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Wildfire consuming trees in a forest with smoke billowing into the sky.

‘We Have to Put Fire Back on the Land’

3.15.24 – Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus talks with the heads of the New…

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How U.S. Fish and Wildlife Conduct Annual Mexican Wolf Count

3.8.24 – At the end of January, the Our Land team joined federal and state…

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Climate Care for the Public

2.9.24 – In 2021, Project ECHO at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center…

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Our Land’s 2024 Vision for Covering Climate Change and Adaptability

2.2.24 – Our Land’s Laura Paskus sits down with Executive Producer Jeff Proctor and previews…

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Oil and Gas Industry Reform

1.26.24 – In the final segment of the conversation, guests talk about the possibility of…

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The Right to a Healthful Environment

1.26.24 – In the second of a three-part conversation, guests talk about New Mexicans’ constitutional…

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Life in the Oil Fields

1.26.24 – In this first segment, guests talk about what it’s like to live in…

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Poetry As a Way To ‘Build Empathy’

12.1.23 – For New Mexico Poet Laureate Lauren Camp, poetry is a way to “build…

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Wildfire consuming trees in a forest with smoke billowing into the sky.

‘We Have to Put Fire Back on the Land’

3.15.24 – Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus talks with the heads of the New…

Read More
A group of people standing next to a helicopter.

How U.S. Fish and Wildlife Conduct Annual Mexican Wolf Count

3.8.24 – At the end of January, the Our Land team joined federal and state…

Read More
Two women sitting in chairs talking in front of a sunset.

Climate Care for the Public

2.9.24 – In 2021, Project ECHO at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center…

Read More
Our land logo with clouds in the background.

Our Land’s 2024 Vision for Covering Climate Change and Adaptability

2.2.24 – Our Land’s Laura Paskus sits down with Executive Producer Jeff Proctor and previews…

Read More

Oil and Gas Industry Reform

1.26.24 – In the final segment of the conversation, guests talk about the possibility of…

Read More
A mountain range in the background.

The Right to a Healthful Environment

1.26.24 – In the second of a three-part conversation, guests talk about New Mexicans’ constitutional…

Read More
Three people sitting around a table in front of a television.

Life in the Oil Fields

1.26.24 – In this first segment, guests talk about what it’s like to live in…

Read More
A woman in a black jacket smiling in front of a sunset.

Poetry As a Way To ‘Build Empathy’

12.1.23 – For New Mexico Poet Laureate Lauren Camp, poetry is a way to “build…

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Listening to the Gila

10.27.23 – Rarely in the United States do we remember that rivers are living beings…

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The Cost of Free Land

10.13.23 – At the turn of the 20th century, Rebecca Clarren’s ancestors fled antisemitism in…

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Building Public Trust in the Forest Service

9.22.23 – In the third and final segment of their conversation, Our Land Senior Producer…

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New Fire Protocols

9.22.23 – In the second of a three-part conversation, Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus…

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2022’s Historic Fire Season

9.22.23 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus…

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NM’s Water Challenges Are ‘Significant’

9.8.23 – Our Land’s Laura Paskus spoke with New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission Director Hannah…

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Is a Settlement on the Rio Grande Coming Soon?

8.4.23 – After the relatively wet years of the 1980s and ‘90s, New Mexico’s reservoirs…

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New Mexico Journalists Detail Long-Lasting Dangers of Cluster Bombs

7.21.23 – In July, the Biden administration publicly announced its decision to send cluster bombs…

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Writing as Healing

6.16.23 – In Michelle Otero’s latest book, Vessels: A Memoir of Borders, she tackles a…

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Flooded with Life: Albuquerque’s Oxbow

6.9.23 – This spring, the Rio Grande is ripping along, flush with snowmelt and boosted…

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Resources mentioned during the show: 

U.S. Forest Service’s National Prescribed Fire Resource Mobilization Strategy 

U.S. Forest Service’s Wildfire Crisis Strategy 

U.S. Forest Service investigation of the Cerro Pelado Fire 

FEMA’s Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office 

Santa Fe National Forest 

“The Federal Government Accidentally Burned Down Their Houses, Then Made It Hard to Come Home” By Patrick Lohman with Source NM for ProPublica 

Southwest Jemez Mountains Collaborative Landscape Restoration 

How to learn more about wildfires when they’re happening: 

For fire locations and details about individual fires: InciWeb  

New Mexico Fire Information: NM Fire Info & NM Fire Info on Facebook 

National Interagency Fire Center – Fire News 

If the fire is burning on U.S. Forest Service land, search the name of the forest to find updates. Many of the forests, such as the Santa Fe National Forest, also have active Facebook pages. 

NOAA Fire Weather information and alerts (to see things like red flag warnings for your area) 

Fire and Smoke Map  

New Mexico Department of Health 5-3-1 Visibility Method (for determining if smoky conditions in your area are unhealthy) 

How to learn more about protecting your home and community: 

Community Wildfire Protection Plans in NM (includes guidelines and information on creating one, as well as links to plans for communities across the state)  

Ready, Set, Go! Your Personal Wildland Fire Action Guide (New Mexico) (for information on protecting your home, being ready to evacuate, and making a personal wildfire plan for your home) 

En sus Marcas, Listos, Fuera! Su Guia de Accion (Spanish) 

Fire Adapted New Mexico Learning Network 

NM State Foresty, Fire Prevention Programs 

NM State Forestry: Protecting your home from wildfire 

NM State Forestry: Creating Wildfire-Defensible Zones 

Living with Fire: A Guide for the Homeowner (English)  

Firewise USA: Residents Reducing Wildfire Risks (National Fire Protection Association) 

State of New Mexico Prescribed Burn Certification Program 

Past Our Land shows related to New Mexico wildfire: 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX-Gj22wAC46YnLfxBPo5ek7CxXB4_eOE