{"id":39358,"date":"2022-04-22T16:24:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T23:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=39358"},"modified":"2022-04-22T16:24:07","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T23:24:07","slug":"preparing-for-fire-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/preparing-for-fire-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for Fire Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Preparing for Fire Season | Our Land\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6N8GzvGmtII?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4.22.2022 <\/strong>\u2013Tree ring scientist Tom Swetnam, professor emeritus at the University of Arizona, has studied forest ecology and fire regimes in the southwestern U.S. But Swetnam isn&#8217;t just peering into the distant past. He&#8217;s also working to thin trees on his own property, share knowledge with neighbors and help his local community understand how to keep their homes and neighborhoods safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correspondent:<\/strong> Laura Paskus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong> Tom Swetnam, professor emeritus at the University of Arizona<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/sfd\/protecting-your-home-from-wildfire\/\"><em>NM State Forestry: Protecting your home from wildfire<\/em><\/a><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/sfd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Wui_defzone.pdf\"><em>NM State Forestry: Creating Wildfire-Defensible Zones<\/em><\/a><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/sfd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/LivingwithFire_2018_NMStateForestry_FINAL.pdf\"><em>Living with Fire: A Guide for the Homeowner (English)<\/em><\/a><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/Public-Education\/Fire-causes-and-risks\/Wildfire\/Firewise-USA\"><em>Firewise USA: Residents Reducing Wildfire Risks (National Fire Protection Association)<\/em><\/a><em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4.22.2022 \u2013Tree ring scientist Tom Swetnam, professor emeritus at the University of Arizona, has studied forest ecology and fire regimes in the southwestern U.S. But Swetnam isn&#8217;t just peering into the distant past. 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