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NMFWRI Plan for the Coming Year
Dr. Alan BartonNMFWRI Director The NMFWRI has compiled its annual Work Plan, and submitted it to the Forest Service. This is required in the federal legislation that created the Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes, and details how we will spend our annual appropriation. Our new Work Plan will guide our activities from July 1, 2025 to […]
NMFWRI Collaboration Specialist moderates Advanced Tech session
In June, Collaboration Specialist Alejandro Collins represented the NMFWRI’s Collaboration Program at the International Association for Society and Natural Resources (IASNR) Conference. He served as moderator for the Advanced Technology session and also delivered a presentation on the New Mexico Collaboration Hub, an online tool created to support collaborative conservation efforts across the state by […]
NMFWRI Staff Learn Monitoring Techniques
NMFWRI’s Ecological Monitoring crew took time at the beginning of their busy field season to teach their colleagues some of the techniques they use to gather detailed data on forest health. Staff and administrators learned how to use observation, tools, and extensive data sheets to tally the vegetation and more on a plot. The field crew […]
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.