The Future of Fire in New Mexico

Lou DiVizio gives a rundown of some headlines from around the state to start the week, including an update on the arrest of three suspects in the shooting outside Isotopes park that killed an 11-year-old boy and paralyzed a 23-year-old woman. Then, Our Land Senior Producer Laura Paskus hosts a roundtable conversation with U.S. Forest Service Southwestern Regional Forester Michiko Martin, Santa Fe National Forest Supervisor Shaun Sanchez, and Santa Fe National Forest Fuels Program Manager Dennis Carril. They talk about the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon and Cerro Pelado fires, prescribed burn protocols, and the future of fire and forest management in a warming world.  Host: Lou DiVizio Panel Host: Laura Paskus Guests:  Michiko Martin, U.S. Forest Service Southwestern Regional Forester  Shaun Sanchez, Santa Fe National Forest Supervisor  Dennis Carril, Santa Fe National Forest Fuels Program Manager    For More Information: U.S. Forest Service’s National Prescribed Fire Resource Mobilization Strategy  U.S. Forest Service investigation of the Cerro Pelado Fire