Fire and Water are Linked in New Mexico

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...

How the Santa Fe Fireshed affects you and your neighbors

How the Santa Fe Fireshed affects you and your neighbors

Many forested areas within the Santa Fe Fireshed are dense and overgrown with trees and vegetation due to a century of fire suppression. This condition is not only ecologically unhealthy but also raises the risk of high-intensity wildfire in and around our communities.

The GSFFC is a coalition of public and private organizations. The GSFFC is not a subdivision of the State of New Mexico, as defined in the state’s Open Meetings Act, §§ 10-15-1 to 10-15-4 NMSA 1978. Although federal agencies participate in the GSFFC, the Coalition is not a federal advisory board and was not created by a federal agency, as defined by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5.U.S.C. app. 2, §§ 1 to 16 (2012). The GSFFC operates informally to support its partners, and is not incorporated as a non-profit, 501(C)(3), partnership, or other legal status.