| ATV | All Terrain Vehicle |
| BA | Biological Assessment |
| BAER | Burned Area Emergency Rehabilitation |
| BBMP | Bosque Biological Management Plan |
| BCHA | Back Country Horsemen's Association |
| BEMP | Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program |
| BIG | Bosque Improvement Group |
| BLM | Bureau of Land Management |
| BNSF | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway |
| BOR | Bureau of Reclamation |
| CDL | Commercial Drivers License |
| CE | Categorical Exclusion |
| CREP | Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program |
| CRP | Conceptual Restoration Plan |
| CWPP | Community Wildfire Protection Plan |
| DWI | Driving While Impaired |
| EA | Environmental Assessment |
| EOC | Emergency Operations Center |
| ESA | Endangered Species Act |
| ESA | Ecological Society of America |
| FSA | Farm Service Agency |
| FWS or F&WS | Fish & Wildlife Service |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GSA | Government Service Agreement |
| ISC | Interstate Stream Commission |
| IWC | Inmate Work Camp |
| LEO | Law Enforcement Officer |
| LEPC | Local Emergency Planning Committee |
| MERES | Management of Exotics for Recovery of Endangered Species |
| MFRP | Marcial Fire Restoration Project |
| MOU | Memorandum Of Understanding |
| MRGBI | Middle Rio Grande Bosque Initiative |
| MRGCD | Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District |
| MRGESCP | Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program |
| NAWCA | North American Wetland Conservation Act |
| NEPA | National Environmental Policy Act |
| NFWF | National Fish & Wildlife Foundation |
| NMDGF | New Mexico Department of Game and Fish |
| NMSF | New Mexico State Forests |
| NMVFO | New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors |
| NRCS | Natural Resource Conservation Service |
| NRDC | Natural Resources Defense Council |
| NWI | National Wildlife Inventory (?) |
| NWR | National Wildlife Refuge |
| OEM | Office of Emergency Management |
| PEA | Programmatic Environmental Assessment |
| PIO | Public Information Officer |
| REDT | Rural Economic Development through Tourism |
| RGWRA | Rio Grande Water Rights Association |
| RFP | Request for Proposals |
| RFQ | Request for Qualifications |
| RGALT | Rio Grande Agricultural Land Trust |
| RMP | Research Management Plan |
| SDRT | Spatial Data Research Team |
| SHiPO | State Historical Preservation Office |
| SLO | State Land Office |
| SNA | Socorro Nature Area |
| SOBTF | Save Our Bosque Task Force |
| SRP | Socorro Riverine Park |
| SVBT | Socorro Valley Bosque Trail |
| SSWCD | Socorro Soil & Water Conservation District |
| SWCD | Soil & Water Conservation District |
| SWWG | Share With Wildlife Grant |
| USIBWC | US section of International Boundary & Water Commission |
| WHIP | Wildlife Habitat Incentive Project |
| WRP | Wetland Restoration (Proposal?) |
| YCC | Youth Conservation Corps |