The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District is preparing to strategically implement multiple prescribed fire projects to reduce hazardous fuels over the course of the next few months across the grasslands in and around Otero County, pending suitable conditions. BLM firefighters and personnel will conduct and monitor the projects. These fuels projects are […]

Pile burn projects continue in the Española Ranger District Fire managers from the SFNF Española Ranger District are planning to begin the Pacheco Canyon pile burn project on Thursday Feb. 15. The Pacheco Canyon piles are located northeast of Santa Fe, N.M. and consist of 253 acres of debris left after fuel reduction projects that […]

Carson National Forest fire crews, with the support of the Ojo Sarco Volunteer and Red River fire departments, completed this season’s pile burning for the Rio Trampas Project yesterday. Piles made from approximately 180 acres of thinning in three locations (map) were treated with prescribed fire. “I really want to thank the community for their […]

Projects on Mt Taylor, Magdalena, Mountainair, Sandia, Black Kettle and Kiowa Rita Blanca Ranger Districts ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Feb. 1, 2024 – Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands fire crews are preparing to strategically implement multiple prescribed fires in the coming weeks across the forest and grasslands to reduce hazardous fuels pending suitable conditions. Prescribed […]

Partnerships Critical to Project’s Success With snow on the ground and more forecasted later this week, fire crews are preparing to potentially begin pile burning near the High Road to Taos (Highway 76) as early as Wednesday, Jan. 31. Forest Service personnel will be supported by partners, including the Ojo Sarco Volunteer Fire Department, Taos […]

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Jan. 30, 2024 – Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands fire crews are preparing to implement prescribed fire operations on approximately 10 acres of piles within the previously announced Sulphur unit of the Sandia Piles RX Plan on January 31. The pile burn area is located in the Sandia east mountains, north […]

Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands fire managers took advantage of favorable weather conditions this week to implement prescribed fire pile burning on the previously announced Sulphur unit on the Sandia Ranger District. The pile burn area is located in the Sandia east mountains, north of I-40, west of NM-14 and south of NM-536. See […]

Ignitions on the Aztec Springs Pile Burn near Santa Fe, NM are complete. The Forest Stewards Guild, The Nature Conservancy, and partners completed 107 out of 117 acres on the project. A heavy wet snow in the area allowed them to complete the burn safely.  The next 3 days of mild storms with colder temps, 40-50% […]

Ignitions are planned to begin on the prescribed pile burn in the Aztec Springs area on January 21st and 22nd. This burn is located east of Santa Fe and north of the Randall Davey Audubon center on Nature Conservancy property. The Forest Stewards Guild and The Nature Conservancy will utilize snowpack conditions to conduct this […]

Carson National Forest fire crews are tentatively planning to begin pile burning north of Canjilon, N.M, as early as January 23. The Fuertes Piles, named after the nearby Cañada Fuertes, were made from 102 acres of thinning on Forest Service land near private land.  Work will occur off Forest Road 124 near the intersection with […]

Information on ongoing and potential pile burn projects in the Cuba, Coyote, Espanola, and Jemez Ranger Districts Santa Fe, N.M., Jan. 12, 2024— With the recent and forecast snow fall the Santa Fe National Forest continues pile burn projects across districts. The decision to proceed with each pile burn depends on multiple factors including persistent […]

Starting as early as January 17 through March ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Jan. 16, 2024 – Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands fire crews are preparing to implement prescribed fire as early as January 17 through March on 60 acres of piles within the previously announced Sulphur unit of the Sandia Piles RX Plan. The pile […]

The upcoming prescribed pile burn in the Aztec Springs area, conducted by the Forest Stewards Guild and The Nature Conservancy, was delayed due to high winds, but we will begin seeking a new window to implement after January 15th. The Forest Stewards Guild and The Nature Conservancy will utilize snowpack conditions to conduct a prescribed […]

Pile burns tentatively planned in Jemez and Espanola ranger districts Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) fire managers have scheduled potential prescribed pile burns in both the Jemez and Espanola ranger districts as early as this week. Operations will involve pile burn projects intended to reduce hazardous fuels, enhance wildlife habitat, and improve forest health.  The […]

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 on up to 120 acres located just east of Santa Fe, NM beginning as soon as 1/8/24 and continuing throughout the winter as conditions allow.  The area […]

Learn more about upcoming prescribed pile burns on the Santa Fe National Forest SANTA FE, N.M., Dec. 29, 2023— Join Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) staff to learn more about upcoming prescribed pile burns in the Espanola Ranger District at a public meeting on Wednesday January 10, 2024, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in […]

Application Period: Dec 23 – Feb 1 ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Dec. 21, 2023 – Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands – Sandia Ranger District will host a Women in Wildfire Camp March 8 – 11, 2024 for individuals interested in exploring a career in wildland firefighting. Camp participants will gain a greater understanding of the […]

Coyote Ranger District Gobernador prescribed pile burn: Monday and Tuesday fire personnel completed ignitions on 27 acres of piles on the southern end of the district. Currently, there is no smoke visible from the area. The unit was secured as of Tuesday and will continue to be patrolled and monitored until it is declared out. […]