The Southwest Ecological Restoration Institutes (SWERI) includes three university-based restoration institutes: the New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute (NMFWRI), the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute (CFRI), and the Ecological Restoration Institute (ERI) in Arizona. These institutes work together to develop a program of applied research and service to help create healthy forests, prevent wildfires, sustain the resiliency of water supplies, and create jobs.
Science
Located at public universities, each institute has direct access to resources and cutting-edge knowledge to apply to our work in forest science, collaboration, watershed health, resilience, and restoration economics.
Collaboration
The SWERI work to provide engagement, knowledge, and science support to collaborative partners, which helps guide collaborative decision-making informed by best available science.
Actionable Knowledge
The SWERI use restoration science and collaboration to deliver actionable knowledge to our partners through locally relevant, evidence-based solutions.