Natural Resources

Cameron L. Martinez, Director

Juanita Montoya, Administrative Assistant

Game & Fish 

Talisa Ortega , Biologist Specialist

Michael Martinez, Hunt Program Manager

Wesley Spruce, Wildlife Tech

Dwyer Lujan, Wildlife Tech 

Del Romero, Wildlife Tech 

Elias Cruz, Intern 

Wilderness Department

Edwin Concha- Game Warden

Environmental

Cherylin Atcitty, Environmental Program Manager

Deanna Lujan, Environmental Assistant

Dwayne Pecosky Jr., Environmental Specialist

Tyler Romero, Water Quality Technician

Fire & Fuels

Marvin Lefthand, Acting Fire Program Manager

Kimberly Marcus, Fire Clerk

Rene Romero, BIA Fuels Grant Coordinator

Robert Trujillo, Assistant Fire Manager

BIA Thinning Crew

Project Based

Fire Fighters

Seasonal 

Agriculture/Seasonal

Luis Romero, Lead Equipment Operator

Curtis Miller, Equipment Operator 

Bison Program 

Delbert Chisholm- Bison/Agriculture Manager 

Taos Pueblo Division of Natural Resources

Blue Lake Wilderness Protection Program

High above our Taos Pueblo, in the pristine aspen and evergreen forests of the Taos Pueblo Blue Lake Wilderness Area, is a sacred lake, Ba whyea-Blue Lake. The People of Taos Pueblo have occupied these areas since time immemorial. Since the arrival of settlers, we have struggled to hold onto our land base, which has been drastically reduced throughout the years. On December 15, 1970, the Congress of the United States legally enacted Public Law 91-550, the Taos Pueblo Wilderness Act which put the Blue Lake Wilderness area into trust status. This law provided the tribe with exclusive use of the area for traditional purposes.

The tribe, through the Taos Pueblo Warchief’s office and the Wilderness Ranger’s has conducted preservation and protection activities in the Blue Lake Wilderness area for many years. Trail and Fence Maintenance are conducted throughout the Wilderness and boundaries. Conservation and preservation of the Blue Lake Wilderness Area is of Primary concern to Taos Pueblo. The Pueblo’s goal is to maintain the area in its most natural state-protecting trees, water, fish, wildlife, and soils from damage.

With proper consent of the tribal government, non members may be permitted to enter the lands for purposes compatible with their preservation as a wilderness or other official purposes. The Taos Pueblo Blue Lake Wilderness Area is closed to the public. This area is specifically for use by enrolled members of Taos Pueblo.

For more information about the Taos Pueblo Department of Natural Resources,
please click this link to visit our DNR website!