Fire and Water are Linked in New Mexico
n 2011, the Las Conchas Fire burned 156,000 acres in the Jemez Mountains of New Mexico. At the time, it was the largest forest fire in New Mexico history. We are used to fire in New Mexico, but the Las Conchas stunned fire managers and scientists with its speed and ferocity, leaving severely burned patches up to 40,000 acres in size...
New Mexico Focuses on Collaboration in a Statewide Approach to Managing Water and Forests
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NMSU professor leads wildlife research effort in the Jemez Mountains
Among the ponderosa pines in the Valles Caldera National Preserve, large herds of elk may be seen foraging on the grasses along the forest floor. Many areas in these Northern New Mexico Jemez Mountains have been through prescribed burns or forest thins to allow for a less dense canopy, so new grasses and shrubs may grow on the forest floor and so wildfires will be less destructive.