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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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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…
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Our Land: Albuquerque’s Bosque
December 11, 2020 – In this month’s episode of Our Land, correspondent Laura Paskus travels…
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Groundwater War: Fort Wingate
November 13, 2020 – NMiF producer Matt Grubs talks with Our Land correspondent Laura Paskus…
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Our Land: Urban Forest Update
October 9, 2020 – This year’s hot, dry conditions highlight the need for New Mexicans…
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Impact of a Dry Rio Grande
October 9, 2020 – The Rio Grande has been dry near San Antonio, New Mexico,…
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Tribes, Power, and Water
Sept. 11, 2020 – In the western United States, rivers like the Colorado River and…
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All We’ve Surveyed: Five Years After the Gold King Mine Spill
By Laura Paskus Five years ago, crews reopening an abandoned mine in the mountains of…
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Third Anniversary Interview and Our Land: Gila Diversion Decision
July 10, 2020 – NMiF host Gene Grant celebrates the third anniversary of the show’s monthly series Our Land…
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A Dry Rio Grande and Its Impact on Endangered Fish
June 12, 2020 – On this month’s episode of Our Land, we visit the dry…
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Our Land: Rio Grande Spring Flow and Climate Change
May 8, 2020 – On this month’s episode of Our Land, we look back to…
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Our Land: A Decent Winter Becomes a Lousy Spring on the Rio Grande
Two years ago, New Mexico’s largest river dried in April, right when the Rio Grande…
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Our Land: How Australia’s Bush Fires Might Inform New Mexico’s Upcoming Fire Season
April 10, 2020 – Our Land correspondent Laura Paskus sits down with Santa Fe National…
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EPA Rolls Back Regulations During Pandemic, Shifts Burden to States
As the country reels from the spread of the novel coronavirus, federal regulators say they…
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Room to Move? Outdoor Recreation During the COVID-19 Emergency
This week, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued a public health order mandating that New Mexicans…
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Pentagon IDs Four More NM Sites at Risk of PFAS Contamination
The Pentagon has identified four more military sites in New Mexico that could be contaminating…
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Our Land: Cochiti Pueblo Opposes National Monument Expansion
March 13, 2020 – On a recent episode of Our Land, we talked about public…
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