SANTA FE, NM – Feb. 11, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning to take advantage of favorable conditions, including snowpack, fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, to implement a previously announced prescribed burn on Rowe Mesa on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District starting as […]

TAOS, NM – Feb. 11, 2021 – With most of northern New Mexico in extreme drought, the 2021 fire season could begin as early as late March or early April. The Carson National Forest is working with local, state, federal, and tribal partners, and non-governmental organizations to encourage New Mexicans to recognize that in our […]

TAOS, NM – Feb. 10, 2021 – Fire managers are taking advantage of favorable conditions to proceed with the previously announced La Jara pile burns today on the Carson National Forest to reduce the risk of high-severity wildfire and amount of hazardous fuels on the ground. Crews completed over 10 acres of the 50-acre La […]

Between Feb. 10 and March 15,the Bureau of Land Management’s Socorro Field Office, in cooperation with the New Mexico State Land Office and private landowners, will be burning sacaton grass draws east of Socorro, N.M., weather permitting. Up to 1,200 acres of grass and brush will be burned in two separate burn units. One unit […]

The Spring Fire Jurisdiction: Private Land and Lincoln National Forest Size: 5 acres Cause: Human Caused Date/Time Detected: 8:30 pm Feb. 5, 2021 Location: Spring Canyon, near Sacramento Firefighting Resources: 2 Type-6 engines, numerous volunteer fire departments, miscellaneous personnel. Fuel Type:  Ponderosa pine, grasses Values at Risk: Structures near Sacramento Fire Update: The Spring Fire began as […]

Las Cruces, N.M. – Beginning the week of February 8, the Bureau of Land Management Las Cruces District will begin prescribed burn operations in Otero County and at Dripping Springs Natural Area.  The BLM, in conjunction with Holloman Air Force Base, is planning a 500-2500-acre prescribed burn, 20 miles northeast of Orogrande in Otero County. […]

TAOS, NM – Feb. 4, 2021 – After successful test ignitions, crews are proceeding with the previously announced El Rito Canyon pile burn today on the Carson National Forest. The 238-acre El Rito Canyon pile burn located northwest of the El Rito community near Highway 110 is designed to remove woody debris from previously thinned […]

NEWS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 28, 2021Contact: Eytan Krasilovsky, 505-470-0185, eytan@forestguild.org Tom Swetnam, 575-829-4649, swetnamt@arizona.edu Pile burning north of Jemez Springs planned to begin as soon as February 1st to improve forest health, protect water sources, and reduce wildfire risk. Santa Fe, NM – A private landowner, The Nature Conservancy’s Rio Grande Water Fund and […]

TAOS, NM – Jan. 26, 2021 – Recognizing that longer, more extreme fire seasons are likely to continue, the Carson National Forest is working with partners at other forests, agencies and non-governmental organizations to launch a 2021 campaign to promote wildfire preparedness with a different theme for each month of the year. The message for […]

SANTA FE, NM – Jan. 26, 2021 – Recognizing that longer, more extreme fire seasons are likely to continue, the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) is working with partners at other forests, agencies and non-governmental organizations to launch a 2021 campaign to promote wildfire preparedness with a different theme for each month of the year. […]

TAOS, NM – Jan. 22, 2021 – Fire managers on the Carson National Forest are taking advantage of favorable conditions today and continuing the previously announced Kiowa-San Cristobal prescribed pile burns. The 80-acre Kiowa-San Cristobal pile burn located near San Cristobal and Gallina Canyon is designed to remove woody debris from a previously thinned area. […]

TAOS, NM – Jan. 20, 2021 – After successful test ignitions, crews are proceeding with the previously announced La Jara pile burns today on the Carson National Forest to reduce the amount of hazardous fuels on the ground. The recent winter storm that moved through New Mexico helped create optimal conditions to burn slash piles. […]

The Otero County slash pit will be burned today, Wednesday, January 20, 2021. The Slash Pit is located off Highway 244 northeast of Cloudcroft, NM. Smoke will be visible from Cloudcroft and along Highway 82 and Highway 244. Please use extra caution while driving in smoky conditions. The Slash Pit is co-operated by Otero County […]

SANTA FE, NM – Jan. 19, 2021 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning to take advantage of favorable conditions, including snowpack, fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, to implement previously announced prescribed burns on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District starting as early as tomorrow. The […]