Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center and New Mexico State University
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This podcast is a collaborative product of the Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center and New Mexico State University. We highlight stories to share the most recent advances in climate science, weather and climate adaptation, and innovative practices to support resilient landscapes and communities. We believe that sharing forward-thinking and creative climate science and adaptation solutions will strengthen our collective ability to respond to even the most challenging impacts of climate variability in one of the hottest and driest regions of the world. Sign up for email alerts and never miss an episode: https://forms.gle/7zkjrjghEBLrGf8Z9. Funding for the po...
Goat fencing meets aspen's role in checking fire; your climate curiosity gets its boots on.
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A clear, grounded episode on aridity, wind, forest structure, and wildfire management choices.
Wildfire comes through as a matter of conditions, fuels, and recovery, not spectacle. Dr. Camille Stevens-Roman, who studies post-disturbance forest recovery, explains how aridity over one hot, dry year or several can leave forests ready for large spread events that wetter…
Pollinator decline looks different when diversity becomes ecological insurance.
Pollinator decline gets a sharper, more practical frame here. The episode treats diversity as ecological insurance, not just a question of how many pollinators remain. Dr.
A grounded visit to goat-led vegetation management in a drought-stressed bosque.
Goats anchor this practical look at work in the Sandia Pueblo bosque, where prolonged drought and shifts in the Rio Grande's flow have raised fuel loads and wildfire risk.
A practical review of how timing, herbicide, and seed mixes can help Great Basin grasses regain space.
Restoring Great Basin rangeland starts with a narrow window: seeded perennial grasses need enough time and moisture to establish before cheatgrass takes over. Dr.
A grounded look at grazing as climate adaptation.
This episode tracks how targeted grazing and vertical fencing are being used to manage Southwestern rangelands. It centers on Dr. Flavie Odoin at the University of Arizona, where research, extension, and land management meet in a very practical register.
Books, systems, and the questions that unlock them.
Coastal science, patiently and beautifully reported.
Soil life, climate repair, practical regeneration.
Rangeland episode
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Dr. Camille Stevens-Roman says aspen can "serve as a bit of a barrier" and shift fire behavior.
Sarah Whipple on Come Rain or Shine says pollinators are changing in timing, range, and community composition, with bumblebees and butterflies showing earlier emergence and contractions.
This episode discusses using goats to reduce fuel loads in the Bosque ecosystem of Sandino Pueblo as a climate adaptation strategy.
Cheatgrass can germinate in fall, winter, spring, and even summer, while native perennial species cannot.
Hosts discuss climate hope and adaptation strategies in the Southwest, featuring perspectives from various stakeholders.