Claudia Reynoso

Claudia Reynoso is tending land her dad purchased in ‘94, a beautiful pocket of the Carson National Forest. A passionate and effective educator, she helps farmers and ranchers take advantage of funding opportunities for conservation and works with volunteers and youth to promote soil health stewardship.

Claudia returned to Northern New Mexico after graduating from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor’s in Conservation Biology and Masters in Natural Resources. She studied the effects of fire and invasive species on the native Arizona Grey squirrel in the Catalina Mountains, ecosystem services provided by the Mexican Free-tailed bat, payments for ecosystem services, wildlife and natural resource management, and the benefits of urban green spaces.

As a science teacher at Escalante Middle High School for four years she developed an outdoor learning program. Through her former position as a District Manager at the Upper Chama SWCD she collaborated with Chama Peak Land Alliance, San Juan Chama Watershed Partnership, Chama Valley School District, River Source and other individual partners throughout the state. In 2020 Claudia started a youth outreach and networking mission driven initiative with partner Carmen Taylor, and in 2021 she started her own natural resource consulting LLC where she provides soil health consulting and management plans. 

Claudia’s mission is to reduce barriers for rural youth participation in outdoor programming and farmer/rancher access to environmental stewardship resources.