We put together a field trip for the JFSP governing board to tour the Jemez Mountains area with a focus on understanding/studying the fires that occurred there over several decades. The field trip materials below are listed in order of each place we stopped. We also have provided a virtual field trip with photos of the various areas we visited (also available by clicking the image below).
Stop 1- Burnt Mesa
- Cerro Grande Burn Severity Map
- Fire History from outside Los Alamos
- Fire History Near Ponderosa Campground
- Fire Scars from 1748 Fire
- Jemez Recent Fire History
- Jemez Recent High Severity Fire
- T. Foxx long-term study information
- ArcBurn – Fire Effects on Cultural Resources, a project in progress
Stop 2- Dome Fire
- Dome Fire Burn Severity
- Smooth brome increase since 1996
- Smooth brome may inhibit ponderosa pine regeneration
Stop 3- Cochiti Canyon
- Las Conchas Factsheet
- Las Conchas Burn Severity
- SW Drought and Forest Drought Stress Index from Williams et al 2013
- Wildland Fire in America
Stop 4- Cerro Balitas
Stop 5- History Grove