Briefing Papers
Briefing papers are produced by the Forest Stewards Guild based on relevant research from Coalition partners. These papers address foundational knowledge of fire ecology, wildlife, water resources and more. Recently published papers are available below.
Stewarding the Fireshed
- Produced in concert with Fire Adapted Communities New Mexico
Challenges and actionable solutions for protecting our forest, community, and health. This paper was originally distributed in the Holiday 2021 edition of the Santa Fe Reporter.
Source Water
- Produced by the Forest Stewards Guild in Partnership with Santa Fe Water and funded by The Nature Conservancy
Containing Wildfire
- Produced by the Forest Stewards Guild and funded by The Nature Conservancy
Additional Resources:
For more information on the Medio Fire, wildfire mitigation efforts, and to view the interactive map, visit the coalition webpage: Successful Treatment - Medio Fire
Read more about how the Medio’s post-fire impacts continue to affect the Greater Santa Fe Fireshed and communities:
Charred and still changing: Rio en Medio Trail closed as officials mitigate post-fire hazards
Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire
~ Produced by the Forest Stewards Guild
Pollinators and Wildfire
- Produced by the Forest Stewards Guild, based off of several published papers.
Post Fire Impacts
- Developed based on research by Manuel Lopez and the Burned Area Learning Network and produced by the Forest Stewards Guild.
Additional resources:
Read more about the science on post-fire impacts and threats:
State of the Knowledge about Post-Fire ResponseRead more about USGS’s modeling work.
Learn more about post fire response: Post-Fire Treatment Effectiveness for Hillslope Stabilization.
Forest Type Conversion
- Produced by the Forest Stewards Guild from research by Christopher H. Guiterman, Ellis Q. Margolis, Craig D. Allen, Donald A. Falk, and Thomas W. Swetnam.
Fire History in the Fireshed
Fire History in the Greater Santa Fe Fireshed: Fire scars as a record of fire history.
- Produced by the Forest Stewards Guild from research by Ellis Margolis, USGS.
NEPA Demystified
- Produced by the Forest Stewards Guild. Contributing authors are Hannah Bergemann (USFS), Sandra Imler-Jacquez (USFS), and Alan Barton (New Mexico Forest & Watershed Restoration Institute).
Insect Defoliation in the Fireshed
- Written by John Formby and Sherele Brooks, and produced by the Forest Stewards Guild. Based off of recent work from John Formby, Ph.D, New Mexico State Forestry, Forest Health Program Manager.
The Intersection of Bird Habitat and Forest Restoration in the Southwest
- Developed by the USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Scientist Deborah M. Finch and Postdoctoral Wildlife Biologist Karen E. Bagne, and produced by the Forest Stewards Guild.