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Our Land: Valle de Oro
November 10, 2017 – The Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge in the South Valley…
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Our Land: Wells Going Dry In The East Mountains
October 13, 2017 – This month on “Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present and…
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OUR LAND: Pueblo of Santa Ana Works To Restore Habitat & Bring Back Wildlife
September 8, 2017 – This month Our Land highlights wildlife and habitat restoration on Santa Ana Pueblo. Already, the tribe…
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Our Land: Collaborative Forest Restoration
August 11, 2017 – In the Jemez Mountains, a long-term project brings together people from…
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Beyond the concepts of ‘land management’ are real people, sacrifice
By: Laura Paskus On the edge of the Valle Grande in northern New Mexico stands…
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Our Land: After The Wildfires
July 14, 2017 –Six years ago this summer, the Las Conchas wildfire burned 156,000 acres…
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Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present and Future
By: Laura Paskus, NMiF correspondent Our crystalline skies. The mountains that frame our cities. The…
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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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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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Irrigation, Infrastructure, and the Rio Grande Compact
6.2.23 –This June, flows on the Rio Grande through Albuquerque are almost 10 times what…
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Lightening the Load for Future Generations
5.26.23 – Michelle Otero was the City of Albuquerque’s poet laureate from 2018 through 2020.…
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Balancing Act at Valles Caldera
5.19.23 – Our Land’s Laura Paskus sits down with Jorge Silva-Bañuelos, Superintendent of Valles Caldera…
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Approves Nuclear Waste License in NM
5.12.23 – This week, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a license for Holtec International…
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Management Challenges at Valles Caldera National Preserve
5.12.23 – The Valles Caldera National Preserve in the Jemez Mountains is one of the…
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Climate Change and Politics
4.28.23 – This year was grim in the New Mexico Legislature for action on climate…
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Connecting with New Mexico’s Dark Skies
This segment re-aired Friday, April 21, 2023. September 10, 2021 – Although humans have added satellites,…
Read MoreResources 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
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)
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