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NMFWRI GIS team presents at international conference
The GIS Team made two presentations and won an award at the 2026 Esri User Conference held in San Diego in July. The team was invited to present at the…
Forest Bound program held with Nambe and Pojoaque Pueblos
The Conservation Science Center at NMFWRI returned for its 4th year to support Forest Bound on July 9 for a day of restoration ecology. Using models to demonstrate how low-grade…
New Resource Guide: Sustainable & Ethical Seed Harvesting
Collecting native seed is one way landowners can support post-fire recovery—but how, when, and where you collect matters. NMFWRI’s new After the Fire: Sustainable & Ethical Seed Harvesting guide provides practical, step-by-step guidance for locating, harvesting, processing,…
Bark Beetle Management Resources
Fire and drought can make New Mexico forests vulnerable to a variety of bark beetles. Find out more about the beetles and how to manage them in these downloadable resources. Click on the button below and scroll down the page to the technical guides.
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.