New Mexico Counties (NMC) has announced the 2019-2020 Wildfire Risk Reduction for Rural Communities Grant Program. Funding for this program is provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in cooperation with NMC. The grant program gives priority to applicants who request funding for 1) Outreach and education projects (i.e. […]
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BLM to Implement Chain of Craters-Rendija Prescribed Fire in Cibola County
February 13, 2019 
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Beginning in February and continuing through spring, the Bureau of Land Management Rio Puerco Field Office plans to conduct a prescribed fire in Cibola County, weather permitting. The burn, which will occur in the 4,000 acre Chain of Craters-Rendija prescribed fire project, will be conducted in several phases. The project area is located within the […]
Continue readingBLM Plans Prescribed Fire in McKinley and Sandoval Counties
February 13, 2019 0 Comments
Beginning in February and continuing through spring, the Bureau of Land Management Rio Puerco Field Office plans to conduct a prescribed fire in McKinley and Sandoval counties, weather permitting. The approximately 500-acre area, known as Mesa Chivato, is comprised of ponderosa pine, piñon and juniper trees within the Ignacio Chavez and Chamisa Wilderness Study Areas, […]
Continue readingBLM Plans Mertz Ranch Prescribed Fire in Cibola County
February 13, 2019 0 Comments
Beginning in February, the Bureau of Land Management Rio Puerco Field Office, in cooperation with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, plans to conduct the Mertz Ranch prescribed fire on approximately 1,000 acres within the El Malpais National Conservation Area (NCA). Fire managers estimate it will take approximately 2 – 4 days to […]
Continue readingBLM plans pile burning in Catron County
February 11, 2019 0 Comments
Beginning in February and continuing through spring, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning to burn piles of juniper and piñon cuttings in three locations in Catron County, weather permitting. In addition, debris from the creation of defensible space in the Wild Horse Subdivision will be burned. The Wild Horse Slash Pit is located […]
Continue readingPrescribed Burns Planned in Chaves County
February 11, 2019 0 Comments
Beginning in February and continuing through spring 2019, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico plans to conduct prescribed burns in Chaves County. The Sand Ranch (Map_SandRanch_Spring_2019) prescribed fire consists of three burn units located 40 miles east of Roswell. The operations are dependent upon favorable weather conditions and will take several days to complete. Smoke […]
Continue readingPrescribed Burns Planned in Socorro County
February 1, 2019 0 Comments
Beginning Feb. 11 and continuing until March 15, the Bureau of Land Management Socorro Field Office, in cooperation with the New Mexico State Land Office and private landowners, plan to burn approximately 2,500 acres of grass and brush located east of Socorro, NM, weather permitting. There are five burn units, located 10-20 miles north of […]
Continue readingPrescribed Burns Planned in Lincoln County
January 31, 2019 0 Comments
Beginning in February 2019, and continuing into the spring, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be conducting prescribed burn operations about 10 miles northeast of Ruidoso and 5 miles southeast of Capitan in Lincoln County. There are two prescribed fires being planned to take place within the Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area […]
Continue readingBLM plans prescribed fire in Sandoval County
November 19, 2018 0 Comments
The Bureau of Land Management Rio Puerco Field Office plans to conduct a prescribed burn on 75 acres of BLM-managed lands located approximately 13 miles south of Cuba, N.M. between Nov. 28 – Dec. 31, weather permitting. The burn is expected to take one day and will be conducted on the east side of Highway […]
Continue readingBLM plans prescribed fire in Cibola County
November 19, 2018 0 Comments
The Bureau of Land Management Rio Puerco Field Office plans to conduct a prescribed burn on approximately 1,000 acres within the El Malpais National Conservation Area, located approximately 40 miles southeast of Grants, NM, beginning Nov. 26, weather permitting. Fire managers estimate it will take approximately 2 – 4 days to complete the burning operations, […]
