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.
Happy #FireFriday!
Top priorities in a wildfire: keep people safe. This Incident Within an Incident course prepped trainees for a medical emergency or injury during a wildfire.
Get ready for the 2026 fire season: full training schedule at emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/training. Well done, firefighters!
Top priorities in a wildfire: keep people safe. This Incident Within an Incident course prepped trainees for a medical emergency or injury during a wildfire.
Get ready for the 2026 fire season: full training schedule at emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/training. Well done, firefighters!
February 13, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Happy #FireFriday!
Top priorities in a wildfire: keep people safe. This Incident Within an Incident course prepped trainees for a medical emergency or injury during a wildfire.
Get ready for the 2026 fire season: full training schedule at emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/training. Well done, firefighters!
Top priorities in a wildfire: keep people safe. This Incident Within an Incident course prepped trainees for a medical emergency or injury during a wildfire.
Get ready for the 2026 fire season: full training schedule at emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/training. Well done, firefighters!
Got a post-fire project? Consider our new Carbon Stewardship Program!
This is the first cost-share program in the state to offer direct payments for post-fire recovery, from contour felling to seeding and restoration.
Apply now! Visit emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/forest-and-watershed-health-office
This is the first cost-share program in the state to offer direct payments for post-fire recovery, from contour felling to seeding and restoration.
Apply now! Visit emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/forest-and-watershed-health-office
February 11, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Got a post-fire project? Consider our new Carbon Stewardship Program!
This is the first cost-share program in the state to offer direct payments for post-fire recovery, from contour felling to seeding and restoration.
Apply now! Visit emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/forest-and-watershed-health-office
This is the first cost-share program in the state to offer direct payments for post-fire recovery, from contour felling to seeding and restoration.
Apply now! Visit emnrd.nm.gov/sfd/forest-and-watershed-health-office
Preparing for wildfire takes a village.
In this month’s The Spark, dive into Community Wildfire Protection Plans, your area's resource to identify risks and plan action steps.
🔥 Get the Spark: facnm.org
Thanks to partners Forest Stewards Guild, @nmfwri.bsky.social and BLM New Mexico!
In this month’s The Spark, dive into Community Wildfire Protection Plans, your area's resource to identify risks and plan action steps.
🔥 Get the Spark: facnm.org
Thanks to partners Forest Stewards Guild, @nmfwri.bsky.social and BLM New Mexico!
February 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Preparing for wildfire takes a village.
In this month’s The Spark, dive into Community Wildfire Protection Plans, your area's resource to identify risks and plan action steps.
🔥 Get the Spark: facnm.org
Thanks to partners Forest Stewards Guild, @nmfwri.bsky.social and BLM New Mexico!
In this month’s The Spark, dive into Community Wildfire Protection Plans, your area's resource to identify risks and plan action steps.
🔥 Get the Spark: facnm.org
Thanks to partners Forest Stewards Guild, @nmfwri.bsky.social and BLM New Mexico!
352 Fire - Final Update:
70% contained, 2,674 acres. State Road 469 re-opened, evacuations lifted.
This will be the final notification unless there are significant changes.
nmfireinfo.com/2026/02/10/3...
70% contained, 2,674 acres. State Road 469 re-opened, evacuations lifted.
This will be the final notification unless there are significant changes.
nmfireinfo.com/2026/02/10/3...
352 Fire – Final Update
Feb. 10, 2026 Update: Yesterday, crews made good progress on stopping progression and securing the fire’s perimeter, raising containment to 70%. Most resources…
nmfireinfo.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:33 PM
352 Fire - Final Update:
70% contained, 2,674 acres. State Road 469 re-opened, evacuations lifted.
This will be the final notification unless there are significant changes.
nmfireinfo.com/2026/02/10/3...
70% contained, 2,674 acres. State Road 469 re-opened, evacuations lifted.
