By Santa Fe National Forest Venado Fire UPDATE Forest Road Closure in Effect Start Date: July 20 Cause: Lightning Size: 250 acres Location: Jemez Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest Containment: 0% Fuel: Ponderosa Pine Weather: Light winds, clear skies Resources on scene: 2 engines, 2 utility vehicles, 20-person Santa …
Read More »SFNF Crews Continue to Manage West Side Fires
SANTA FE, NM –Work continues on the lightning-caused Deer Creek and Ojitos Fires on the Jemez and Coyote Ranger Districts, respectively, on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF). The Deer Creek Fire on Peggy Mesa is holding at 140 acres within a planning area of 1,022 acres. Fire crews finished …
Read More »Ultra Santa Fe Tests Ultra-Endurance Athletes and the Uphill Inclined
By Ultra Santa Fe, August 30, 2017 Anxious runners start their race in the dark on a chilly fall morning, many heading off into the dark for more than 12 hours on the trail. The scene is lit with the orange glow of mercury vapor lights flooding the grass in …
Read More »Wildfire Update: Medio Fire On Española Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest
Location: · Española Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest · Approximately 3 miles east of the Camp Frank Rand Boy Scout Camp near Cerro Piñon and Cañon Chimayo and southwest of Santa Cruz Lake. Start Date: Smoke was first reported at approximately 4:15 p.m. on June 10, 2017 …
Read More »Upcoming Prescribed Burns on Coyote Ranger District
Fire managers on the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest are planning to conduct previously announced prescribed burns as early as Monday, April 24 The burns will be continuing through the rest of the week if conditions, including fuel moistures, predicted weather and air quality, remain favorable. …
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