Hi Fireshed Members,
With severe drought conditions across the state of New Mexico, it is especially important for us to focus on reducing human-caused wildfire ignitions this year. Always check fire restrictions before you recreate, use spark arrestors on gas-powered equipment, and make sure to recreate responsibly this spring and summer.
This Wildfire Wednesdays features:
Fire prevention messages to share on social media
Post-fire Recovery through indigenous and western science-based knowledge systems
Best,
Gabe
Please Help us Prevent Wildfire! Use these social media posts!
Please help prevent wildfire by sharing these messages on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or over email. If this simple step prevents one wildfire, it could save lives and will help keep our first responders safe during the 2021 fire season. Just add the flyer as a photo and use our suggested caption, or create one of your own.
Recreate Safely
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Suggested Caption: Click Share and Help Prevent Wildfire: We all need your help to prevent wildfires this summer. The statewide average of human-caused wildfires in New Mexico is 48% of all wildfires and most of these fires can be prevented. Don’t drag chains, check spark arrestors on vehicles and equipment and for information about preventing wildfires over The Fourth of July weekend, visit https://nmfireinfo.com/ Suggested Hashtags: #recreateresponsibly #preventwildfire #nmfire #fireadaptednm
Know Before You Go
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Suggested Caption: Click Share and Help Prevent Wildfire: Know Before You Go! Before you make plans to have any smores over the campfire check for current fire restrictions. Campfires and fireworks are not allowed on most public and private land throughout New Mexico. For more information, call the Fire Restrictions Hotline: 1-877-864-6985 or visit https://firerestrictions.us/nm/
Suggested Hashtags: #recreateresponsibly #preventwildfire #nmfire #fireadaptednm
Do Your Part, Don’t Let A Wildfire Start
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Suggested Caption: Click Share and Help Prevent Wildfire: Firefighters and first responders are needed more than ever to keep America safe . Prevent wildfires by following fire restrictions, postponing debris burning, and using campfire alternatives.
Suggested Hashtags: #recreateresponsibly #preventwildfire #nmfire #fireadaptednm
Post-fire Management Recommendations: The Western Klamath Restoration Partnership
Has your community or landscape collaborative discussed post-fire restoration? If not, learn from the Western Klamath Restoration Partnership’s (WKRP) recent work on post fire restoration. While some of these recommendations may be locally-specific, there is a lot to learn on this document.
To access the WKRP’s post-fire recommendations, click here.
The April 2021 post-fire restoration recommendations from the Western Klamath Restoration Partnership are a great model of how to develop a plan through collaboration. WKRP is a diverse group of partners including tribal, federal, non-governmental organizations and community members. The WKRP’s planning area is cross-jurisdictional, and includes the Six Rivers and Klamath National Forests, State Responsibility Areas, and spans the Karuk Tribe’s Aboriginal Territory, totaling approximately 1.2 million acres. These best management practices for post-fire restoration are informed by both western science and indigenous knowledge, practice, and belief systems.
The document provides recommendations on the collaborative process in general, post-fire tree felling, fuels and fire restoration, erosion and sediment control, forest heterogeneity, and monitoring. If you are interested in broaching these subjects in your community or landscape collaborative, feel free to reach out the Fire Adapted New Mexico learning network for support by contacting gabe@forestguild.org.