New Mexico Forestry Division
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Official account for the New Mexico Forestry Division. Our mission is promoting healthy, sustainable forests for current and future generations.
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It's the season for prescribed fire - an important step to reducing fuel loads in our forests.

This article from Ecology & Society focuses on RX burns in Greece and how proactive prevention can get lost as a method to reduce catastrophic wildfires.

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Gearing up for Indigenous People's Day by thinking about RX burns and cultural burning!

Check out below how the Butler Creek neighborhood and a Karuk Cultural Fire Practitioner came together to protect their communities ahead of the Butler Fire in CA.

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Three Burns - The 2025 Butler Wildfire
In order to protect homes during the this summer’s Butler Fire on the Salmon River in Siskiyou County, local organizations with All Hands All Lands program…
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When it comes to defensible space & protection from wildfire, Home Hazard Assessments are key to understanding what exactly you might need to do.

Check out this article from FireAdapted Colorado on rethinking HHAs --

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Source Water Protection Week may have been last week, but it's never too late to learn about water source in Santa Fe and how protecting forests in our watersheds helps everyone downstream!

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Our last day of the Wildland Urban Fire Summit #WUFS featured State Forester Laura McCarthy with legislative updates and Steve Hawks from
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about the Wildfire Prepared Plan -- now active in New Mexico! Ashley Dalton rounded out the day with insurance tips for homeowners.
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Day 1 of the Wildland Urban Fire Summit #WUFS featured a home hazard assessment workshop a great field trip to the bosque in Los Lunas to view post-fire effects and learn about rehabilitation efforts and wildfire suppression tactics.

w/ NM Counties
BLM New Mexico
Forest Stewards Guild
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Great Moments In Felling

- Mimbres crew, Labor Mountain Fire, WA.
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A view of a current project in our Bernalillo District -- 12.5 acres of mastication completed on Glorieta Camps land -- ultimately scheduled for 250 acres of mastication and thin/pile treatments.

Thanks to the Camp for staying ahead of #wildfire prevention and protection on their property!
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Four New Mexico communities received over $26 million in federal funding this week through the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program!

Our hearty congratulations to the recipients -->

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#nmfire

📸Cimarron Watershed Alliance -- Flying Horse Project
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A "burnout" involves intentionally setting small, controlled fires to remove unburned fuel between a main wildfire and a control line, depriving the main fire of fuel and intensity

Mimbres crew burning out on the Labor Mountain Fire in WA.

📸Chase Smith
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Sending a Friday shoutout to the Brazos #Firewise Community via FACNM's story this week about their ongoing efforts to keep their community safe and defensible from #wildfire.

All thumbs up to these fine folks!

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Our Botany program recently traveled to Santa Rosa to check out progress on the Pecos Sunflower (state and federally-listed threatened species).

Here Bob Sivinski, former State Botanist, examines the sunflower at Blue Hole Cienega.

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In FY25 we awarded over $850,000 in grants to 40 volunteer fire departments across the state through the federal VFA program.

The FY26 cycle is now open. Learn more below and apply today -- deadline is Oct 24.

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Register now for the 2025 Wildland Urban Fire Summit September 30th - October 2nd at UNM – Valencia

Featuring presentations from industry experts and peers on the future of wildfire in New Mexico.

Register here: tinyurl.com/mpp3rrhc

#nmfire
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Pecos River crew line it out to an assignment on the Ulm Fire in Idaho.
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On August 21, we held a dedication for the
6,780 acres in the Brazos Cliffs area that have been protected by a conservation easement through the Forest Legacy Program!

Many thanks to @forestservice.bsky.social and the @trustforpublicland.bsky.social for supporting this effort.
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We had a ball at #nmstatefair #firefighterday! Looking forward to seeing everyone this week at our booth in the Natural Resources Building!

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Members of our Mimbres crew get a shout-out from Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management Team 3 on the Derby Fire in Colorado.

Read on to learn what a handcrew is, what it does, and what it all means when it comes to #wildfire suppression --

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It might be Thursday, but it's never too late for #wildfirewednesdays from our pals at Forest Stewards Guild --

This week's topic is fire regimes in the southwest and how they shape and impact the landscape around us.

Check it out!

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A great turn out for great information at yesterday's Forestry Field Day in #Ruidoso!

Topics covered included reforestation, post-fire recovery and technical & financial assistance.

Thank you to everyone for coming out!
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Come out tomorrow afternoon and join us, along with @santafegov.bsky.social and more to discuss wildfire preparedness in Santa Fe!

Let’s come together to protect our homes, families, and community --
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Update -- change of venue for tomorrow per weather:

INDOORS location at: 267 Main Road, Capitan NM.
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Join us and @americanforests.bsky.social for a Forestry Field Day in #ruidoso !

Find guidance, support and resources for beginning the reforestation process --

Aug 19, 9am - 2pm

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#saltfire