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BLM Plans Prescribed Burning in Socorro and Catron Counties

Socorro – The Bureau of Land Management Socorro Field Office will burn up to 20 acres in Catron County between February 15 and April 1, 2016, weather permitting.  The burn includes slash piles one mile west of the Pietown, immediately north of Highway 60. The objective of this burn project is to remove piles of […]

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Prescribed Burn Planned for Sandoval County

Albuquerque, NM – Starting Monday, December 7 and continuing through December 31, 2015, weather permitting, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rio Puerco Field Office will be conducting a prescribed burn that includes approximately 20 acres along the Perea Nature Trail in the Rio Salado Riparian Area. The area is comprised of salt cedar and […]

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Prescribed Burn Planned for Sandoval County

Albuquerque, NM – Starting Monday, November 9, 2015, weather permitting, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rio Puerco Field Office will begin conducting a prescribed burn that includes approximately 20 acres along the Perea Nature Trail in the Rio Salado Riparian Area. The area is comprised of salt cedar and Russian olive, and is approximately […]

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Prescribed Burn Planned for McKinley and Sandoval Counties

Albuquerque, NM – Starting Monday, November 9, 2015, weather permitting, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rio Puerco Field Office will begin conducting a prescribed burn that includes approximately 300 acres within the Ignacio Chavez and Chamisa Wilderness Study Areas. The area, known as Mesa Chivato, is comprised of ponderosa pine, piñon, and juniper, and […]

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