New Mexico Forestry Division
@nmforestrydivision.bsky.social
Official account for the New Mexico Forestry Division. Our mission is promoting healthy, sustainable forests for current and future generations.
Want to work in wildfire and train for hotshot status?
Our Pecos River crew based out of Las Vegas, N.M., is hiring for a variety of positions. Get great benefits and join a committed wildland firefighting force!
Positions close Nov. 18. Apply at emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/join.
Our Pecos River crew based out of Las Vegas, N.M., is hiring for a variety of positions. Get great benefits and join a committed wildland firefighting force!
Positions close Nov. 18. Apply at emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/join.
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Want to work in wildfire and train for hotshot status?
Our Pecos River crew based out of Las Vegas, N.M., is hiring for a variety of positions. Get great benefits and join a committed wildland firefighting force!
Positions close Nov. 18. Apply at emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/join.
Our Pecos River crew based out of Las Vegas, N.M., is hiring for a variety of positions. Get great benefits and join a committed wildland firefighting force!
Positions close Nov. 18. Apply at emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/join.
Sharing this notice from Mora County regarding fire restrictions in effect.
Please contact the Mora County Fire Administrator if you have questions --
countyofmora.com/departments/...
You can also keep up with fire restrictions across the state on our website:
www.emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/find-cur...
Please contact the Mora County Fire Administrator if you have questions --
countyofmora.com/departments/...
You can also keep up with fire restrictions across the state on our website:
www.emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/find-cur...
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Sharing this notice from Mora County regarding fire restrictions in effect.
Please contact the Mora County Fire Administrator if you have questions --
countyofmora.com/departments/...
You can also keep up with fire restrictions across the state on our website:
www.emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/find-cur...
Please contact the Mora County Fire Administrator if you have questions --
countyofmora.com/departments/...
You can also keep up with fire restrictions across the state on our website:
www.emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/find-cur...
Got bark beetles?
Learn about bug ID, signs of infestation, and healthy ponderosa and Douglas fir forests at a free workshop next Saturday (Nov. 15) in Guadalupita.
RSVP by Nov. 10: nmfwri@nmhu.edu or 505-426-2080.
Thanks to NMFWRI and Luna Community College!
📸 : Jim Weber, The New Mexican
Learn about bug ID, signs of infestation, and healthy ponderosa and Douglas fir forests at a free workshop next Saturday (Nov. 15) in Guadalupita.
RSVP by Nov. 10: nmfwri@nmhu.edu or 505-426-2080.
Thanks to NMFWRI and Luna Community College!
📸 : Jim Weber, The New Mexican
November 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Got bark beetles?
Learn about bug ID, signs of infestation, and healthy ponderosa and Douglas fir forests at a free workshop next Saturday (Nov. 15) in Guadalupita.
RSVP by Nov. 10: nmfwri@nmhu.edu or 505-426-2080.
Thanks to NMFWRI and Luna Community College!
📸 : Jim Weber, The New Mexican
Learn about bug ID, signs of infestation, and healthy ponderosa and Douglas fir forests at a free workshop next Saturday (Nov. 15) in Guadalupita.
RSVP by Nov. 10: nmfwri@nmhu.edu or 505-426-2080.
Thanks to NMFWRI and Luna Community College!
📸 : Jim Weber, The New Mexican
Greater Gila homeowners: Looking to harden your home against wildfire?
Come sit in on a wildfire awareness town hall Wednesday (Nov. 12) and good advice on creating defensible space, preparing for evacuation, and navigating insurance before and after a fire.
Thanks @ibhs.org and New Mexico OSI!
Come sit in on a wildfire awareness town hall Wednesday (Nov. 12) and good advice on creating defensible space, preparing for evacuation, and navigating insurance before and after a fire.
Thanks @ibhs.org and New Mexico OSI!
November 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Greater Gila homeowners: Looking to harden your home against wildfire?
Come sit in on a wildfire awareness town hall Wednesday (Nov. 12) and good advice on creating defensible space, preparing for evacuation, and navigating insurance before and after a fire.
