{"id":44555,"date":"2024-03-19T08:12:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T15:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=44555"},"modified":"2024-03-19T08:12:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T15:12:34","slug":"to-help-us-help-the-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/to-help-us-help-the-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTo help us help the forest.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cFirst of mind is what happened in Texas last week\u2014and the speed at which that grass fire got really big and dangerous,\u201d New Mexico State Forester Laura McCarthy said in the NMPBS studio last week. \u201cThere are parts of New Mexico right now where that kind of fire could have happened here. And on a Red Flag Day like the day when that fire took off, we could have experienced that same fire behavior.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added, \u201cAt the same time, there are also other parts of the state, especially the northern mountains, that have a pretty high snow pack, more than average, and while that’s great, we also know that with climate change and the warming temperatures, that snow is going to disappear a lot faster than it used to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On last week\u2019s show, New Mexico State Forester Laura McCarthy and Deputy State Forester Lindsey Quam spoke about the 2024 fire season, prescribed fire, what foresters have learned from the 2022 Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire, protecting your community from wildfire, and more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historically, fire was vital to the structure and composition of western forests, Quam said during the interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n