Continue readingBLM Taos Field Office plans prescribed fires near Tres Piedras and Cerro
October 18, 2018 0 Comments
The Bureau of Land Management will conduct prescribed fires in the Río Grande del Norte National Monument during an approximate one-month period, beginning Oct. 22, 2018. The burns are located at Cerro Montoso and Cerro del Aire, 12 miles northeast and 4 miles northeast of Tres Piedras, N.M., respectively, and in the Guadalupe Mountains, approximately […]
Continue readingBLM to conduct prescribed fire in Cibola County
October 18, 2018 0 Comments
The Bureau of Land Management Rio Puerco Field Office plans conduct a prescribed fire in Cibola County, between Oct. 23—Dec. 31, 2018, weather permitting. The burn, which will occur in the 4,000 acre Chain of Craters-Rendija prescribed fire project, will be conducted in several phases. The project area is located within the El Malpais National […]
Continue readingBLM to implement prescribed fires in McKinley and Sandoval counties
October 18, 2018 0 Comments
The Bureau of Land Management Rio Puerco Field Office plans to conduct a prescribed fire in McKinley and Sandoval counties between Oct. 23 and Dec. 31, 2018, weather permitting. The approximately 500-acre area, known as Mesa Chivato, is comprised of ponderosa pine, piñon and juniper trees within the Ignacio Chavez and Chamisa Wilderness Study Areas, […]
Continue readingBLM plans pile burning in Catron County
October 18, 2018 0 Comments
The Bureau of Land Management is planning to burn piles of juniper and piñon cuttings in three locations in Catron County from Oct. 20–Dec. 31, 2018, weather permitting. In addition, debris from the creation of defensible space in the Wild Horse Subdivision will be burned. The Wild Horse Slash Pit is located 40 miles south […]
Continue readingCerro Fire Declared Out
September 14, 2018 Comments Off on Cerro Fire Declared Out
The Cerro Fire, located in Cibola County, southwest of Grants, N.M., has been declared out. The Continental Divide Trail is open. The fire burned 443 acres on Bureau of Land Management-managed lands. This will be the final update on the fire. Precipitation had minimized fire growth and extinguished the fire. The fire was ignited by […]
Continue readingCerro Fire Update 8/9/18
August 9, 2018 0 Comments
The lightning caused Cerro fire continues to burn on BLM managed lands southwest of Grants, N.M. The fire is currently 30 acres in size and being managed by local BLM and New Mexico State Forestry resources. Firefighters continue with prep work adjacent to private property and along the Continental Divide Trail. The BLM plans on […]
Continue readingCerro Fire Update, BLM Rio Puerco Field Office
August 7, 2018 0 Comments
Lightning from a storm on Sunday, August 6, started the Cerro Fire on Bureau of Land Management lands southwest of Grants, N.M. The fire is currently 20 acres in size and being managed by local BLM resources. The fire is burning in piñon and juniper woodlands and ponderosa pine forest. No homes or structures are […]
Continue readingBLM Albuquerque District to Rescind Restrictions Effective July 13
July 12, 2018 0 Comments
On July 13 at 8 a.m., the BLM Albuquerque District, in conjunction with federal partners and due to recent and forecasted precipitation, will rescind fire restrictions on district lands that fall within the following counties: Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, Socorro, Torrance and Valencia. Fire restrictions remain in effect for BLM-managed lands in the Farmington […]
Continue readingBLM Fire Restrictions Lifted in Southern NM
July 12, 2018 0 Comments
Recent moisture and increased humidity has reduced the fire danger and allowed the Bureau of Land Management to lift fire restrictions on public land in southern New Mexico, starting at 8 a.m. on July 12. The fire restrictions are terminated within the BLM Las Cruces District in Grant, Sierra, Hidalgo, Luna, Doña Ana and Otero counties. The restrictions had been […]
Continue readingBLM Implements Fire Restrictions in Northern NM; Effective June 6
June 6, 2018 0 Comments
The Bureau of Land Management Farmington District is initiating emergency fire restrictions on public lands managed by the Farmington and Taos Field Offices in San Juan, Rio Arriba, Taos, Santa Fe, McKinley, Sandoval, Colfax, Union, Mora, Harding, Quay, and San Miguel counties, beginning Wednesday, June 6, 2018, due to high fire potential. The restrictions will remain […]
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