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SANTA FE, NM – March 20, 2020 – The Santa Fe National Forest today announced that all planned prescribed burns have been postponed until further notice. Potential smoke impacts to the public are always considered in prescribed fire and wildfire management. The decision to postpone ignitions will: prevent any effects from smoke that might further […]

Between March 19 – April 30, the Bureau of Land Management Rio Puerco Field Office will conduct the Chain of Craters prescribed burn in the El Malpais National Conservation Area, weather permitting.  The burn will be conducted in several phases during this timeframe and consists of approximately 2,500 acres of ponderosa pine, piñon and juniper. […]

The Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, Forestry Division would like to remind you of a planned prescribed pile burn scheduled for next week (March 9-14, 2020) at Hyde Memorial State Park in Santa Fe. Smoke-sensitive individuals, including those with respiratory issues or heart disease, are advised to protect their health and limit outdoor exposure […]

SANTA FE, NM – March 6, 2020 – Fire managers on the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning to conduct the La Presa prescribed fire on Mesa los Indios as early as March 19. The decision to proceed will depend on favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality, […]

Continuing this Spring, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be conducting prescribed burn operations about 10 miles northeast of Ruidoso and 6 miles southeast of Capitan in Lincoln County.  There are two burn units totalling 780 acres located within the Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area.  Another 20-acre unit is located two miles […]

SANTA FE, NM – March 4, 2020 – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are planning to conduct a prescribed burn on east Rowe Mesa on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District sometime between March 16 and April 30, 2020, if conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather forecasts, […]

Beginning March 4, and continuing for up to 30 days, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be conducting prescribed burns in the Río Grande del Norte National Monument on the Guadalupe Mountains south of Cerro, N.M., and on Pot Mountain approximately 7 miles west of Cerro, N.M.  Smoke may be visible from highways NM 522, […]

Fire officials on the Sacramento Ranger District of the Lincoln National Forest plan to ignite the slash pit near Cloudcroft, NM off Highway 244 on Sunday, March 1 if conditions permit. Smoke may be visible from Cloudcroft and surrounding communities. For information on the slash pit visit http://www.highcountryposts.com/slash-pit/ .  

It may seem premature to plan for the upcoming fire season while there is still snow in some areas, but fire managers from New Mexico State Forestry, the Bureau of Land Management, and Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands are encouraging residents to take action now to help protect their homes in the event of […]

Santa Fe, NM –Glorieta Camps, The Nature Conservancy’s Rio Grande Water Fund and the Forest Stewards Guild plan to take advantage of favorable conditions, including moisture levels, air quality, wind direction, and weather forecasts, and initiate a prescribed burn at Glorieta Camps, west of Pecos, as early as February 18th, 2020. This burn will be […]

Cloudcroft, NM – 2/4/2020-Fire officials on the Sacramento Ranger District in Cloudcroft, NM, are prescribed burning today in the 16 Springs area near Mayhill, NM. Smoke may be visible from Mayhill and along Hwy 82.  Smoke may linger at night and early morning and maybe seen for several days following ignition. Prescribed fire Removes dead […]