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Navajo Dam, NM – The salmon snagging season at Navajo Lake State Park and the Pine River opens Oct. 1 and runs through Dec. 31. Snagging is a popular technique for harvesting soon-to-die spawning salmon that allows anglers to hook the body of the fish rather than the mouth. Anglers …

Santa Fe, N.M. – New Mexico Film Office Director Nick Maniatis announced today that the theatrical feature “The Kid” produced by Suretone will begin principal photography at the end of September through the end of October, in Santa Fe. “New Mexico’s one-of-a-kind landscapes and superior film infrastructure make New Mexico …

SANTA FE, NM – Today, Governor Susana Martinez and the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) urge New Mexicans to take precautions to protect themselves against West Nile Virus. Through 2017 so far, there have been 27 confirmed cases of West Nile virus in New Mexico – and three just …

CHECK OUT THE LATEST STOCK REPORT Catches of the week Coyote Creek: Grace Thorn, 4, of Boys Ranch, Texas, caught her first limit of trout Sept. 19. She was using worms. Tingley Beach: Maverick Barrera, 4, of Albuquerque, caught and released a largemouth bass Sept. 22. He was fishing the Bob Gerding …

SANTA FE, NM – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) are taking advantage of three unplanned lightning-caused wildfires to achieve significant benefits on the ground, including safer communities and healthier forests and watersheds. The Ojitos Fire on the Coyote Ranger District, Deer Creek Fire on the Jemez …

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 …

SANTA FE, NM – Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest plan to conduct a prescribed burn in Gallinas Canyon on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District.  The planned burn will include a combination of pile burning and broadcast burning. The window for the Gallinas Canyon prescribed burn will open …

SANTA FE, NM –Fire staff continue to actively manage the Palmer Fire on Rowe Mesa, approximately 8 miles southeast of Rowe, NM.  This lightning-caused fire, detected Sept. 12, is providing an excellent opportunity for fire managers to achieve multiple resource benefits. Yesterday, weather conditions were favorable to add low-intensity fire …

Santa Fe, NM – State Parks invites schools and teachers to apply for a grant to help pay for the bus or other mode of transportation to take school children to State Parks during the 2017-18 school year. The deadline to apply is October 6, 2017. Teachers are encouraged to …

NM Magazine’s 17th Annual Photo Contest Now Underway! Santa Fe, NM: “Enchanted Adventures at New Mexico State Parks” is a special category in this year’s New Mexico Magazine 17th Annual Photo Contest.   The call for entries is currently being advertised and is open to all amateur photographers. New Mexico State …