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Mapping Wildfires & Upending the West’s Water Narratives

A map of New Mexico with cartoon flames at the bottom of the image.

Using public data from the U.S. Forest Service, Steve Bassett, Director of Planning and Spatial Analysis with The Nature Conservancy, has been creating perimeter maps each morning, showing the progression of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire in northern New Mexico.  “With the skills that I have and the desperation I was feeling, I went out…

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