Home - EMNRD $70 million available for projects that modernize New Mexico’s grid Click here How you can help power New Mexico's clean energy future Click here New Mexico State Parks Fees Beginning January 1, 2025, NM State Parks will implement changes to our Fees and boating rules. These changes include differentiation in resident and non-resident camping and day-use fees. The changes also impact life jacket wear and boat registration fees on human-powered vessels. Click the link below for more information. Click Here Mining Division safeguards abandoned mines in Sierra County The New Mexico Abandoned Mine Land Program significantly enhanced public safety and environmental preservation in 2024 by systematically addressing the hazardous legacy of 20 th -century mining operations in Sierra County. More than 2,100 have claimed the Solar Tax Credit for 2024 Tax Credit Programs From purchasing an electric vehicle to making energy-saving home renovations, New Mexico has many ways to secure a tax credit. Explore our tax credit page to see which program will work for you. Click Here Visit our clean-energy website Click below to learn how you can save on energy-efficient products–from clean cars to home appliances and more. Click Here Need Assistance From EMNRD? Click Here Explore by Division Office of the Secretary The Office of the Secretary provides policy direction for the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department and oversees all aspects of the Department’s mission to position New Mexico as a national leader in energy and natural resource management. Energy Conservation ECAM develops and implements effective clean energy programs – renewable energy, energy efficiency and conservation, clean fuels and efficient transportation – to promote environmental and economic sustainability for New Mexico and its citizens. Forestry Division New Mexico Forestry Division is responsible for wildfire suppression on all non-federal, non-municipal, non-tribal, and non-pueblo lands, and provides technical advice on forest and resource management. Mining & Minerals MMD’s mission is to promote the public trust by ensuring the responsible utilization, conservation, reclamation, and safeguarding of land and resources affected by mining. Oil Conservation The Oil Conservation Division regulates oil, gas, and geothermal activity in New Mexico, and collects well production data; permits new wells; enforces the division’s rules and the state’s oil and gas statutes; and ensures land is responsibly restored. State Parks New Mexico’s 35 State Parks protect and enhance natural and cultural resources, provide first-class recreational and education facilities and opportunities, in a safe and family-friendly environment. EMNRD Vision EMNRD strives to make our state a leader in developing reliable supplies of energy, and energy-efficient technologies and practices, with a balanced approach toward conserving our renewable and non-renewable resources; to protect the environment and ensure responsible reclamation of land and resources affected by mineral extraction; to be effective in leading our state in growing healthy, sustainable forests and managing them for a variety of users and ecologically sound uses; and to improve the state park system into a nationwide leader that contributes to a sustainable economy statewide while protecting New Mexico’s natural, cultural, and recreational resources for posterity. 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