This will be the final notification unless there are significant changes.
nmfireinfo.com/2026/02/10/3...
Wildfire Notification: 352 Fire (Quay County)
Estimated 1,000 acres, zero percent contained, north of San Jon. Cause is under investigation.
For complete info: nmfireinfo.com/2026/02/09/wildfire-notification-352-fire-quay-county/
Estimated 1,000 acres, zero percent contained, north of San Jon. Cause is under investigation.
For complete info: nmfireinfo.com/2026/02/09/wildfire-notification-352-fire-quay-county/
Wildfire Notification – 352 Fire (Quay County)
February 9, 2026 Update: The 352 Fire was discovered at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 9 near I-40, mile marker 352, north of San Jon in Quay County. The fire is wind dri…
nmfireinfo.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Wildfire Notification: 352 Fire (Quay County)
Estimated 1,000 acres, zero percent contained, north of San Jon. Cause is under investigation.
For complete info: nmfireinfo.com/2026/02/09/wildfire-notification-352-fire-quay-county/
Estimated 1,000 acres, zero percent contained, north of San Jon. Cause is under investigation.
For complete info: nmfireinfo.com/2026/02/09/wildfire-notification-352-fire-quay-county/
Is there such a thing as too many trees?
Read about it in our Feb. newsletter! Plus:
• Our first-ever direct payment program for post-fire projects
• The launch of the U.S. Wildland Fire Service
• Job opportunities, hot work tips and events
All this and more: mailchi.mp/state/what-w...
Read about it in our Feb. newsletter! Plus:
• Our first-ever direct payment program for post-fire projects
• The launch of the U.S. Wildland Fire Service
• Job opportunities, hot work tips and events
All this and more: mailchi.mp/state/what-w...
February 6, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Is there such a thing as too many trees?
Read about it in our Feb. newsletter! Plus:
• Our first-ever direct payment program for post-fire projects
• The launch of the U.S. Wildland Fire Service
• Job opportunities, hot work tips and events
All this and more: mailchi.mp/state/what-w...
Read about it in our Feb. newsletter! Plus:
• Our first-ever direct payment program for post-fire projects
• The launch of the U.S. Wildland Fire Service
• Job opportunities, hot work tips and events
All this and more: mailchi.mp/state/what-w...
Division responded to the 25-acre Wet Weather Fire near Magdalena — one of many in a pretty big uptick in fire starts statewide, including a 500-acre grass fire west of Santa Rosa. Eastern NM is at the highest risk: tie up chains, hold off burning, keep grasses mowed!
Visit nmfireino.com for updates
Visit nmfireino.com for updates
February 6, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Division responded to the 25-acre Wet Weather Fire near Magdalena — one of many in a pretty big uptick in fire starts statewide, including a 500-acre grass fire west of Santa Rosa. Eastern NM is at the highest risk: tie up chains, hold off burning, keep grasses mowed!
Visit nmfireino.com for updates
Visit nmfireino.com for updates
From AI-powered cameras to satellites, drones and BurnBots, technology is reshaping the world of wildfire
We recently partnered with Pano AI and PNM on 11 wildfire detection cameras in high-risk areas.
Read the latest #WildfireWednesday from Fire Adapted NM on wildfire tech: facnm.org/news
We recently partnered with Pano AI and PNM on 11 wildfire detection cameras in high-risk areas.
Read the latest #WildfireWednesday from Fire Adapted NM on wildfire tech: facnm.org/news
February 5, 2026 at 6:28 PM
From AI-powered cameras to satellites, drones and BurnBots, technology is reshaping the world of wildfire
We recently partnered with Pano AI and PNM on 11 wildfire detection cameras in high-risk areas.
Read the latest #WildfireWednesday from Fire Adapted NM on wildfire tech: facnm.org/news
We recently partnered with Pano AI and PNM on 11 wildfire detection cameras in high-risk areas.
