Our Land: New Mexico’s Environmental Past, Present and Future

On the Environment: Matthew Hurteau

Season 5 Episode 21 | 3m 6s  | Video has closed captioning.

Matthew Hurteau is a Biology professor at UNM and an ecologist who studies climate change mitigation and adaptation in forest system. In this essay, he talks about his professional--and personal--relationship with landscapes that have burned in recent wildfires. He explains ways to mitigate future catastrophic wildfires and addresses misinformation about some of those strategies.