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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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Rivers Through the Lens of Pueblo Feminism
November 19, 2021 –Environment reporter Laura Paskus speaks with activist Julia Bernal about water conservation.…
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Already ‘baked in,’ NM’s water challenges loom large on the political landscape
Laura Paskus New Mexico officials know that continued warming is drying out the state’s rivers,…
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Balancing Water and Development in the East Mountains
November 5, 2021 – In 2017, the Our Land team visited the Petrie family in…
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Avangrid’s Track Record in Maine
October 29, 2021 –New Mexicans are facing some potentially big changes when it comes to…
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NM Author William deBuys on Earth Care – and hope
October 22, 2021 –In his latest book, “The Trail to Kanjiroba: Rediscovering Earth in an Age of…
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Together for Brothers
October 15, 2021 – New Mexicans love to get outside and hit the hiking or…
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NM Ag Secretary Discusses Drought and Adaptation
September 24, 2021 – It’s been another challenging year for New Mexico’s farmers and ranchers, who…
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Fighting More Than Fire
Facing bigger blazes, longer hours and low pay, wildland firefighters ask Congress and federal agencies…
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Drought, Extreme Weather, and NM’s Hotter Climate
August 13, 2021 – On this month’s episode of Our Land, correspondent Laura Paskus and…
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Groundwater War: Reporters on the Challenges of Covering PFAS
New Mexico isn’t the only state trying to compel the U.S. military to clean up…
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Community-Based Forest Management in Northern New Mexico
July 9, 2021 – This month on Our Land, Correspondent Laura Paskus visits the Carson…
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Forests Under Siege
June 11, 2021 – This month marks the ten-year anniversary of the 2011 Las Conchas Fire, which burned 156,000…
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The Return of Blue-Green Algae Blooms
May 14, 2021 – On this month’s episode of Our Land, we look back to…
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Look Up on Earth Day
April 23, 2021 – As the world celebrates Earth Day, environment correspondent Laura Paskus reflects…
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The Rio Grande’s Drier Future
April 9, 2021 – As the climate warms, arid regions like New Mexico will continue…
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Reconciling with the past through place and story
February 12, 2021 – Snap open a map and read the place names listed across…
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Cochiti Pueblo Opposes Bandelier Bill
January 8, 2021 – Public lands in New Mexico hold different meanings for different people,…
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New Mexico’s Military Legacy & PFAS Contamination
December 25, 2020 – One of the other top stories of 2020 for us here…
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