Read the latest #WildfireWednesday from Fire Adapted NM on wildfire tech: facnm.org/news
The Fix Our Forests Act: What does it all mean?
Hop onto this webinar to learn more about the biggest piece of wildfire legislation in recent history: its line items, experts’ recommendations, and what’s changed since its inception.
Thanks to Forest Stewards Guild and SW Fire Science Consortium!
Hop onto this webinar to learn more about the biggest piece of wildfire legislation in recent history: its line items, experts’ recommendations, and what’s changed since its inception.
Thanks to Forest Stewards Guild and SW Fire Science Consortium!
Policy Update on the Fix Our Forests Act (FOFA) - Southwest Fire Science Consortium
This policy update presentation will provide insights into the Fix Our Forests Act, including the uptake of wildfire management recommendations to congress and the potential impacts on federal land ma...
www.swfireconsortium.org
February 2, 2026 at 11:53 PM
The Fix Our Forests Act: What does it all mean?
Hop onto this webinar to learn more about the biggest piece of wildfire legislation in recent history: its line items, experts’ recommendations, and what’s changed since its inception.
Thanks to Forest Stewards Guild and SW Fire Science Consortium!
Hop onto this webinar to learn more about the biggest piece of wildfire legislation in recent history: its line items, experts’ recommendations, and what’s changed since its inception.
Thanks to Forest Stewards Guild and SW Fire Science Consortium!
Happy #FireFriday! Our Mimbres Fire Crew returned from successfully burning 50 acres of piles with the @forestservice.bsky.social Cibola National Forest. In total, the Hop Patterson Prescribed Fire will treat over 700 acres of broadcast and pile burns.
Well done, Mimbres crew! 🤝
Well done, Mimbres crew! 🤝
January 30, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Happy #FireFriday! Our Mimbres Fire Crew returned from successfully burning 50 acres of piles with the @forestservice.bsky.social Cibola National Forest. In total, the Hop Patterson Prescribed Fire will treat over 700 acres of broadcast and pile burns.
Well done, Mimbres crew! 🤝
Well done, Mimbres crew! 🤝
Got that wood stove roaring finally? ❄️
Fire doesn't end when flames die down: You have to dispose of wood ash safely, too. In December, the Hough Fire outside Portales burned 40 acres of grassland. Its origins? Improperly disposed hot ash.
Keep the fire in the stove — use these steps to stay safe:
Fire doesn't end when flames die down: You have to dispose of wood ash safely, too. In December, the Hough Fire outside Portales burned 40 acres of grassland. Its origins? Improperly disposed hot ash.
Keep the fire in the stove — use these steps to stay safe:
January 27, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Got that wood stove roaring finally? ❄️
Fire doesn't end when flames die down: You have to dispose of wood ash safely, too. In December, the Hough Fire outside Portales burned 40 acres of grassland. Its origins? Improperly disposed hot ash.
Keep the fire in the stove — use these steps to stay safe:
Fire doesn't end when flames die down: You have to dispose of wood ash safely, too. In December, the Hough Fire outside Portales burned 40 acres of grassland. Its origins? Improperly disposed hot ash.
Keep the fire in the stove — use these steps to stay safe:
Got that wood stove roaring finally? ❄️
Fire doesn't end when flames die down: You have to dispose of ash safely, too.
In December, the Hough Fire outside Portales burned 40 acres. Its origins? Improperly disposed hot ash.
Keep the fire in the wood stove — follow these steps to stay safe 🔥
Fire doesn't end when flames die down: You have to dispose of ash safely, too.
In December, the Hough Fire outside Portales burned 40 acres. Its origins? Improperly disposed hot ash.
Keep the fire in the wood stove — follow these steps to stay safe 🔥
January 27, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Got that wood stove roaring finally? ❄️
Fire doesn't end when flames die down: You have to dispose of ash safely, too.
In December, the Hough Fire outside Portales burned 40 acres. Its origins? Improperly disposed hot ash.
