New Mexico Proposal Seeks More Flexibility for Forest Treatments

Albuquerque Santa Fe, NM, October 14, 2026 —

The Fix Our Forests Act, or FOFA, is a legislative proposal in New Mexico aimed at proactive forest management and wildfire risk mitigation. The proposal seeks to give land managers greater flexibility to carry out large-scale forest treatments and to strengthen collaboration among partners.

The proposal is described as drawing on lessons from past fires and evolving federal strategies. The trend summary does not specify which fires or strategies informed the measure, or what particular management practices the act would authorize. It also does not identify the bill’s sponsors, its introduction date, its current legislative status or any funding provisions.

Recent events including the Frijoles Fire are cited as highlighting concerns that FOFA is intended to address. No details about the fire, its timing or its effects were provided, so the relationship between that event and the proposal’s specific provisions remains unclear.

As described, the measure’s central goals are to expand land managers’ options for large-scale forest treatments and improve coordination among partners. The summary does not name those partners or explain how collaboration would be organized. It also does not state whether the proposal has been enacted or outline any next steps in the legislative process.

Those missing details leave the proposal’s practical scope and timeline unspecified. The available description establishes FOFA’s broad aims but does not provide enough information to assess what treatments it would permit, how decisions would be made or how its effects would be measured.

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