From the Forest Service: Prescribed burns in the Jemez, Cuba  and Espanola ranger districts will proceed next week if weather and air quality conditions are favorable.

The press release from the Santa Fe National Forest notes where the burns will be and where the smoke will be visible.

      "Jemez Ranger District - San Diego Prescribed Burn: Next week fire
      managers will use a helicopter to begin aerial ignitions on this burn
      to treat fuels within the interior of the burn area.  The San Diego
      burn area is approximately 7-miles southwest of Jemez Springs on
      Peggy Mesa, off of NM Highway 485.  Smoke from this burn will be
      visible from the Gilman area, Jemez corridor (NM Highway 4), La
      Cueva, Jemez Pueblo, San Ysidro, Rio Rancho, Albuquerque and Santa
      Fe.

      Cuba Ranger District - Chaparral Prescribed Burn: Next week fire
      mangers will continue with this 1,900-acre hazardous fuels reduction
      project which is designed to reduce the threat of wildfire to the
      nearby community of Seven Springs as well as improve forest health.
      Fire managers have treated 700-acres so far this Fall in this area.
      The Chaparral burn area is ½ mile from the community of Seven Springs
      and nine miles west of Jemez Springs.  Smoke will be visible in the
      communities of Jemez Springs, La Cueva, Seven Springs, Fenton Lake
      and Cuba.

      Espanola Ranger District - Blanco Prescribed Burn: Next week fire
      managers will continue this 1,500-acre burn.  Fire managers plan to
      treat about 200-acres per day.  The Blanco burn area is located 12
      miles west of Española off of Forest Road 144, north of Santa Clara
      Pueblo, west of Chicoma Mountain and south east of Abiquiu.  Smoke
      from this project will be visible from Abiquiu, Santa Clara Pueblo,
      Espanola, Santa Fe, Highway 84/285 and other surrounding "

For information on ongoing burns,  call  toll-free Fire Information Hotline at 1-877-971-FIRE (3473).

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