Thanks @ibhs.org and New Mexico OSI!
Come sit in on a wildfire awareness town hall Wednesday (Nov. 12) and good advice on creating defensible space, preparing for evacuation, and navigating insurance before and after a fire.
Thanks @ibhs.org and New Mexico OSI!
The Fix Our Forests Act, the biggest wildfire legislation in recent history, recently passed the House.
Track this bill and others with the Wildfire Alliance's Active Wildfire Legislation Tracker and stay current on federal action.
Check it out at tinyurl.com/4ef7975w.
Track this bill and others with the Wildfire Alliance's Active Wildfire Legislation Tracker and stay current on federal action.
Check it out at tinyurl.com/4ef7975w.
119th Congress Active Wildfire Legislation
tinyurl.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The Fix Our Forests Act, the biggest wildfire legislation in recent history, recently passed the House.
Track this bill and others with the Wildfire Alliance's Active Wildfire Legislation Tracker and stay current on federal action.
Check it out at tinyurl.com/4ef7975w.
Track this bill and others with the Wildfire Alliance's Active Wildfire Legislation Tracker and stay current on federal action.
Check it out at tinyurl.com/4ef7975w.
Interested in using prescribed fire on your property? NM Forestry offers free, hands-on training to certify private landowners to conduct pile and broadcast burns.
Visit emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/prescribed… or contact Brian Filip, prescribed burn coordinator, at brian.filip@emnrd.nm.gov.
Visit emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/prescribed… or contact Brian Filip, prescribed burn coordinator, at brian.filip@emnrd.nm.gov.
October 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Interested in using prescribed fire on your property? NM Forestry offers free, hands-on training to certify private landowners to conduct pile and broadcast burns.
Visit emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/prescribed… or contact Brian Filip, prescribed burn coordinator, at brian.filip@emnrd.nm.gov.
Visit emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/prescribed… or contact Brian Filip, prescribed burn coordinator, at brian.filip@emnrd.nm.gov.
Getting prepped for Halloween weekend? Check out a few tips from the National Fire Prevention
Association to stay fire safe during the spookiest season.
For more tricks (and treats), visit nfpa.org.
Happy Halloween!
Association to stay fire safe during the spookiest season.
For more tricks (and treats), visit nfpa.org.
Happy Halloween!
October 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Getting prepped for Halloween weekend? Check out a few tips from the National Fire Prevention
Association to stay fire safe during the spookiest season.
For more tricks (and treats), visit nfpa.org.
Happy Halloween!
Association to stay fire safe during the spookiest season.
For more tricks (and treats), visit nfpa.org.
Happy Halloween!
Seeing smoke? It's prescribed burn season in NM.
Check out The Spark newsletter for smoke info and health tips: tinyurl.com/y9zae8v3 — and for monthly wildfire topics.
Thanks to The Spark partners: Forest Stewards Guild, BLM NM, and New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute.
Check out The Spark newsletter for smoke info and health tips: tinyurl.com/y9zae8v3 — and for monthly wildfire topics.
Thanks to The Spark partners: Forest Stewards Guild, BLM NM, and New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute.
October 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Seeing smoke? It's prescribed burn season in NM.
Check out The Spark newsletter for smoke info and health tips: tinyurl.com/y9zae8v3 — and for monthly wildfire topics.
Thanks to The Spark partners: Forest Stewards Guild, BLM NM, and New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute.
Check out The Spark newsletter for smoke info and health tips: tinyurl.com/y9zae8v3 — and for monthly wildfire topics.
Thanks to The Spark partners: Forest Stewards Guild, BLM NM, and New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute.
NM Forestry Division is accepting applications for a State Fire Management Officer.
This critical position oversees the Division’s wildland fire management, emergency response, and safety programs across hundreds of wildfires annually.
Position closes Tuesday, Oct. 28: tinyurl.com/bddk3hzx
This critical position oversees the Division’s wildland fire management, emergency response, and safety programs across hundreds of wildfires annually.
