Crews Continue to Patrol and Monitor Current Projects Here’s the latest for prescribed fire activity on the Carson National Forest: Be Smoke Ready Smoke is an inevitable part of living in a fire-dependent ecosystem. Unlike wildfires, the good news is prescribed fires are short-term in duration and planned in coordination with the New Mexico Environment […]

After a successful test fire yesterday, the collaborative prescribed fire team will move forward with ignitions on the Black Lake prescribed fire, located on state trust land approximately seven miles southeast of Angel Fire. Ignitions will target appropriately 250 acres of thinned ponderosa pine and mixed conifer forest to reduce fuels and reintroduce low intensity […]

Taos, N.M., Oct. 13, 2024—Here’s the latest for prescribed fires on the Carson National Forest: Stay Updated Residents and visitors are encouraged to keep updated with prescribed fire and other Carson National Forest news by joining the forest news release list, among other options like checking InciWeb, following on social media and using NMFireInfo.com. More […]

Resources focus day on securing La Jara Units edges and cleaning up interior pockets On the La Jara Prescribed Fire, resources continued to implement the long-term patrol and monitor plan for the La Jara unit, securing control features along the fires edge including the removal of hazardous fuels along Highway 64.  Weather conditions did not […]

Here’s the latest on the prescribed fires on the Carson National Forest. Stay Updated Residents and visitors are encouraged to keep updated with prescribed fire and other Carson National Forest news by joining the forest news release list, among other options like checking InciWeb, following on social media and using NMFireInfo.com. More information about prescribed […]

La Jara and Apache Prescribed Fire Ignitions to Continue Here’s the latest for prescribed fires on the Carson National Forest: Powderhouse Prescribed Fire The prescribed fire unit is 8,288 acres and located on the western side of Valle Vidal near Costilla Dam to the north and Holman Creek to the south. It is bounded by […]

Santa Fe, NM – The Forest Stewards Guild (the Guild) is partnering with the New Mexico State Land Office, The Nature Conservancy, Angel Fire Fire Department, Moreno Valley Fire Department, and a diverse group of collaborators to implement a prescribed broadcast burn on 200 – 400 acres of state trust land in Black Lake, NM […]

Here’s the latest for prescribed fires on the Carson National Forest: Featured News The work on the La Jara and Apache project over the past two days was a critical first step in a complex wildland urban interface area, where the forest boundary meets private property, in one case where structures are just feet from […]

Porter Wildfire located in the Jemez Ranger District Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) fire managers were notified of a new wildfire start, named the Porter Wildfire, located six miles northwest of the Village of Jemez Springs and approximately five miles southwest of Fenton Lake, the morning of Monday October 7, 2024. Resources were on scene […]

After nearly completing ignitions today on the 2,365-acre Sotano Prescribed Fire to the north of El Rito (Rio Arriba County), fire crews are close to wrapping up a major step on the project. They plan to finish treatment on the remaining 115 acres tomorrow, when smoke production will be minimal compared to the last two […]

Ignitions Near El Rito Began Today; More Planned Near Angel Fire Tomorrow. Fire crews are back this week with more prescribed fire treatments to reduce the threat of wildfire to communities, infrastructure and natural resources. They started this morning on the Sotano Unit near El Rito and Vallecitos in Rio Arriba County. About half of […]

A quick update on the timing of ignitions for prescribed fires on the Carson National Forest. For background on these projects, including smoke information, read yesterday’s post. (Photo: The American Creek Prescribed Fire, where crews remain patrolling and monitoring.)

Locations are Near Angel Fire, Canjilon and El Rito With weather conditions continuing to offer opportunities for prescribed fire, Carson National Forest fire crews remain on track with potential projects to reduce the threat of wildfire to communities, infrastructure and natural resources: The exact day of ignitions will depend on wind, weather and fuel moisture […]

Fire crews yesterday treated 500 acres in the American Creek Prescribed Fire unit, wrapping up ignitions on the project. They remain on scene today to mop up and hold the fire, which will continue to burn fuels in the unit’s interior. Smoke may continue to be visible. With a total of 950 acres treated, fire […]

Fire managers are planning to conduct the Cat Mesa prescribed fire in late October Fire managers from the Jemez Ranger District plan to begin ignitions on the 582-acre Cat Mesa prescribed fire project as early as October 20, 2024. The project area is east of Forest Road 135 approximately 1.5 miles east of the Village […]

Fire crews are continuing with ignitions on the American Creek Prescribed Fire today after treating 450 acres on Wednesday. The prescribed fire is an understory burn, which mimics fire’s natural role in vegetation communities where it is frequent and low intensity. Crews apply fire broadly throughout an area under the forest canopy where grasses, leaf […]

September 30, 2024 Location: Located in the Jemez Ranger District, the project area is located approximately 6 miles west of Jemez Springs and 3 miles south of Rancho de Chaparral Girl Scout Camp. Prescribed fire start date: Ignitions began Thursday September 26 and continued through Saturday September 28. Size: 1,701-acre project area Completion: On Saturday, […]

Preparations for the American Creek Prescribed Fire Still Ongoing With ideal weather conditions continuing, Carson National Forest fire managers are tentatively continuing with prescribed fire activity this week. Crews are continuing to prepare for the American Creek Prescribed Fire, where ignitions will begin as early as Oct. 1 and are expected to last two to […]

Saturday, September 28, 2024 Location: Located in the Jemez Ranger District, the project area is located approximately 6 miles west of Jemez Springs and 3 miles south of Rancho de Chaparral Girl Scout Camp. Prescribed fire start date: Ignitions began Thursday September 26 and are planned to continue through Saturday September 28. Size: 1,701-acre project […]

Fire managers from the Santa Fe National Forest began ignitions on the 1,701-acre North Joaquin prescribed fire project on Thursday September 26 and completed 700 acres by the end of the day. Ignitions will continue through Saturday, then fire crews will transition into a strategy of securing and holding the fire within control lines and […]