Objectives 1) use a collaborative process that includes key managers from the forest service and non governmental organization(NGO) community in the RIO grande watershed to a. Define metrics that will…

Objectives 1) use a collaborative process that includes key managers from the forest service and non governmental organization(NGO) community in the RIO grande watershed to a. Define metrics that will quantify current and desired conditions.b. Evaluate the accuracy of ecosystem mapping products.c. Transfer open access code and training to allow for continued monitoring.2) model desired conditions collaboratively developed to include a range of resource concerns and stakeholder objectives, support adaptation to future conditions, and be attainable based on those detailed in the santa FE and carson national forest plans.3) usepublicly available satellite remotely sensed datasets to produce wall to wall, high resolution layers quantifying the current conditions of a. Vertical and horizontal fuel continuityb. Forest structural attributes relevant to mexican spotted OWL habitatc. Tree mortalityd. Post fire conditions with a high probability of reburning at high SEVERITY4) characterize the current departure from desired conditions for the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire using outputs from objectives 1A), 2) and 3A).benefits this research will provide geospatial data products characterizing ecosystem conditions at a high spatial resolution in the upper RIO grande watershed and open access code and training to forest managers at the santa FE and carson national forests tosupport pre and post treatment monitoring. The scientific advancements will include new protocols and code for mapping fuel conditions that are broadly relevant to forests in the western US, distributed through two manuscripts submitted to peer reviewed journals, one conference presentation, a research brief, and a webinar with the southwest fire science consortium.