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Opinion piece. May 23, 2016. Philosophical Transactions Royal Society of London B 371: 20150172. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2015.0172

This poster presents research on the effectiveness of aerial seeding conducted on private lands by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) following the Trigo Wildfire of April 2008, which burned 13,709 acres of ponderosa pine and mixed conifer in the Manzano Mountains of central New Mexico. The general objectives of this research were to: - determine the effects of fire severity on the recovery of forest understory vegetative communities and determine how different plant species respond to fire severity; - determine the response of intentionally seeded grass species used in restoration efforts by the NRCS (annual rye grass, Lolium multiflorum, and tall wheat grass, Thinopyrum ponticum) to high and low fire severity; and - evaluate the relative recovery responses of native and exotic plant species to fire severity.

Report on the May 12, 2016 "Fire Fair" by the GSFFC Communication Team

The second of four (4) recorded PowerPoint presentations given during the "Preparing For Large Wildfires in New Mexico" workshop series, April 2018.

The second of four (4) recorded PowerPoint presentations given during the "Preparing For Large Wildfires in New Mexico" workshop series, April 2018.

Science You Can Use Bulletin, Issue 19. Fort Collins, CO: Rocky Mountain Research Station. Published May 2016

Video presentations from the conference held October 18-19, 2016 at Utah State University. As climate changes, forests are being impacted by severe drought, longer fire seasons, and impressive insect epidemics. New approaches to landscape restoration are needed to cope with these disturbances. The 2016 Restoring the West Conference offered presentations by experts in climate science, landscape restoration, and forest ecology on techniques for this uncertain future, and gave examples where these techniques are working.

Bagdon, B. and Huang, C.H., 2016. Southwest Fire Science Consortium Working Paper

This Landscape Restoration Strategy (LRS) was developed over seven months during 2014-2015 by the Taos Valley Watershed Coalition (TVWC). Coalition members manage or provide land use consultation on all of the adjoining jurisdictions within our focus area, which extends from the Rio Grande del Rancho on the south to the San Cristobal drainage on the north and also includes the Rio Fernando, Rio Pueblo, Rio Lucero, Rio Arroyo Seco, and Rio Hondo stream systems. Coalition members agree to focus on the goals of protecting, improving, and restoring the water quality, quantity, and ecological function of the forests and streams in the Rio Grande watershed within Taos County, to the benefit of both local and downstream water users. This LRS was developed by our membership to document our shared understanding of scientific data and community values, and to guide coordinated actions within our local watersheds.

The third of four (4) recorded PowerPoint presentations given during the "Preparing For Large Wildfires in New Mexico" workshop series, April 2018. Downloadable file.