Release Date: June 23, 2022 Contact: Dave Krueger, Chief of Interpretation (vall_news@nps.gov) Valles Caldera to Lift Fire Restrictions Jemez Springs, NM – With improved fuel moisture levels and reduced fire danger, Valles Caldera National Preserve will lift Stage II and III fire restrictions at 9:00 am on Friday, June 24, 2022. As a result, most […]
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Bandelier National Monument Closed Due to Cerro Pelado Fire
May 2, 2022 
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News Release Date: May 1, 2022 Contact: Joanie Budzileni, 505-672-3861 x1501 Los Alamos, New Mexico – Due to the activity of the Cerro Pelado Fire, Bandelier National Monument is closed until further notice. Please visit Bandelier website and Facebook pages for updated information. Fire restrictions and information for New Mexico can be found at: NM Fire Info | New Mexico Fire Information
Continue readingNational Park Service’s Pueblo Parks Group Implements Stage II Fire Restrictions
April 21, 2022 0 Comments
National Park Service News Release For Immediate Release: April 21, 2022 For further information contact: Bandelier – Joanie Budzileni, joanie_budzileni@nps.gov, 505-672-3861, x1501 Fort Union – BJ Cluff, bj_cluff @nps.gov, 505-425-8025 x226 Pecos – Becky Latanich, becky_latanich@nps.gov, 505-757-7210 Valles Caldera – David Krueger, david_krueger@nps.gov 505-412-0826 Los Alamos, Watrous, Pecos, Jemez Springs, New Mexico – Due to the increased risk of […]
Continue readingSanta Fe County Seeking Input on Community Wildfire Protection Plan Update
July 30, 2020 0 Comments
The Santa Fe County Fire Department is developing a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) update and is looking for your input. Due to restrictions on public gatherings as a result of Covid-19, the County has chosen to use an interactive website, or story map, as the primary tool to share information and gather input for […]
Continue readingUpdated: BLM Taos Field Office plans prescribed burns near Tres Piedras and Cerro in Feb. 2020
January 27, 2020 0 Comments
Beginning Feb. 1 and continuing for up to 30 days, the Bureau of Land Management will be conducting prescribed burns in the Río Grande del Norte National Monument on the Guadalupe Mountains, located 1 mile south of Cerro, N.M. Smoke may be visible from highways NM 522, U.S. 285, and U.S. 64. On Feb. 1, BLM […]
Continue readingPrescribed burn planned for Sandoval County Spring 2020
January 15, 2020 0 Comments
Beginning Jan. 24 thru April 30, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Rio Puerco Field Office will conduct a prescribed burn at the Perea Nature Area on approximately 20 acres of salt cedar and Russian olive tree piles. The project is located along the Perea Nature Trail, which is within the Rio Salado Riparian area, […]
Continue readingKeep Fall Season Wildfire Safety in Mind, Oct. 7, 2019
October 7, 2019 0 Comments
As the fall season begins, land managers would like to remind the public to practice wildfire safety while enjoying the outdoors. Federal and state wildfire cooperators in New Mexico urge caution for those participating in hunting and other outdoor activities to go prepared to avoid sparking a fire. Just one small spark or heat from […]
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BLM plans prescribed burns near Tres Piedras and Cerro
October 4, 2019 0 Comments
Beginning Oct. 8, 2019, and continuing for up to 30 days, the Bureau of Land Management will be conducting prescribed burns on approximately 1,735 acres in the Río Grande del Norte National Monument. The burns are located on the east side of Cerro Montoso, 12 miles northeast of Tres Piedras, N.M., and on the south […]
Continue reading Prescribed Burns Planned on Valles Caldera National Preserve
September 19, 2019 0 Comments
Jemez Springs, NM — Fire managers are planning to take advantage of favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and forecasted weather, to conduct prescribed burns within Valles Caldera National Preserve during October 1 through December 31. The exact dates will depend on conditions on the ground. The prescribed burns will target up to […]
Continue readingBLM to Conduct Prescribed Fire in Sandoval County
July 30, 2019 0 Comments
Between July 31 – Aug. 14, the Bureau of Land Management Rio Puerco Field Office plans to conduct a prescribed burn on 40 acres of BLM-managed lands located approximately 13 miles south of Cuba, New Mexico, weather permitting. The burn is expected to take one day, and will be conducted on the east side of […]
Continue readingNPS and BLM Conduct Prescribed Fire at El Malpais National Monument
June 19, 2019 0 Comments
The National Park Service at El Malpais National Monument and the Bureau of Land Management’s El Malpais National Conservation Area are conducting a prescribed fire on the west side of the national monument near the junction of County Road (CR) 42 and the Big Tubes turn-off. This prescribed burn is being called the Rendija Fire […]
Continue readingBLM to Continue Prescribed Fire in Cibola County in May-June
May 9, 2019 0 Comments
This month and into June, the Bureau of Land Management Rio Puerco Field Office plans to continue 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 El Malpais […]
Continue readingBLM Prescribed Fire in McKinley and Sandoval Counties in May – Early June
May 9, 2019 0 Comments
As early as next week and continuing through spring and into early summer, 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 […]
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 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 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 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 readingWildfires are No Drone Zones
June 19, 2017 0 Comments
New Mexico wildfire officials need the public’s help to ensure that drones, hobby aircraft or other Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), are not used near wildfire incidents, regardless of the size of the fire. Use of drones is the most common incursion of UAS above wildfires and is potentially deadly. To help you fly safely, here […]
Continue reading Hondito Wildfire Community Meeting Planned
May 19, 2017 0 Comments
Taos, NM, May 19, 2017—For Immediate Release. Fire managers on the Carson National Forest are inviting the public to a community meeting 10 am Saturday, May 20, 2017, at the Tres Piedras Ranger Station located at 22280 US Highway 64, Tres Piedras 87577. The meeting will discuss the Hondito Wildfire and answer questions about planned […]
Continue reading10.20.2016 – Update – Valles Caldera Prescribed Burns will Continue Next Week
October 20, 2016 0 Comments
Jemez Springs, NM. – National Park Service (NPS) fire managers successfully treated 478 acres with prescribed fire in the Banco Bonito district of the Valles Caldera National Preserve – north of NM State Road 4 near mile marker 30. Because the weather forecast for Thursday through Sunday is not favorable for smoke dispersion, fire managers will not […]
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