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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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Plastic Bags & Storm Water
4.8.2022 – Albuquerque City Council has voted to override Mayor Tim Keller’s veto of their…
Read MoreConservation Carnivale: Bringing Levity to Water Education
4.1.2022 – In Albuquerque, the Conservation Carnivale brings the Rio Grande’s bosque ecosystem alive with…
Read MoreFaith in a Climate-Changed World
4.1.2022 – New Mexicans already face the impacts of climate change, including uncertain water supplies…
Read MoreNuclear Waste Storage Proposal
4.1.2022 – New Mexico State Senator Jeff Steinborn (D-District 36) is among those worried about…
Read MoreRevamping the Rio
3.25.2022 – Along the Rio Grande in Corrales, New Mexico, nonprofit and governmental partners have…
Read MoreNM’s New State Engineer
3.25.2022 – New Mexico has a new water boss under Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. State…
Read MoreWeather Modification
3.18.2022 – As drought continues to grip the western United States, some communities are trying…
Read MoreRadon Daughter Art Exhibit Reflects New Mexico’s Uranium Legacy
2.18.2022 –De Haven Solimon Chaffins grew up living with her grandparents on the Laguna Pueblo.…
Read MoreThree Degrees Higher, and Rising
2.11.2022 – On average, temperatures in New Mexico have risen three degrees since the 1970s.…
Read MoreFormer NM Game Commissioner Discusses Department
2.4.2022 – Until recently, Jeremy Vesbach was vice-chair of the New Mexico State Game Commission.…
Read MoreThe Science of Hydrogen Power
2.4.2022 – Environment Correspondent Laura Paskus and Capital & Main journalist Jerry Redfern explore what…
Read MoreFaith in a Time of Climate Change
January 14, 2022 –New Mexicans already face the impacts of climate change, including uncertain water…
Read MoreOn the Environment: Matthew Hurteau
December 31, 2021 – Matthew Hurteau is a professor in the Department of Biology at…
Read MoreOn the Environment: Sofia Jenkins-Nieto
December 31, 2021 –Sofia Jenkins-Nieto is an undergraduate student at the University of New Mexico.…
Read MoreLiving in Harmony with Urban Wildlife
December 10, 2021 – Wildlife doesn’t adhere to borders – that’s the message from an…
Read MoreCelebrating Albuquerque’s Bosque
November 26, 2021 – This holiday weekend, we show our appreciation for one of New…
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:
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