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Preparing for Fire Season

By Myah Wilmarth | April 22, 2022

4.22.2022 –Tree ring scientist Tom Swetnam, professor emeritus at the University of Arizona, has studied forest ecology and fire regimes in the southwestern U.S. But…

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Wildfire Notifications & Resources

By Myah Wilmarth | April 22, 2022

4.22.2022 –Eytan Krasilovsky is the deputy director of the Forest Stewards Guild. He explains the unique threats of this fire season, lays out resources available…

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Community-Based Forest Management in Northern New Mexico

By Myah Wilmarth | April 22, 2022

4.22.2022 – In the Carson National Forest, there’s a new model for community forestry—and it’s based on longstanding traditions in New Mexico. The Cerro Negro…

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What Do We Do now?

By Myah Wilmarth | April 22, 2022

4.22.2022 –Fire season for 2022 saw an early start, with some prescribed burns swelling out of control. So, how can we protect our forests and…

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Earth Day Message

By Myah Wilmarth | April 22, 2022

4.22.2022 – Environment Reporter Laura Paskus shares her message to New Mexicans on Earth Day. What can you do to better your planet? Small actions…

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Analyzing Latinx Voting Trends

By Myah Wilmarth | April 15, 2022

4.15.2022 – Correspondent Russell Contreras sits down with an expert on Latinx voting trends to talk about what we learned from 2020, and how it…

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NMPBS Learning Media Modules

By Myah Wilmarth | April 15, 2022

4.15.2022 – At New Mexico PBS, our main objective is to inform you, our viewers, about the issues that matter around this state. But we’re…

The Rio Grande filled with water and ducks on bright sunny day.

Spring Runoff Forecast

By Myah Wilmarth | April 8, 2022

4.8.2022 – The Natural Resources Conservation Service issues spring forecasts for western rivers, including the Rio Grande. Hydrologist Angus Goodbody, with the agency’s National Water…

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Plastic Bags & Storm Water

By Myah Wilmarth | April 8, 2022

4.8.2022 – Albuquerque City Council has voted to override Mayor Tim Keller’s veto of their plastic bag ban repeal. Council members who voted to repeal…

A person dressed as a porcupine with leaves attached to the costume for theatre at the Rio Grande River.

Conservation Carnivale: Bringing Levity to Water Education

By Myah Wilmarth | April 1, 2022

4.1.2022 – In Albuquerque, the Conservation Carnivale brings the Rio Grande’s bosque ecosystem alive with theatre—and some silliness, too. Ringleader Endion Schichtel knows how hard…

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Faith in a Climate-Changed World

By Myah Wilmarth | April 1, 2022

4.1.2022 – New Mexicans already face the impacts of climate change, including uncertain water supplies for irrigation, dry riverbeds, forest die-offs, and wildfires. When it…

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Sustaining Journalism in New Mexico

By Myah Wilmarth | April 1, 2022

4.1.2022 – Times are tough for many news outlets in New Mexico and that means a growing risk of news deserts. Host Gene Grant talks…