New Mexico Forest and
Watershed Restoration
Institute
We engage government agencies, academic research
institutions, land managers, and interested public in the
areas of forest and watershed management.
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UWC, IB students learn about wildfire

UWC, IB students learn about wildfire

Students at the United World College near Las Vegas, NM and International Baccalaureate schools from New Mexico learned about wildfire management, impacts and post-fire response during a presentation in February that including using a hands-on fire simulation table. Leading the presentation were fire ecologist Blanca Cespédes, chair of the Forestry Department at New Mexico Highlands University, and Shantini Ramakrishnan […]

NMFWRI Looks Back at 2023

NMFWRI Looks Back at 2023

A brief review of NMFWRI’s extensive work and projects.

Institute hosts QIA: Living with Fire workshop

Institute hosts QIA: Living with Fire workshop

Fall and winter are great times to reduce wildfire risks to homes and properties. The New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute and partners are offering a free workshop Saturday, Sept. 29 with practical tips for how to prune, thin out trees and prepare a house before the Spring fire season ramps up. No need […]

New Mexico Sunflowers

Want to learn about New Mexico Plants?

Plants are an integral part of the world around us. We’ve gathered a collection of resources for identification and care of the plants, trees, and grasses of New Mexico.

Life in the Field - Monitoring Forests

Alex Makowicki, NMFWRI monitoring technician and crew boss, talks about the work and importance of monitoring upland forests and riparian areas.

Ecological Monitoring

Restoration

The New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute provides technical assistance and practical knowledge in forest and woodland restoration to reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfire and restore healthy and sustainable forested ecosystems and restoration-based economies.

GIS/Mapping

NMFWRI represents the state’s only dedicated capability for supporting the spatial data analysis needs of external stakeholders in the natural resources sector, as well as the GIS/GPS capacity for Highlands University and for most of northern New Mexico.

Monitoring

Restoration based monitoring of New Mexico's forest and riparian ecosystems is integral to NMFWRI's mission.

Collaboration

The New Mexico Forest & Watershed Restoration Institute supports natural-resource-based collaboration by assisting communities to form collaborative organizations and build the capacity to work together to solve problems and restore natural habitats.