Meet Anna Jaramillo-Scarborough, Watershed Restoration Program Manager

Written by Anna Jaramillo-Scarborough 

I recently retired from the Forest Service after 25 years in watershed improvement and management, including over 10 years coordinating the post-fire stabilization program for the national forests in Arizona and New Mexico. Managing the post-fire stabilization program altered the lens through which I view watershed management and restoration in the Southwest. It was devastating to see these beloved mountain ranges experience catastrophic fires and the extreme flooding that followed in less than two decades.

I am thrilled to be working with the Guild as it has given me the opportunity to come back to work in the landscape that will always be home for me. I hope to use my skills to contribute to protection, conservation and restoration of waterways and habitats, so they may be resilient enough to withstand changes in the landscape in the future.