January 15, 2014: Black Lake Prescribed Burn: Lessons Learned in Building Capacity for Prescribed Fire

Eytan Krasilovsky will share challenges and lessons learned surrounding the Forest Guild’s recent Black Lake Training Exchange. Forest Guild and the New Mexico State Land Office, with support from the Nature Conservancy’s Fire Learning Network, convened a grant funded training exchange to burn 900 acres of state trust lands in a wildland-urban interface in northern …

Wildlife and Fire Webinar 3 Cover Photo

Wildlife and Fire: Improving Habitat Management Through Monitoring and Adaptation

In a nutshell: Panelists discuss a variety of topics related to the impact of climate change, fire, and associated stressors on wildlife habitat management. Join us for research reviews, case studies, and stories about emerging monitoring technologies, management frameworks, and holistic approaches to wildlife biology to advance our understanding of fire and wildlife and improve …

2023 Overview and 2024 Outlook Webinar Cover Photo

Fire in the Southwest – Fire Season 2023 Overview and 2024 Outlook

In a nutshell: Learn about commonalities and unique events within the 10 largest Southwestern fires of 2023 and hear a meteorologist explore the fire season outlook and expectations for fire weather behavior in 2024. Recorded On: June 4, 2024 Description: Wildfire is part of the landscape in the Southwest. It can be a threat to …

Vegetation Type Conversion Workshop Summary

Vegetation Type Conversion Workshop Summary 2020 Workshop: Vegetation type conversion in the Southwest: A workshop summary Authors: Rachel M. Gregg (EcoAdapt) and Laura A. Marshall (University of Arizona)

A post-fire ponderosa pine seedling

January 18, 2017: Patterns of conifer regeneration following high severity wildfire in ponderosa pine-dominated forests

Date: January 18, 2017, 12pm MST Presenter: Marin Chambers, Colorado Forest Restoration Institute, CSU The past two decades have witnessed fires of increased severity in southern Rocky Mountain ponderosa pine – dominated forests. Marin will discuss results from an ongoing project that is characterizing post-fire conifer regeneration in severely burned patches, and how regeneration characteristics are governed …

Fire in the West 2020

Hot and Dry Podcast Series EPISODE SUMMARY In our last episode of the season we process out loud the fire season that is 2020. We hear from folks directly impacted and talk to a certified climate expert to learn how climate change is (or isn’t) causing the fires on the west coast. EPISODE NOTES Cally …

WUFS Call for Presenters Fall 2020

WUFS Call for Presenters Fall 2020 Call for Presentations for the 2020 New Mexico Wildland Urban Fire Summit in Las Vegas, San Miguel County, NM on October 22-23, 2020 Theme: All Lands, All Neighbors (for wildfire resilience) Audience: The NM Wildland Urban Summit is attended by community members, fire service volunteers and professionals, non-profit conservation …

Map: Southwest Fires Image (1909-2021)

Map: Most Notable Fires in Arizona and New Mexico

Explore maps of the most notable fires in Arizona and New Mexico 1909*-2021. Shown are the fires listed in our Wildfire Season Overview products as well as any fire over 100,000 acres. All of the maps are georeferenced and can be put on Avenza or a similar app to be utilized on a mobile device! *The available …