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What is a collaborative conservation group?
Have a conservation project you want to work on in your area, neighborhood, village, or town? It’s always better with more hands helping. New Mexico has more than 50 collaborative conservation groups and networks across the state. Here’s our short guide explaining the basics of collaborative conservation groups – who forms them, how, and what […]
Mapping 100 years of vegetation treatment
NMFWRI publishes paper on Vegetation Treatment Database A team from the New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute has built an extensive geospatial database of vegetation treatments around the state that can help fire researchers and land managers. The database encompasses treatments such as mechanized tree thinning, prescribed burns, and herbicide use across 9.9 million […]
Contour Log Felling
Contour Log Felling: A Querencia in Action Landowner Guide After severe fires, few trees or plants are left to hold soil in place, leading to erosion. Felling and anchoring burned trees along slope contours is one way to reduce erosion and stabilize slopes using materials on hand. This guide provides an overview of contour felling principles and […]
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.