Winter is almost over, and it is once again time to resume our monthly meetings. Please join us April 1 (no fooling) to hear new district ranger Ken Born discuss his priorities
for the Sandia Ranger District and his views on strengthening the SRD/FOSM partnership.
Date and Time - April 1, 6:00 PM (Note new starting time)
Location - Sandia Ranger Station conference room
Program abstract – Ken Born is the new district ranger on the Sandia Ranger District. In his first
presentation to the Friends of Sandia Mountains, Ken intends to provide his reflections on how partnerships are at the heart of how the Forest Service and Sandia Ranger District accomplishes its mission to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of
the nation's forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. Ken also plans to share out district, forest, and national priorities for the year – and how he sees the district and FOSM strengthening its own partnership to achieve
those priorities in the months and years to come.
Speaker bio - Ken comes to the Sandia Ranger District from the US Forest Service’s Southwestern Regional
Office in Albuquerque where he has worked since 2018, primarily as the region’s Recreation Special Uses Program Manager. In this role, he supported administration of commercial permits which authorize ski areas, resorts, marinas, outfitters and guides, and
recreation events on National Forest System lands. He has more than 15 years of federal service and has also served in local government, spending his early career working as land use planner. He began his time with the Forest Service as the Forest Planner
for the Tonto National Forest in Phoenix, AZ and has been a District Ranger previously on the Coronado National Forest near Tucson, from 2015-18. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in environmental planning from Northern Arizona University, and a Master
of Arts degree in public policy from Stony Brook University.
Please join us on the 1st and help welcome Ken to SRD.
Thanks,
Cliff Giles
FOSM VP