El Centro Forestry LLC

What We Do:

Tree Work and Fire Mitigation…

The majority of our work entails forest thinning, tree trimming, pruning and removal. These practices, when performed with the proper knowledge and care, encourage healthy landscapes that are also safer and more enjoyable for humans and wildlife.

Hazard tree removal
Trimming of low branches
Recently thinned forest
Another recently thinned forest

Erosion Control…

Another aspect of our work is to help retain water and sediment in order to encourage healthy soils and water tables. We do this by utilizing various techniques; these include: construction of log, rock and brush structures, grass seeding and planting of shrubs and trees. These practices often go hand-in-hand with our tree work, and have great potential for aiding in land regeneration.

Newly made Zuni Bowl
Log Terracing
Before and after photos show the emergence of new grasses on a series of rock structures after several months of rainfall

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Our Purpose:

Proper stewardship of our New Mexico ecosystems is essential for the health of the land and wildlife, and for the comfort and safety of humans. We aim to utilize old and modern forestry practices together in order to create vibrant landscapes, and to help reduce the risks associated with living in close proximity to forested lands, i.e. hazard trees, severe fires and flooding. In order to do this we work together with landowners, agencies and organizations to envision and implement projects that are pleasing to the land and the people who live there. We are trained, experienced, licensed and insured.

About the Owner:

Colin Daly is the founder and owner of El Centro Forestry. He has lived in New Mexico his whole life, and has dedicated much of his time to experiencing and studying the Southwest’s natural landscapes. He grew up on a small ranch in the East Mountains, and began working on various local farms and gardens at the age of fourteen; he went on to gain a decade of hands on experience pertinent to forestry and landscaping.

Colin began his career in tree work at the age of twenty four, in 2022. He started out working with forest thinning crews in Northern New Mexico, and quickly went on to performing his own thinning and fire mitigation projects for private landowners. He has since worked and trained with various consulting foresters, agencies and other contractors across the state. Colin is also an avid woodsman, bush-craft practitioner and outdoor athlete.