‘We Have to Put Fire Back on the Land’

3.15.24 – Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus talks with the heads of the New Mexico State Forestry Division about this year’s fire season, climate change and why fire is a vital part of a forest’s structure.    

Correspondent: Laura Paskus 

Guests: Laura McCarthy, New Mexico State Forester   
Lindsey Quam, Deputy New Mexico State Forester 

For More Information: 

The Future of the Forests – Our Land 

Looking Back on 2022’s Fires, Floods, & Drought – Our Land 

Forests Under Siege – Our Land 

Climate Change ‘Outpaced’ Fire Protocols – Our Land