January 28, 2025 
Santa Fe, NM – The Forest Stewards Guild and The Nature Conservancy will utilize snowy conditions to conduct a prescribed pile burn on Nature Conservancy land this winter to complete the last 10 acres of the 120 acres located just east of Santa Fe, NM beginning as soon as January 30th. The area will be treated with hand ignitions by trained and qualified firefighters working under a burn boss within the parameters of an approved and permitted burn plan. The amount and area burned will be contingent on wind, snow depth, temperature, and expected weather patterns and may be postponed and/or cancelled until conditions are favorable. All burn operations will occur with snow on the ground and will be patrolled until out.
Due to dry conditions thus far this winter, burn leaders will adjust the amount of area and piles burned to suit conditions on the burn day and will increase patrols in the days and weeks after the burn.
The piles consist of dead woody material from previous hazard fuels reduction projects. This work reduces risk to lives and property from wildfire and improves the health and long-term resilience of forested watersheds and communities by addressing wildfire.
Due to the location of the Aztec Springs Prescribed Pile Burn and its proximity to the city, smoke will be visible from City of Santa Fe, State Road 475, State Road 590, and State Road 84/285. Smoke may settle into lower elevations and drainages overnight but should lift by mid-morning. Lingering smoke may be present in the days after ignitions are complete.
The Greater Santa Fe Fireshed Coalition offers a HEPA Filter Loan program to assist smoke sensitive individuals during the burn. These filters are distributed on a first come- first served basis. For more information please visit: www.santafefireshed.org/hepa-filter-loan-program/.
For more information regarding the prescribed burn or if you have interest in attending the burn for observation, please contact Sam Berry at 541-816-6371.
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