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Whitewater-Baldy Complex Fire UPDATE – May 27 – 6:00 am – Catwalk Rec. Area Closed due to Fire

For Immediate Release: May 27, 2012 8:00 a.m. Special Announcement Yesterday afternoon the Gila National Forest closed the Catwalk National Recreation Trail until further notice.  Please visit the Gila National Forest Website at www.fs.usda.gov/gila for further details on this closure. General Information/Announcements: Lighter winds are forecasted for today.  The winds will be from the west and [...]

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Please be “Fire Safe” over this Memorial Weekend!!!

With hot, dry and windy conditions predicted for this holiday weekend; local, State and Federal agencies are urging folks to think about fire safety. There are Red Flag warnings predicted strong winds, low relative humidites and high fire danger in Northern, Central and Southeast New Mexico, so please be very cautious with any type of outdoor [...]

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Santa Fe National Forest Gallina WUI Prescribed Burn UPDATE

Fire managers have stopped prescribed burning for today and for this week within the Gallina Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) project area. This week, 261 acres were treated within the 3,570 project area.  Today, 70 acres were treated.  Tomorrow, there will be no additional burning.  Fire managers will be onsite patrolling and monitoring this week’s burning [...]

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Magdalena Ranger District Plans Sargent Prescribed Burn

MAGDALENA, NM – APRIL 26, 2012 – The Cibola National Forest, Magdalena Ranger District is planning a prescribed burn to help improve wildlife habitat and forest health. The burn is expected to begin the week of April 30, 2012 and will continue until completed, depending on weather and fuel conditions. The Sargent prescribed burn will [...]

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