Keep the fire in the wood stove — follow these steps to stay safe 🔥
Fire doesn't end when flames die down: You have to dispose of ash safely, too.
In December, the Hough Fire outside Portales burned 40 acres. Its origins? Improperly disposed hot ash.
Keep the fire in the wood stove — follow these steps to stay safe 🔥
It's never too late for a visit to Smokey Bear Historical Park! This little fox's late-night, self-guided tour was captured on the wildlife cam 🦊
January 21, 2026 at 10:30 PM
It's never too late for a visit to Smokey Bear Historical Park! This little fox's late-night, self-guided tour was captured on the wildlife cam 🦊
Tiny beetle, big impact.
Bark beetles are a native, natural check on forest density. But in warm winters and drought, trees are weakening and beetles are proliferating. In our overstocked forests, their impacts are dramatic.
Watch the @koat7.bsky.social story: youtube.com/watch?v=9QTx7cnLXCo
Bark beetles are a native, natural check on forest density. But in warm winters and drought, trees are weakening and beetles are proliferating. In our overstocked forests, their impacts are dramatic.
Watch the @koat7.bsky.social story: youtube.com/watch?v=9QTx7cnLXCo
New Mexico sees alarming rise in tree die-off due to warm weather and insects
YouTube video by KOAT
youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Tiny beetle, big impact.
Bark beetles are a native, natural check on forest density. But in warm winters and drought, trees are weakening and beetles are proliferating. In our overstocked forests, their impacts are dramatic.
Watch the @koat7.bsky.social story: youtube.com/watch?v=9QTx7cnLXCo
Bark beetles are a native, natural check on forest density. But in warm winters and drought, trees are weakening and beetles are proliferating. In our overstocked forests, their impacts are dramatic.
Watch the @koat7.bsky.social story: youtube.com/watch?v=9QTx7cnLXCo
In southern Taos County, the collaborative McGaffey Forest and Watershed Restoration Project will join Carson National Forest to:
• Restore watersheds
• Provide wood and jobs
• Remove invasives and reduce pest stress
• Reduce wildfire threat
📰: fs.usda.gov/r03/carson
• Restore watersheds
• Provide wood and jobs
• Remove invasives and reduce pest stress
• Reduce wildfire threat
📰: fs.usda.gov/r03/carson
January 16, 2026 at 5:46 PM
In southern Taos County, the collaborative McGaffey Forest and Watershed Restoration Project will join Carson National Forest to:
• Restore watersheds
• Provide wood and jobs
• Remove invasives and reduce pest stress
• Reduce wildfire threat
📰: fs.usda.gov/r03/carson
• Restore watersheds
• Provide wood and jobs
• Remove invasives and reduce pest stress
• Reduce wildfire threat
📰: fs.usda.gov/r03/carson
Warm winter, low snowpack and drought raise wildfire risk in eastern NM this spring.
You can reduce that risk:
• Mow grasses
• Make a fuel break b/w vegetation and your home
• Park cars over pavement/dirt, not grass
• Tie up vehicle chains
• Use spark arrestors
Story at @abqjournal.bsky.social
You can reduce that risk:
• Mow grasses
• Make a fuel break b/w vegetation and your home
• Park cars over pavement/dirt, not grass
• Tie up vehicle chains
• Use spark arrestors
Story at @abqjournal.bsky.social
Dry, warm winter could mean a bad fire season
Abnormal wildland fire potential predicted in eastern New Mexico for February, March
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January 15, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Warm winter, low snowpack and drought raise wildfire risk in eastern NM this spring.
