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Students participate in north regional Envirothon
High school teams from Las Vegas, Taos, Peñasco, and Mesa Vista learned about soils, wildlife biology, renewable energy, forestry, and more during the Northern New
April 2, 2024
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Join our field crews
Learn important outdoor skills and help gather data about forest health.
March 26, 2024
Monitoring
Practice your monitoring skills
Help collect important data on forest ecosystems while camping in beautiful places around New Mexico.
March 26, 2024
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UWC, IB students learn about wildfire
Students at the United World College near Las Vegas, NM and International Baccalaureate schools from New Mexico learned about wildfire management, impacts and post-fire response during a presentation in
February 27, 2024
Monitoring
February 12, 2024
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Institute hosts QIA: Living with Fire workshop
Fall and winter are great times to reduce wildfire risks to homes and properties. The New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute and partners are
September 27, 2023
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Participants enjoy Plant Association tour
The New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute partnered with the New Mexico Forestry Division (lead instructor Mary Stuever, Chama District Forester) and the U.S.
September 27, 2023
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Rivera joins FWRI as deputy director
Gilbert “Buddy” Rivera, a native of Las Vegas, NM and U.S. Navy veteran, has joined the New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute team as
September 22, 2023
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Tracking and tackling floods after fires
An interactive public map showing USGS stream gauges and post-fire flood zones can help people track potential risks from floods this summer in the communities
June 29, 2023