New Mexico Highlands University—nurturing our forests

Published July 16, 2024 at 5:22 PM PDT

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New Mexico Highands University's Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon post fire reforestation project

Join grad-student Noah Aragon as he shares insights about the Forestry Department's multiple missions to shepherd our forests

Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with grad-student Noah Aragon, serving as a Crest, field & lab technician at New Mexico Highlands University, Department of Forestry in Las Vegas, New Mexico.

New Mexico Highlands University's grad-student Noah Aragon

Aragon shares fascinating insights about the Department of Forestry’s missions and response in the aftermath of the devastating April 2022 Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires--the largest in the state’s history.

Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon area post 2022 fire

NM Fire--Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon map of 2022 fire area

New Mexico Highlands University's Department of Forestry houses the Forestry and Conservation Management programs. Areas of study focus on the management of forest and rangeland ecosystems, the natural resources and biodiversity they contain, and the ecosystem services they provide.

New Mexico Highlands University's Crest field and Lab Technician Noah Aragon planting seedlings on site of Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon reforestation project

Programs emphasize the sustainable adaptive management of forests and rangeland through the application of ecological principles and knowledge, in conjunction with an understanding of economics, human dimensions, and law and policy.

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