News
A Dry Nation Reckons With Fire
By Alan Barton,NMFWRI Director In November, newspapers had front-page articles describing a national drought, affecting 48 states. This has hit the usually humid eastern states
December 19, 2024
News
After the Fire: Bark Beetle Management Workshop
Free workshop Dec. 13 in Rociada, NM. Learn how to recognize the signs of bark beetle infestations and manage them, from Victor Lucero, NM Forestry
December 4, 2024
News
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
November 14, 2024
Mapping
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
November 13, 2024
Collaboration
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
October 21, 2024
News
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
October 21, 2024
Mapping
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
October 21, 2024
News
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
September 4, 2024
Collaboration
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
July 26, 2024