Position closes Tuesday, Oct. 28: tinyurl.com/bddk3hzx
October 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
NM Forestry Division is accepting applications for a State Fire Management Officer.
This critical position oversees the Division’s wildland fire management, emergency response, and safety programs across hundreds of wildfires annually.
Position closes Tuesday, Oct. 28: tinyurl.com/bddk3hzx
This critical position oversees the Division’s wildland fire management, emergency response, and safety programs across hundreds of wildfires annually.
Position closes Tuesday, Oct. 28: tinyurl.com/bddk3hzx
Interested in fire suppression or forest history?
If you're in ABQ tonight, stop by Bookworks to hear author Philip Conners read from "The Mountain Knows The Mountain: A Fire Watch Diary"
bkwrks.com/event/2025-1...
If you're in ABQ tonight, stop by Bookworks to hear author Philip Conners read from "The Mountain Knows The Mountain: A Fire Watch Diary"
bkwrks.com/event/2025-1...
October 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Interested in fire suppression or forest history?
If you're in ABQ tonight, stop by Bookworks to hear author Philip Conners read from "The Mountain Knows The Mountain: A Fire Watch Diary"
bkwrks.com/event/2025-1...
If you're in ABQ tonight, stop by Bookworks to hear author Philip Conners read from "The Mountain Knows The Mountain: A Fire Watch Diary"
bkwrks.com/event/2025-1...
Even though we're moving towards the off-season, it's a great time to consider Volunteer Firefighters -- who make up 78% of suppression resources nationally.
Think about how you can help support your local resources in our state --
facnm.org/news/2025/10...
Think about how you can help support your local resources in our state --
facnm.org/news/2025/10...
Wildfire Wednesdays #169: Building Stonger Communities Through Volunteer Fire Service — Fire Adapted NM
Happy Wednesday readers! Across New Mexico, volunteer fire departments are the backbone of wildfire protection and emergency response. A volunteer firefighter’s work extends far beyond fighting fires...
facnm.org
October 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Even though we're moving towards the off-season, it's a great time to consider Volunteer Firefighters -- who make up 78% of suppression resources nationally.
Think about how you can help support your local resources in our state --
facnm.org/news/2025/10...
Think about how you can help support your local resources in our state --
facnm.org/news/2025/10...
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.
ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss3/a...
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.
ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss3/a...
October 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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.
ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss3/a...
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.
ecologyandsociety.org/vol30/iss3/a...
Over this long weekend, celebrate #IndigenousPeoplesDay by considering the benefits and impacts of cultural burning --
Fire Adapted New Mexico & Forest Stewards Guild have an excellent primer on this topic and how we can all work to keep these traditions going:
facnm.org/news/2025/10...
Fire Adapted New Mexico & Forest Stewards Guild have an excellent primer on this topic and how we can all work to keep these traditions going:
facnm.org/news/2025/10...
Wildfire Wednesdays #168: Updates on Cultural Forest Practices and Fire Adaptation — Fire Adapted NM
Before we dive into today’s topic, we want to address something which is currently in the news: As you may know, a shutdown of nonessential components of the federal government started today due to ...
facnm.org
October 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Over this long weekend, celebrate #IndigenousPeoplesDay by considering the benefits and impacts of cultural burning --
Fire Adapted New Mexico & Forest Stewards Guild have an excellent primer on this topic and how we can all work to keep these traditions going:
facnm.org/news/2025/10...
Fire Adapted New Mexico & Forest Stewards Guild have an excellent primer on this topic and how we can all work to keep these traditions going:
facnm.org/news/2025/10...
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.
vimeo.com/1120338306
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.
vimeo.com/1120338306
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…
vimeo.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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.
vimeo.com/1120338306
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.
vimeo.com/1120338306
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 --
fireadaptedco.org/faco-learnin...
Check out this article from FireAdapted Colorado on rethinking HHAs --
fireadaptedco.org/faco-learnin...
October 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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 --
fireadaptedco.org/faco-learnin...
