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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…
Read MoreNew Fire Protocols
9.22.23 – In the second of a three-part conversation, Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus…
Read More2022’s Historic Fire Season
9.22.23 – This week on New Mexico in Focus, Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus…
Read MoreNM’s Water Challenges Are ‘Significant’
9.8.23 – Our Land’s Laura Paskus spoke with New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission Director Hannah…
Read MoreIs 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…
Read MoreNew 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…
Read MoreWriting as Healing
6.16.23 – In Michelle Otero’s latest book, Vessels: A Memoir of Borders, she tackles a…
Read MoreFlooded 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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‘Status Quo’ Reigns When it Comes to Chaco Protections
10.21.2022 – On the eastern Navajo Nation, oil and gas development has affected the land,…
Read MoreWithout Rights, NM’s Rivers Can Come Up Empty
10.14.22 –In New Mexico, rivers lack rights to their own waters, which mean that when…
Read MoreProtecting Chaco Requires Commitment From ‘All Levels’
10.07.22 – For more than a decade, a coalition of indigenous and environmental groups, along…
Read MoreEnvironmental Journalists newest book ‘Water Always Wins’
09.23.22- In her new book, “Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought and…
Read MoreNew Mexico Science Teacher Receives Grant
09.23.22- Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus speaks with a high school science teacher from…
Read MoreHeat Waves and Bird Deaths
9.2.2022 –Worldwide, heat waves are increasing in severity and frequency. University of New Mexico Professor…
Read MoreClimate Change Impacts Hit Home for NMPBS
8.26.2022 – This summer, the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire destroyed hundreds of homes in northern…
Read MoreU.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury on Water & Climate
8.12.2022 – In late July, three water bills introduced by U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-NM,…
Read MoreU.S. Senator Martin Heinrich discusses Climate Legislation
8.12.2022 – Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-NM, talks about climate change legislation, as well as gun…
Read MoreConcern Over Nuclear Disposal Plan
7.29.2022 – As former chair of the New Mexico State Legislature’s interim committee on Radioactive…
Read MoreClimate Change ‘Outpaced’ Fire Protocols
7.22.2022 – It’s been a devastating fire season in New Mexico, with hot, dry, and…
Read MoreNM Gun Owner Calls for Reform
7.15.2022 – Gun sales are growing, especially as manufacturers target customers with marketing about personal…
Read MoreMiddle Rio Grande Water Update
07.01.22- Our Land Executive Producer Laura Paskus explores the harsh realities of shrinking water supplies…
Read MoreImpact of Fire & Floods on Acequias
6.24.2022 – Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with executive director of the New Mexico Acequia…
Read MoreWildfire’s Impact on Mexican Wolves
6.17.2022 – More than 20 years ago, in 1998, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…
Read MoreReporting Challenges During Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire
6.17.2022 – Our Land Executive Producer Laura Paskus talks with two reporters about their experiences…
Read More‘Bleak’ Outlook for Middle Rio Grande Water Supply
6.9.2022 – Our Land Correspondent Laura Paskus explores the harsh realities of shrinking water supplies…
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
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