“Here in California, one tremendous impact of the shutdown was missing out on five weeks of winter forest management that we utilize to mitigate fire hazards using prescribed burns and other techniques,” said Brenda Kendrix, of the US Forest Service.
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Smart policy talk and a fart joke. Check out @cmhaffey and @callycarswell ‘s debut podcast on the looming impacts of climate change and what #NewMexico can do about it.
Our first episode is here! We talked with Denise Fort and @RomeroWirth about why the new state government is a sea change for environmental policy. https://t.co/H1xi6wv3Zd
Gov Lujan Grisham issued executive orders today doing away with the state's teacher evaluation system and PARCC testing https://t.co/cnTgOCGXHs via @thenewmexican#nmpol
You *may* have heard the buzz by now - Colorado is off to a great start to the winter #snow season! So, just how much better are we doing? Check out this loop, which compares the current snowpack in 2018 to this date last year in 2017! Any places stand out to you? #COwx ⛷️❄️🎿
Great article about the future of #wildfires in #California in the @latimes. Much is applicable throughout the world. Quote from the @CalPoly professor is really genius (wink, wink). https://t.co/0DJs5RnBjC @CaFireScience
“If the #acequias stopped flowing, all of this would be a barren zone in just a few years.” - Sylvia Rodriguez discussing the value of the Rio Fernando Collaborative. More info here: https://t.co/YEQWbgsciu
#Taos#water#RioFernando @LORfoundation
Meet Dr. Tom Swetnam, an expert in using tree-rings to study environmental and cultural history. His talk will focus on tree-ring dating and examples of historical insights and... https://t.co/t5A5tuEZRg
"When you see a headline that promises a perfect solution—walk away!" @leahktodd shares the dos and don'ts of solutions journalism, as well as links to some groundbreaking pilot projects in #NewMexico and #Montana. @soljourno@Funders_Network @LORfoundation
The Pueblo Revolt, which happened today in 1680, remains relevant to Tewa people because it illustrates how deftly they’ve withstood hundreds of years of colonization. https://t.co/YDMm6eN5vY
Following #TheMontanaGap#CollaborativeJ project via @highcountrynews and @soljourno. Critically important stories here about the rural American West, including "The Lifelong Consequences of Childhood Trauma." https://t.co/IzTVc9NqnR
Lightning Caused Wildfires across the Forest
Taos, NM (July 27, 2018) - For Immediate Release. Within the past 4 weeks, Carson National Forest fire personnel responded to 28 lightning-caused wildfire ignitions. Lightning-caused wildfires are a... http://www.twitter/CarsonNF
A crew from Rocky Mountain Youth Corps is cleaning ditches around the town of Taos and across Taos County this summer in an effort to give irrigators an edge next year while inspiring a new generation of acequia stewards. @LORfoundation #Taos#Acequia https://t.co/EMtwngpbbh
This is what a quick burst of 0.75 to 1" of rain on the #UteParkFire scar did to the normally quiet Cimarroncito Creek yesterday evening. View from NM21 near @Philmont HQ. Courtesy Tom Vigil. #nmwx#TADD#FlashFlood