News
NM Collaboration Hub launched
The Collaboration Program is excited to announce the launch of the NM Collaboration Hub, a centralized site designed to support the growing network of collaboratives and their partner organizations across New Mexico. As a one-stop resource for information, tools, and updates, the Hub is tailored for those working in natural resource management and engaged in […]
Understanding Urban Wildfires
Director’s Note By Alan Barton The wildfires that tore through neighborhoods around Los Angeles in January are yet another tragic reminder of the risks we live with in, what author Stephen Pyne calls the Pyrocene – the era of wildfires. From all of us at the NMFWRI, where wildfires are on our minds every day, […]
Practical Restoration Skills workshop offered
Join us for a one-day free workshop on data, GIS, and networking with other ecological restoration professionals on the Las Vegas campus of New Mexico Highlands University.
Want to learn about New Mexico Plants?
Plants are an integral part of the world around us. We’ve gathered a collection of resources for identification and care of the plants, trees, and grasses of New Mexico.
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.