SOCORRO, N.M. (KRQE) – They breathe life into the world, but trees at one New Mexico lake have had the life taken out of them. They are being attacked by an invasive killer, and drastic measures are ...

Bark beetles are important for New Mexico’s forest ecosystems. They usually attack stressed trees, which are then replaced by younger, stronger trees. Defoliators are insects that eat tree needles or ...

TAOS — J.R. Logan was working as a local journalist when he first learned that every forest — and every tree within it — retains a detailed record of its past. It was 2016 when Logan trekked into ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Wildfires have left communities devastated across New Mexico, but it’s not just people who are affected. All that destruction takes a toll on the trees left standing. 2024 was a ...

Jan. 1—The Jemez Mountains once acted like a sponge. That was before the 2011 Las Conchas Fire, at the time the largest wildfire in New Mexico history, covering 156,000 acres. More than a decade later ...