and Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAA) by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); CEHMM is there to assist producers and landowners in the event of an endangered or threatened species decision. Signees of either of the voluntary agreements are known as participating cooperators.
What services and programs does CEHMM provide? An array of services are available to participating cooperators including: permitting and liaison, comprehensive reviews, site monitoring and assessments, field surveys and reseeding, reclamation and restoration services. From National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation preparations, archaeological surveys to fence replacements and watering trough instillations; signees are able to submit proposals for numerous projects. A ranking team within CEHMM reviews and approves submitted applications before contacting the landowner to move forward with a project. The length of time to complete a project varies with the project scope. Generally, the CEHMM team works to complete projects the year they are funded.
How do you know which voluntary agreement fits your needs? CCAA covers nonfederal acreage and requires participating cooperators to sign a Certificate of Inclusion (CI). The CI ensures signees receive incentives for implementing conservation measures on their nonfederal acreage. Regulatory assurances are a necessary component of a CCAA because without them conversation measures may not be implemented by private landowners.
On the other hand, a CCA covers federal acreage and requires participating cooperators to sign a Certificate of Participation (CP). The CP includes conservation commitments and descriptions with maps of the properties or leases where conservation measures are to be implemented under the direction of the signee.
The benefits of enrolling in either agreement is if the USFWS lists a species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) there is an assurance that your operation will have minimal impact as a result of the listing. A landowner can expect with a high degree of certainty that additional restrictions will not be placed on legal activities following the conservation measures outlined in either agreement. Additionally, the voluntary nature of both agreements is important because it allows signees to relinquish, ‘or opt out’, their participation if they deem it necessary.
Agreements are now available to implement conservation measures for several threatened and endangered species including the Lesser Prairie Chicken (LPC). The LPC habitat covers all of eastern New Mexico from the Colorado to Texas state lines as well as four other states. The USFWS announced the proposed rule to list the LPC as endangered in the Southern Distinct Population Segment under the ESA in May 2021. After a public comment period extension, which ended September 1st, the action to list or delist the LPC has not yet been announced.
CEHMM is there to help with your conservation efforts. Enrollment in either agreement can be completed by calling the Carlsbad office at 575-885-3700 or by visiting www.cehmm.org.
In New Mexico, ranchers have been caring for the land since before statehood. We continually adopt new and innovative ways to improve the landscape, ensuring its sustainability for livestock and wildlife habitat. Conservation programs are just one way that ranching families work to leave the land better than they found it.
“As a community we understand in order to pass on our operations to future generations we must care for the land and God’s creatures to the best of our abilities” said Alisa Ogden, NMCGA Past President.
One resource available to landowners to ensure longevity on the landscape is CEHMM. Born from an idea led by community leaders of Carlsbad, CEHMM is a not-for-profit scientific research organization that serves New Mexico through educational outreach to find solutions to technical and environmental challenges.
Named the permit holder of Candidate Conservation Agreements (CCA) and Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAA) by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS); CEHMM is there to assist producers and landowners in the event of an endangered or threatened species decision. Signees of either of the voluntary agreements are known as participating cooperators.
What services and programs does CEHMM provide? An array of services are available to participating cooperators including: permitting and liaison, comprehensive reviews, site monitoring and assessments, field surveys and reseeding, reclamation and restoration services. From National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation preparations, archaeological surveys to fence replacements and watering trough instillations; signees are able to submit proposals for numerous projects. A ranking team within CEHMM reviews and approves submitted applications before contacting the landowner to move forward with a project. The length of time to complete a project varies with the project scope. Generally, the CEHMM team works to complete projects the year they are funded.
How do you know which voluntary agreement fits your needs? CCAA covers nonfederal acreage and requires participating cooperators to sign a Certificate of Inclusion (CI). The CI ensures signees receive incentives for implementing conservation measures on their nonfederal acreage. Regulatory assurances are a necessary component of a CCAA because without them conversation measures may not be implemented by private landowners.
On the other hand, a CCA covers federal acreage and requires participating cooperators to sign a Certificate of Participation (CP). The CP includes conservation commitments and descriptions with maps of the properties or leases where conservation measures are to be implemented under the direction of the signee.
The benefits of enrolling in either agreement is if the USFWS lists a species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) there is an assurance that your operation will have minimal impact as a result of the listing. A landowner can expect with a high degree of certainty that additional restrictions will not be placed on legal activities following the conservation measures outlined in either agreement. Additionally, the voluntary nature of both agreements is important because it allows signees to relinquish, ‘or opt out’, their participation if they deem it necessary.
Agreements are now available to implement conservation measures for several threatened and endangered species including the Lesser Prairie Chicken (LPC). The LPC habitat covers all of eastern New Mexico from the Colorado to Texas state lines as well as four other states. The USFWS announced the proposed rule to list the LPC as endangered in the Southern Distinct Population Segment under the ESA in May 2021. After a public comment period extension, which ended September 1st, the action to list or delist the LPC has not yet been announced.
CEHMM is there to help with your conservation efforts. Enrollment in either agreement can be completed by calling the Carlsbad office at 575-885-3700 or by visiting www.cehmm.org.
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The mission of New Mexico Cattle Growers' Association is to advance and protect the cattle industry of New Mexico, work toward solutions of cattle industry problems, promote the well being of the industry, provide an official and united voice on issues of importance to the cattle producers and feeders, and to create and maintain an economic climate that will provide members of the Association the opportunity to obtain optimum return on their investments within the free enterprise system."