Between Feb. 10 and March 20, the Bureau of Land Management’s Socorro Field Office, in cooperation with the New Mexico State Land Office, White Sands Missile Range and private landowners plan to burn up to 1,100 acres east of Socorro, NM. Four separate units of sacaton grass and brush will be burned, weather permitting. Two […]
Continue readingUpdated: BLM Taos Field Office plans prescribed burns near Tres Piedras and Cerro in Feb. 2020
January 27, 2020 
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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 readingGila National Forest: Glenwood Ranger District planning to burn piles at Cedar Breaks
January 22, 2020 0 Comments
Glenwood, NM, January 22, 2020 — The Glenwood Ranger District, Gila National Forest will be burning 33 acres of piles at Cedar Breaks, weather and resources permitting. Implementation may occur as early as Monday, January 27 or as late as March 2020. The project location is: Cedar Breaks: US Hwy 180, County 36, Approximately 7 […]
Continue readingGila National Forest: Glenwood Ranger District Planning Slash Pile Burn
January 22, 2020 0 Comments
Glenwood, NM, January 22, 2020— The Gila National Forest, Glenwood Ranger District will be burning the Glenwood Slash Pile, weather and resources permitting. Implementation may occur as early as Monday, January 27. It is anticipated that this community slash pit could be ignited three to six times per year depending on fuel accumulations. Post ignition […]
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 readingLincoln National Forest-Smokey Bear Ranger District: Perk Prescribed Burn 1/16/20
January 15, 2020 0 Comments
Update: 1/16/20: Crews will be burning again today. See the initial post below for complete information. Initial Post: 1/15/20-Fire managers on the Smokey Bear Ranger District of the Lincoln National Forest are conducting the Perk Prescribed Burn today. Smoke may be visible from Ruidoso, Alto, Bonito, Ruidoso Downs, Hwy 48, Hwy 37, Hwy 70 […]
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Prescribed burns planned in Lincoln County in January 2020
January 8, 2020 0 Comments
Beginning this month, 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 five burn units totalling 1,230 acres located within the Fort Stanton-Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area. These operations are weather dependent and will […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest-1/8/20-Prescribed Burn on Smokey Bear District
January 8, 2020 0 Comments
Fire managers on the Smokey Bear Ranger District of the Lincoln National Forest are conducting the Perk Prescribed Burn today. The prescribed burn is located near the Cedar Creek Trail system (aka Trail 92) which is 3-4 miles from Ruidoso. Smoke may be visible from Ruidoso, Alto, Bonito, Ruidoso Downs, Hwy 48, Hwy 37, Hwy […]
Continue readingGila NF: Pile Burning to begin on Reserve Ranger District
January 7, 2020 0 Comments
January 7, 2020 — Fire managers on the Reserve Ranger District may begin pile burning later this week, beginning with Black Deer/Six Shooter Piles up Forest Road 141 (Tractor Piles). Winter is an optimal time to burn slash piles because the snow on the ground keeps the fire from spreading to adjacent vegetation. The area […]
Continue readingSFNF’s Cuba District Plans Prescribed Pile Burns
January 6, 2020 0 Comments
SANTA FE, NM – Jan. 6, 2020 – Fire managers on the Cuba Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) plan to implement the Ojitos and Poso/Sanchez prescribed pile burns sometime between Jan. 13 and March 31. The timing will be dependent on favorable conditions, including snow pack, fuel moisture levels, air quality, […]
Continue readingPile Burning Planned for Hyde Memorial State Park in January
December 16, 2019 0 Comments
Santa Fe, NM – Fire managers from the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD), Forestry Division plan to implement prescribed pile burns at Hyde Memorial State Park within the month of January provided that conditions, including snowpack, fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction, and weather forecasts, remain favorable. Recent snowfall makes this an […]
Continue readingLincoln National Forest: Smokey Bear District Prescribe Burning Today in the Gavilan Area
December 10, 2019 0 Comments
The Smokey Bear Ranger District on the Lincoln National Forest will burn piles using prescribed fire in the Gavilan area beginning, today, December 10, 2019 through the winter, as conditions allow. Smoke will be visible from Ruidoso and surrounding communities. Treatments in the wildland urban interface have been ongoing since 2000. These have mostly consisted […]
Continue readingHyde Park, Pacheco Canyon Prescribed Pile Burns Planned This Week
December 9, 2019 0 Comments
SANTA FE, NM – Dec. 9, 2019 – Fire managers on the Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) plan to implement the previously announced prescribed pile burns in Pacheco Canyon and Hyde Park as early as tomorrow if conditions, including snow pack, fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind direction and weather […]
Continue readingSFNF Implements Joaquin Piles Prescribed Burn
December 5, 2019 0 Comments
Santa Fe, NM – Dec. 5, 2019 – Fire managers on the Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are taking advantage of favorable conditions, including snow pack, fuel moisture levels, air quality, wind and weather forecasts, to burn piles of woody debris on the previously announced Joaquin project area this week. […]
Continue readingGila National Forest: Pile burning planned for Reserve Ranger District
December 2, 2019 0 Comments
Reserve, NM, December 2, 2019 – The Gila National Forest, Reserve Ranger District plans district-wide pile burns, weather, and fire conditions permitting. With the arrival of winter moisture, the Reserve Ranger District is preparing to burn piles at various district locations. These areas will be signed and posted for public awareness. The pile burns are […]
Continue readingBandelier and Valles Caldera to do pile burning as winter conditions allow beginning in December
November 27, 2019 0 Comments
Los Alamos, Jemez Springs – With the arrival of snow providing favorable conditions for pile and prescribed burning, the fire crew at Bandelier National Monument and the Valles Caldera National Preserve are planning to burn up to 300 acres of piled fuel materials along Highway 4 throughout Bandelier and on South Mountain in the Valles Caldera. These […]
Continue readingSFNF May Implement La Presa Prescribed Fire on Coyote District
November 26, 2019 0 Comments
SANTA FE, NM – Nov. 26, 2019 – Fire crews on the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) may begin blacklining the perimeter of the previously announced La Presa prescribed fire on Mesa los Indios near Forest Road 473 as early as Dec. 2. The decision to proceed will depend on […]
Continue readingCoyote Ranger District on SFNF Reports Rash of Fires, Cause Unknown
November 25, 2019 0 Comments
SANTA FE, NM – Nov. 25, 2019 – Fire managers on the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are concerned about a rash of fires that posed a potential threat to homes in the wildland urban interface (WUI). The cause of the fires is under investigation. Since Oct. 31, firefighters have […]
Continue readingBLM plans prescribed fire in Cibola County
November 21, 2019 0 Comments
Beginning Nov. 25 – Dec. 23, the Bureau of Land Management Rio Puerco Field Office, in cooperation with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, plans to conduct the Mertz Ranch prescribed fire on approximately 1,000 acres within the El Malpais National Conservation Area (NCA). Fire managers estimate it will take approximately 2-4 days to […]
Continue readingBLM to implement prescribed fire in McKinley and Sandoval counties
November 21, 2019 0 Comments
Beginning Nov. 25 – Dec. 23, the Bureau of Land Management Rio Puerco Field Office, in cooperation with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, plans to conduct the Mesa Chivato prescribed fire on approximately 500 acres within the Ignacio and Chamisa Wilderness Study Areas. Fire managers estimate it will take approximately 2-4 days to […]
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