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Stopping the embers
The fires that burned hundreds of homes around Los Angeles recently were yet another stark reminder that wildfire risks driven by drought and wind are
February 5, 2025
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NMFWRI turns 20
NMFWRI staff at Luna Community College’s Wildfire Resiliency Training Center simulation lab. By Alan W. Barton, Director As we begin 2025, NMFWRI is proud
February 4, 2025
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Learning from Experience
By Dr. Alan Barton Resiliency. This is a concept that we invoke frequently in our work at the New Mexico Forest & Watershed Restoration Institute.
January 10, 2025
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Bark Beetle Management workshop a hit
As part of our continuing Querencia in Action series, NMFWRI hosted a bark beetle workshop in Rociada with instructor Victor Lucero, Forest Health Coordinator for
January 10, 2025
Monitoring
Tree core sampling on Rowe Mesa
NMFWRI’s Ecological Monitoring team spent a December day in the field at Rowe Mesa with staff from USGS, coring trees on treated and untreated sites
January 10, 2025
Collaboration
Restoring a Culture of Fire
The New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute (NMFWRI), in partnership with New Mexico Highlands University’s (NMHU) Department of Forestry and FORT-CREST, co-hosted a compelling
December 19, 2024
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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
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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
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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