Approximately 200-250 acres have burned in a bosque fire located west of La Joya.  Named the LaJoya1 Fire, it began on Sunday afternoon (March 20, 2016).  State, federal, and local fire department resources are on site.  No structures have been threatened by the fire.  A Red Flag Warning for fire weather conditions has also been issued.

Wildland-Urban Interface is Focus of Prescribed Burn Planned on Santa Fe National Forest Jemez Ranger District SANTA FE, NM – March 17, 2016 – For Immediate Release – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are working with communities in the Jemez Ranger District to conduct the bi-annual Thompson Ridge slash-pit prescribed burn. The […]

SANTA FE, NM – March 17, 2016 – For Immediate Release – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are planning to conduct the previously announced prescribed burn on the south end of the Paliza treatment area within the boundaries of the Southwest Jemez Mountains Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project on the Jemez Ranger […]

SANTA FE, NM – March 15, 2016 – For Immediate Release – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are planning to begin the previously announced prescribed burn in Gallinas Canyon and Las Dispensas area on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 if conditions are favorable. Once ignitions have started, […]

Taos, NM, March 14, 2016—For Immediate Release. The Camino Real Ranger District of the Carson National Forest will begin prescribed burning piles this month in the North Shady Brook project area. This prescribed burn will be conducted on days when wind, relative humidity, temperature and expected weather pattern are favorable. These piles are located off […]

Taos, NM, March 15, 2016—For Immediate Release. The Canjilon Ranger District of the Carson National Forest will begin prescribed burning piles beginning March 21st and continue through April 20th on days that conditions such as wind, relative humidity, temperature, expected weather pattern and available resources are favorable. The Canjilon Wildland Urban Interface area (WUI) prescribed […]

Las Cruces, NM – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning a prescribed burn at the Dripping Springs Natural Area (Natural Area) near Las Cruces, New Mexico.  The Dripping Springs prescribed burn is planned for the morning of March 15, 2016, weather permitting.  Smoke will be highly visible to the City of Las Cruces and […]

For Immediate Release   –  February 12, 2016 For Additional Information:  Matias Telles, 575-644-4431   BLM Prescribed Burns Planned Near Carlsbad Carlsbad, NM – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning to conduct prescribed burns at three locations in the Carlsbad area beginning Feb 17 and continuing through the first 2 weeks of March, […]

Socorro – The Bureau of Land Management Socorro Field Office will burn up to 20 acres in Catron County between February 15 and April 1, 2016, weather permitting.  The burn includes slash piles one mile west of the Pietown, immediately north of Highway 60. The objective of this burn project is to remove piles of […]

Ignitions have begun on the Thompson Ridge Pile Burn.  The burn, a total of 35 acres, is located nine miles north of Jemez Springs. For more information contact the Jemez Ranger Station at 575-829-3535. Santa Fe, NM – Jan. 13, 2016 – For Immediate Release. Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are planning […]

  Santa Fe, NM – Jan. 13, 2016 – For Immediate Release.  Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are planning to conduct three pile burns on the Jemez and Cuba Ranger Districts sometime between Jan. 15 and March 31, 2016.  That window is dependent on the amount of snowfall on the ground as […]

SANTA FE, NM – Dec. 15, 2015 – For Immediate Release. Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are planning a prescribed pile burn on the Cuba Ranger District. The La Jara prescribed pile burn, a total of 77 acres located just northeast of the community of La Jara, may be conducted Jan. 1 […]

Dec. 14, 2015 12:28pm.  Ignitions have begun on the Joaquin Canyon Prescribed burn on the Jemez and Cuba Ranger Districts. Santa Fe, NM – Nov. 20, 2015 – For Immediate Release. Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are planning to conduct three pile burns on the Jemez and Cuba Ranger Districts sometime between […]

Prescribed Burn Planned for Gorham Scout Camp, South of Cundiyo Taos, NM – During the month of December, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Taos Field Office will conduct a prescribed burn at Gorham Scout Camp, south of Cundiyo, New Mexico, weather permitting.  Burn operations could be on any day within December 7 through December […]

Albuquerque, NM – Starting Monday, December 7 and continuing through December 31, 2015, weather permitting, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rio Puerco Field Office will be conducting a prescribed burn that includes approximately 20 acres along the Perea Nature Trail in the Rio Salado Riparian Area. The area is comprised of salt cedar and […]

Santa Fe, NM – Nov. 20, 2015 – For Immediate Release. Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are planning to conduct three pile burns on the Jemez and Cuba Ranger Districts sometime between Nov. 30 and Dec. 30, 2015.  That window is dependent on the amount of snowfall on the ground as well […]