BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT & FOREST SERVICE

The BLM, a Division of the U.S. Department of Interior, manages over 13 million acres in New Mexico for recreational, range, timber, mineral, oil, gas, watershed, fish and wildlife, scientific and cultural values.

BLM Field Offices will issue "minimum impact" permits for production purposes. Permits may be issued at the Field Office after it has been determined that the filming activity will have a minimum impact on the public land. The permits become effective immediately after being issued by the BLM authorized officer. A reasonable amount of time is needed to process the permit, the rule of thumb being two weeks. For more specific information contact the Film Office (827-9810).

Angela West (statewide)
Bureau of Land Management
(505) 438-7416
(505) 438-7400

Sample Bureau of Land Management Permit (Sample Only)

BLM Field Offices
Albuquerque Field Office   (505) 761-8700, FAX 761-8911
Carlsbad Field Office 887-6544, FAX 884-9264
Farmington Field Office 599-8900, FAX 599-8998
Las Cruces Field Office 525-4300, FAX 525-4412
Roswell Field Office 627-0272, FAX 627-0276
Socorro Field Office 835-0412, FAX 835-0223
Taos Field Office 758-8851, FAX 758-1620

U.S. FOREST SERVICE

The U.S. Forest Service manages 9 million acres of forest lands on seven national forests in New Mexico. The forest Service philosophy is to make location sites on national forests available for commercial photography, motion picture and television locations where such uses do not seriously impact forest resources or other uses or unreasonably interfere with national forest management. Permits are granted by the local Forest Ranger District Office. The permit process includes an application, the standard liability insurance coverage and a summary of the shoot. A two-week review period is requested. Permit fees are determined by a sliding scale depending on the number of people involved in the shoot and range from $50.00 to $600.00 per day. Forest fire restrictions may apply.

U.S. FOREST SERVICE DISTRICT OFFICES(OFFICE LOCATIONS):

Carson National Forest (Taos): (505) 758-6300
Canjilon Ranger District: 684-2486
El Rito RD: 581-4554
Jicarilla RD (Bloomfield): 632-2956
Camino Real RD (Penasco): 587-2255
Tres Piedras RD: 758-8678
Questa RD: 586-0520

Cibola National Forest (Albuquerque): 761-4650
Mt. Taylor RD (Grants): 287-8833
Magdalena RD: 854-2281
Mountainair RD: 847-2990
Sandia RD: 281-3304

Gila National Forest (Silver City): 388-8470
Black Range RD (Truth or Consequences): 894-6677
Glenwood RD: 539-2481
Reserve RD: 533-6232
Silver City RD: 388-8201
Wilderness RD (Mimbres): 536-2250
Quemado RD: 773-4678

Lincoln National Forest (Alamogordo): 434-7300
Smokey Bear RD (Ruidoso): 257-4095
Sacramento RD (Cloudcroft): 682-2551
Guadalupe RD (Carlsbad): 885-4181

Santa Fe National Forest (Santa Fe): 438-7840
Coyote RD: 638-5526
Cuba RD: 289-3264
Espanola RD: 753-7331
Jemez RD: 829-3535
Las Vegas RD: 438-7697
Pecos RD: 757-6121

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