{"id":41321,"date":"2023-03-30T15:12:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T22:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=41321"},"modified":"2023-03-31T14:43:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T21:43:12","slug":"the-future-of-the-forests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-future-of-the-forests\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of the Forests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"pbs-viral-player-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; padding-top: calc(56.25% + 43px);\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/viralplayer\/3079184295\/\" allowfullscreen allow=\"encrypted-media\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3.31.23 <\/strong>\u2013This spring, the Sandia Mountains have received more precipitation than in recent years, but they are still warming and drying over time. The forests are also overly dense, thanks in part to more than a century of fire suppression. As Our Land\u2019s Laura Paskus reports, conditions are prime for what could someday be a catastrophic fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correspondent:<\/strong> Laura Paskus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guests:<\/strong><br>Shawn Martin, forest silviculturist, Cibola National Forest&nbsp;<br>Aaron Johnson, Forestry Program manager, Cibola National Forest<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/b1df715fbb4a4d818459cbcfa4e96357\"><em>2021 Forest Health Conditions in Arizona and New Mexico<\/em><\/a><em> \u2013 USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Protection&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.knme.org\/video\/climate-change-outpaced-fire-protocols-ovlrpn\/\"><em>Climate Change \u2018Outpaced\u2019 Fire Protocols<\/em><\/a><em> \u2013 Our Land<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/portal.knme.org\/video\/forests-under-siege-eocut9\/\"><em>Forests Under Siege<\/em><\/a><em> \u2013 Our Land<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/sfd\/fire-prevention-programs\/#gsc.tab=0\"><em>New Mexico Prevention Resources<\/em><\/a><em> \u2013 New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3.31.23 \u2013This spring, the Sandia Mountains have received more precipitation than in recent years, but they are still warming and drying over time. 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