You can reduce that risk:
• Mow grasses
• Make a fuel break b/w vegetation and your home
• Park cars over pavement/dirt, not grass
• Tie up vehicle chains
• Use spark arrestors
Story at @abqjournal.bsky.social
You can reduce that risk:
• Mow grasses
• Make a fuel break b/w vegetation and your home
• Park cars over pavement/dirt, not grass
• Tie up vehicle chains
• Use spark arrestors
Story at @abqjournal.bsky.social
What does life look like after high school? How 'bout working:
• Outdoors
• On a crew
• To protect your forests and community
@GEARUPNewMexico showed high schoolers about a career in wildland firefighting -- check out their video!
📽: youtube.com/watch?v=vTgph-XZPxo
• Outdoors
• On a crew
• To protect your forests and community
@GEARUPNewMexico showed high schoolers about a career in wildland firefighting -- check out their video!
📽: youtube.com/watch?v=vTgph-XZPxo
January 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
What does life look like after high school? How 'bout working:
• Outdoors
• On a crew
• To protect your forests and community
@GEARUPNewMexico showed high schoolers about a career in wildland firefighting -- check out their video!
📽: youtube.com/watch?v=vTgph-XZPxo
• Outdoors
• On a crew
• To protect your forests and community
@GEARUPNewMexico showed high schoolers about a career in wildland firefighting -- check out their video!
📽: youtube.com/watch?v=vTgph-XZPxo
Bark beetle tree mortality more than doubled for the second year as winters warm.
The good news: Thinning forests helps trees better access soil moisture and repel pests. It's also a priority mitigation strategy for another rising danger: wildfire.
Read the full story at @abqjournal.bsky.social
The good news: Thinning forests helps trees better access soil moisture and repel pests. It's also a priority mitigation strategy for another rising danger: wildfire.
Read the full story at @abqjournal.bsky.social
Tiny beetles are killing New Mexico's forests at an alarming rate
Bark beetle damage has more than doubled for two consecutive years as warmer winters extend the insects' active season across the state.
www.abqjournal.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Bark beetle tree mortality more than doubled for the second year as winters warm.
The good news: Thinning forests helps trees better access soil moisture and repel pests. It's also a priority mitigation strategy for another rising danger: wildfire.
Read the full story at @abqjournal.bsky.social
The good news: Thinning forests helps trees better access soil moisture and repel pests. It's also a priority mitigation strategy for another rising danger: wildfire.
Read the full story at @abqjournal.bsky.social
Sometimes, big things come in small packages: Embers are responsible for 80% of homes burning in a wildfire.
Good news: Protecting your homes is largely in your control. Check out this month's The Spark for small steps with a huge impact.
Thx Forest Stewards Guild, @nmfwri.bsky.social and BLM NM!
Good news: Protecting your homes is largely in your control. Check out this month's The Spark for small steps with a huge impact.
Thx Forest Stewards Guild, @nmfwri.bsky.social and BLM NM!
January 12, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Sometimes, big things come in small packages: Embers are responsible for 80% of homes burning in a wildfire.
Good news: Protecting your homes is largely in your control. Check out this month's The Spark for small steps with a huge impact.
Thx Forest Stewards Guild, @nmfwri.bsky.social and BLM NM!
Good news: Protecting your homes is largely in your control. Check out this month's The Spark for small steps with a huge impact.
Thx Forest Stewards Guild, @nmfwri.bsky.social and BLM NM!
Want some cozy reading this snowy Friday? Our first monthly newsletter just dropped! It's packed with stories, tips and photos from the field.
Visit tinyurl.com/ytpw6aus to check it out. Want 'em delivered to your inbox? Sign up at tinyurl.com/24nbcy59.
Visit tinyurl.com/ytpw6aus to check it out. Want 'em delivered to your inbox? Sign up at tinyurl.com/24nbcy59.
January 9, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Want some cozy reading this snowy Friday? Our first monthly newsletter just dropped! It's packed with stories, tips and photos from the field.
Visit tinyurl.com/ytpw6aus to check it out. Want 'em delivered to your inbox? Sign up at tinyurl.com/24nbcy59.