Check out this article from FireAdapted Colorado on rethinking HHAs --
fireadaptedco.org/faco-learnin...
Worried about the trees in the SF National Forest and Douglas Fir Tussock Moth this season?
Check out this primer from the Santa Fe Fireshed Coalition, and our Forest Health Coordinator Victor Lucero, that begins to explain some of the issues --
tinyurl.com/v7v65wxv
Check out this primer from the Santa Fe Fireshed Coalition, and our Forest Health Coordinator Victor Lucero, that begins to explain some of the issues --
tinyurl.com/v7v65wxv
Forest Health, Pests, Disease, and Fire: A Primer on the Current Tussock Fir Outbreak — Greater Santa Fe Fireshed Coalition
New Mexico’s forests are facing growing challenges from insects and disease, and the impacts are becoming increasingly visible across the landscape. In recent years, hotter and drier conditions have...
tinyurl.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Worried about the trees in the SF National Forest and Douglas Fir Tussock Moth this season?
Check out this primer from the Santa Fe Fireshed Coalition, and our Forest Health Coordinator Victor Lucero, that begins to explain some of the issues --
tinyurl.com/v7v65wxv
Check out this primer from the Santa Fe Fireshed Coalition, and our Forest Health Coordinator Victor Lucero, that begins to explain some of the issues --
tinyurl.com/v7v65wxv
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!
santafenm.gov/public-utili...
@santafegov.bsky.social
santafenm.gov/public-utili...
@santafegov.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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!
santafenm.gov/public-utili...
@santafegov.bsky.social
santafenm.gov/public-utili...
@santafegov.bsky.social
Our last day of the Wildland Urban Fire Summit #WUFS featured State Forester Laura McCarthy with legislative updates and Steve Hawks from
@ibhs.org
about the Wildfire Prepared Plan -- now active in New Mexico! Ashley Dalton rounded out the day with insurance tips for homeowners.
@ibhs.org
about the Wildfire Prepared Plan -- now active in New Mexico! Ashley Dalton rounded out the day with insurance tips for homeowners.
October 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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
w/ NM Counties
BLM New Mexico
Forest Stewards Guild
October 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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
w/ NM Counties
BLM New Mexico
Forest Stewards Guild
Great Moments In Felling
- Mimbres crew, Labor Mountain Fire, WA.
- Mimbres crew, Labor Mountain Fire, WA.
September 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Great Moments In Felling
- Mimbres crew, Labor Mountain Fire, WA.
- Mimbres crew, Labor Mountain Fire, WA.
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!
Thanks to the Camp for staying ahead of #wildfire prevention and protection on their property!
September 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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!
Thanks to the Camp for staying ahead of #wildfire prevention and protection on their property!
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 -->
tinyurl.com/4vmf2khf
#nmfire
📸Cimarron Watershed Alliance -- Flying Horse Project
Our hearty congratulations to the recipients -->
tinyurl.com/4vmf2khf
#nmfire
📸Cimarron Watershed Alliance -- Flying Horse Project
September 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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 -->
tinyurl.com/4vmf2khf
#nmfire
📸Cimarron Watershed Alliance -- Flying Horse Project
Our hearty congratulations to the recipients -->
tinyurl.com/4vmf2khf
#nmfire
📸Cimarron Watershed Alliance -- Flying Horse Project
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
Mimbres crew burning out on the Labor Mountain Fire in WA.
📸Chase Smith
September 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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
Mimbres crew burning out on the Labor Mountain Fire in WA.
📸Chase Smith
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!
tinyurl.com/3cnmhsw4
All thumbs up to these fine folks!
tinyurl.com/3cnmhsw4
September 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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!
tinyurl.com/3cnmhsw4
All thumbs up to these fine folks!
tinyurl.com/3cnmhsw4
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.
#pecossunflower
Here Bob Sivinski, former State Botanist, examines the sunflower at Blue Hole Cienega.
#pecossunflower
September 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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.
#pecossunflower
Here Bob Sivinski, former State Botanist, examines the sunflower at Blue Hole Cienega.
#pecossunflower