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A historic fire – three years later
By Alan Barton, NMFWRI Director For the past three years, the month of April has distinct meaning to the staff at the NM Forest & Watershed Restoration Institute and to the communities in northeastern New Mexico. It was in April 2022 that the Hermit’s Peak-Calf Canyon (HPCC) wildfire started. The fire was the […]
Earth Day event celebrates forests, watersheds
As part of Earth Week at New Mexico Highlands University, the NMHU Forestry Department and NMFWRI co-hosted an interactive event celebrating forests and watersheds on April 25. The Seed to Tree, Mountains to River event featured hands-on activities from a dozen partners who taught more than 100 elementary students and two dozen community members about […]
Workshop covered fire impacts on water
NMFWRI’s civic and community action research associate Michael Roberts and the NMFWRI GIS program partnered with Martha Graham of the New Mexico Rural Water Association to organize a series of peer-learning sessions and workshop for the 47th annual New Mexico Rural Water Association Conference in mid-April. The sessions, titled “Fire and Water” focused on protecting […]
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Fire history in the Four Corners
Wildfires in the Four Corners have grown larger in the last couple of decades. NMFWRI’s Dana Heusinkveld created this timeline of wildfires in the region encompassing New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah.
To see fires that are currently burning in New Mexico along with historic fire info in the NM Fire Viewer, click the button below.
Restoration
The New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute provides technical assistance and practical knowledge in forest and woodland restoration to reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfire and restore healthy and sustainable forested ecosystems and restoration-based economies.
GIS/Mapping
NMFWRI represents the state’s only dedicated capability for supporting the spatial data analysis needs of external stakeholders in the natural resources sector, as well as the GIS/GPS capacity for Highlands University and for most of northern New Mexico.
Monitoring
Restoration based monitoring of New Mexico's forest and riparian ecosystems is integral to NMFWRI's mission.
Collaboration
The New Mexico Forest & Watershed Restoration Institute supports natural-resource-based collaboration by assisting communities to form collaborative organizations and build the capacity to work together to solve problems and restore natural habitats.