Prescribed burns underway in NM
Director’s Note By Dr. Alan W. Barton Among the tools available to forest managers to reduce the risk of large, destructive wildfires, prescribed burns
Nationwide vegetation treatment map, geodatabase launches
Research institutes in Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico are reshaping wildfire and fuel reduction information with a new nationwide, open-access geodatabase that will change the
Collaborative burn associations for land health
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
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
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
After the Fire: Uses for Burned Trees
Thousands of people have lost their forests to high-intensity, crown-torching wildfires in Mora, San Miguel, Taos, and Lincoln Counties in the last two years. As
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
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