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Students participate in north regional Envirothon
High school teams from Las Vegas, Taos, Peñasco, and Mesa Vista learned about soils, wildlife biology, renewable energy, forestry, and more during the Northern New Mexico Regional Envirothon competition March 21 at Collins Lake Ranch near Mora. A total of 38 students on seven teams tested their knowledge on science quizzes and then made presentations […]
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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.