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Collaborative burn associations for land health
NMFWRI teams with High Plains Grasslands Alliance to explore prescribed fire use for private working lands NMFWRI’s Collaboration Program worked with the High Plains Grasslands Alliance (HPGA) and the Conservation Science Center to host a September workshop aimed at providing resources to local landowners on the use of prescribed fire (Rx fire) for managing private […]
Peaking the Interest of Young Conservation Leaders
Students from 12 Northern New Mexico schools learn skills and meet professionals in natural resource management. Growing the next generation of natural resource leaders and conservationists is more critical than ever as climate-driven wildfires, hurricanes and tornados reshape our forests, rivers and townships. For two weeks during the 8th Annual STEM Showdown in September, 284 […]
National Vegetation Treatment & Wildfire Database Goes Live
By Dr. Alan Barton, DirectorNMFWRI In the 21st century, collaboration has played an increasingly important role in coordinating resource management across large landscapes. One of the great collaborative groups in New Mexico is the Coordinating Group convened by the New Mexico Forestry Division’s Office of Forest and Watershed Health. This group—which brings together professionals who […]
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.