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 people grapple with their changed post-fire landscape, one of their questions is what to do with the burned trees. While there are no easy answers or quick solutions, there are […]
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 has more than 50 collaborative conservation groups and networks across the state. Here’s our short guide explaining the basics of collaborative conservation groups – who forms them, how, and what […]
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 vegetation treatments around the state that can help fire researchers and land managers. The database encompasses treatments such as mechanized tree thinning, prescribed burns, and herbicide use across 9.9 million […]