Visit tinyurl.com/ytpw6aus to check it out. Want 'em delivered to your inbox? Sign up at tinyurl.com/24nbcy59.
From Sept. to Dec., this project just north of Silver City has:
• Thinned 947 of 1,222 acres
• Returned densely overgrown pinon-juniper to savannah woodlands
• Reduced both competition stress and wildfire risk to the surrounding communities.
And how 'bout that view?
• Thinned 947 of 1,222 acres
• Returned densely overgrown pinon-juniper to savannah woodlands
• Reduced both competition stress and wildfire risk to the surrounding communities.
And how 'bout that view?
January 6, 2026 at 10:11 PM
From Sept. to Dec., this project just north of Silver City has:
• Thinned 947 of 1,222 acres
• Returned densely overgrown pinon-juniper to savannah woodlands
• Reduced both competition stress and wildfire risk to the surrounding communities.
And how 'bout that view?
• Thinned 947 of 1,222 acres
• Returned densely overgrown pinon-juniper to savannah woodlands
• Reduced both competition stress and wildfire risk to the surrounding communities.
And how 'bout that view?
Wildland firefighters can get $450K from the federal government for smoke-related cancers under the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act passed in December.
The bill is hailed as a "critical victory" for firefighters.
Read more at wildfiretoday.com.
The bill is hailed as a "critical victory" for firefighters.
Read more at wildfiretoday.com.
January 5, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Wildland firefighters can get $450K from the federal government for smoke-related cancers under the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act passed in December.
The bill is hailed as a "critical victory" for firefighters.
Read more at wildfiretoday.com.
The bill is hailed as a "critical victory" for firefighters.
Read more at wildfiretoday.com.
This #FireFriday, we revisit the Palisades and Eaton Fires that burned one year ago – and lessons learned.
An IBHS report found: The most effective action you can take is hardening your home. Every small action builds our collective resilience.
Read more about the findings at facnm.org/news
An IBHS report found: The most effective action you can take is hardening your home. Every small action builds our collective resilience.
Read more about the findings at facnm.org/news
January 2, 2026 at 9:51 PM
This #FireFriday, we revisit the Palisades and Eaton Fires that burned one year ago – and lessons learned.
An IBHS report found: The most effective action you can take is hardening your home. Every small action builds our collective resilience.
Read more about the findings at facnm.org/news
An IBHS report found: The most effective action you can take is hardening your home. Every small action builds our collective resilience.
Read more about the findings at facnm.org/news
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” – the old adage applies to wildfires, too.
State Forester Laura McCarthy shares why every dollar spent on prevention saves suppression costs, properties, watersheds and lives several times over.
Read her op-ed: tinyurl.com/mtuwpccw
State Forester Laura McCarthy shares why every dollar spent on prevention saves suppression costs, properties, watersheds and lives several times over.
Read her op-ed: tinyurl.com/mtuwpccw
December 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” – the old adage applies to wildfires, too.
State Forester Laura McCarthy shares why every dollar spent on prevention saves suppression costs, properties, watersheds and lives several times over.
Read her op-ed: tinyurl.com/mtuwpccw
State Forester Laura McCarthy shares why every dollar spent on prevention saves suppression costs, properties, watersheds and lives several times over.
Read her op-ed: tinyurl.com/mtuwpccw
Our Forest Health Coordinator took some time to visit with KOB4 last week and help explain what's been happening to pinon trees in New Mexico lately -- and about the beetle that's responsible.
www.kob.com/new-mexico/p...
www.kob.com/new-mexico/p...
Piñon pine die-off in New Mexico threatens holiday nuts
Piñon pine nuts are a holiday staple in New Mexico, but recent challenges have impacted their availability.
www.kob.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Our Forest Health Coordinator took some time to visit with KOB4 last week and help explain what's been happening to pinon trees in New Mexico lately -- and about the beetle that's responsible.
www.kob.com/new-mexico/p...
www.kob.com/new-mexico/p...