{"id":16288,"date":"2021-07-15T08:57:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T14:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/sfd\/?page_id=16288"},"modified":"2026-08-14T15:15:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T21:15:30","slug":"forestry-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/sfd\/forestry-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Forestry News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;ce4db8ec-b34b-42ae-b247-103d0a13f28d&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/sfd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Generic-Horizontal-Logs-Background-scaled.jpg&#8221; background_position=&#8221;bottom_center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;1d9c0f5d-35f2-480d-b415-624f9e38b5a0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; module_class=&#8221;vertical-align&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_post_title meta=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#030303&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_dmb_breadcrumbs font_icon=&#8221;&#x35;||divi||400&#8243; use_home_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#030303&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#030303&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_dmb_breadcrumbs][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class_1=&#8221;sidebar&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; inner_width=&#8221;90%&#8221; inner_max_width=&#8221;1400px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Explore Section&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xe044;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; image_icon_width=&#8221;14px&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|on&#8221; module_class=&#8221;blurb-icon-right sidebar-toggle&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;c520cd6f-2a5a-44ab-ba51-0c6b314ff487&#8243; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;13px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; body_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;rgba(40,39,40,0.7)&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#1D4784&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;145deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#1d4784 0%|#0585a5 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#1d4784&#8243; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#0585a5&#8243; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||14px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;12px|4px|12px|16px|true|false&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|6px|6px|6px|6px&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#dedede&#8221; icon_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_sidebar area=&#8221;et_pb_widget_area_4&#8243; module_class=&#8221;sofia-light nav-side&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#212121&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>News Releases<\/h2>\n<p>Our press releases and announcements are within the accordion drop-downs below. Simply click the + symbol on the right to activate the drop-down menu. The news archive contains announcements for 2021-2025.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;2026 News&#8221; open=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"rf-table\" data-public=\"1\" data-account-guid=\"4e99eeeeb5b54c41ad6d52e2e78086f6\" data-folder-id=\"b4246eaf-b003-4aca-a218-ea52a0753ee4\"><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;News Archive&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"rf-table\" data-public=\"1\" data-account-guid=\"4e99eeeeb5b54c41ad6d52e2e78086f6\" data-folder-id=\"fa16110d-1ab1-47f9-8667-22cbc23a645e\" data-widget-id=\"faf015aa-8358-40e3-82e6-72098558eafd\"><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; 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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Stories from the Field<\/h2>\n<p>Click below to read features from the Forestry Division.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/arcg.is\/15XWef5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/sfd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/e1bff211-2ba4-4c53-95dd-9603e9b43f69-300x224.png\" width=\"184\" height=\"138\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23350 alignnone size-medium\" style=\"float: left;\" \/>&#8216;Too precious to use once&#8217;\u00a0 &#8211; Aug. 7, 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span>In communities statewide, green stormwater infrastructure hitting its stride and maximizing water amid deeper drought and more intense storms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arcg.is\/15XWef5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/opinion\/my_view\/a-thank-you-to-new-mexicos-wildland-firefighters\/article_faadb736-aee7-401c-ba36-1f8504609cfc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/sfd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Unified_Mimbres-crew-member-on-fire_Jason-Fejer-Albuqueque-Fire-Rescue-credit-300x225.jpg\" width=\"185\" height=\"139\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23354 alignnone size-medium\" style=\"float: left;\" \/>Op-ed: A thank you to New Mexico&#8217;s wildland firefighters &#8211; Aug. 1, 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span>New Mexico did not avoid catastrophic wildfire this year by luck. The state was proactive in keeping fires small\u2014and firefighters did the hard work and kept up the frenetic pace for four long months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/opinion\/my_view\/a-thank-you-to-new-mexicos-wildland-firefighters\/article_faadb736-aee7-401c-ba36-1f8504609cfc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/arcg.is\/0vXX5n1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/sfd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Muilla-lordsburgana-in-the-asparagus-family-ERowe-300x225.jpg\" width=\"188\" height=\"141\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23242 alignnone size-medium\" style=\"float: left;\" \/>Treasure hunting\u00a0 &#8211; July 2, 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW87949277 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW87949277 BCX8\">The state&#8217;s endangered plant program is trekking to New Mexico&#8217;s remotest corners in search of its rarest plants, including over 100 endemics found nowhere else on Earth.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arcg.is\/0vXX5n1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/e8dfa080b6ed4c6e807bcd79bbb3ae83\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/sfd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Mimbres-IA-Unified-Fire-WOW_Marcos-Montoya-300x251.jpg\" width=\"189\" height=\"158\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23098 alignnone size-medium\" style=\"float: left;\" \/>Mimbres crew goes for hotshot status &#8211; June 4, 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span>New Mexico responders train for the elite wildland firefighting designation to join the ranks of only three other state-led crews among 115 hotshot crews nationwide.<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/e8dfa080b6ed4c6e807bcd79bbb3ae83\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/sfd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/FTF-An-Invitation-to-Stewardship_Smokey-Bear-feature-fnl.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/sfd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/SBHP-inside-5.1.26-300x225.jpg\" width=\"189\" height=\"142\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22879 aligncenter size-medium\" style=\"float: left;\" \/>An invitation to stewardship &#8211; May 1, 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span>Smokey&#8217;s wildfire prevention message and the living symbol have both found a home at Smokey Bear Historical Park<\/span>\u2014<span>the only park and museum of its kind in the U.S.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/sfd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/FTF-An-Invitation-to-Stewardship_Smokey-Bear-feature-fnl.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/sfd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/FTF-Reforestation-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/sfd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/seedlings-300x212.jpeg\" width=\"191\" height=\"135\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22821 aligncenter size-medium\" style=\"float: left;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/sfd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/seedlings-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.emnrd.nm.gov\/sfd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/seedlings.jpeg 393w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/>&#8216;A different type of forest&#8217; 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A fee is not charged for records provided electronically through the GovQA request portal.<\/p>\n<p>To request records through the Gov AQ portal, please click the request button <a href=\"https:\/\/newmexicoemnrd.govqa.us\/WEBAPP\/_rs\/(S(jeyjtg03pgo2qgxzvskw42yv))\/supporthome.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are unable to submit your request online using the above link, you may submit a request via physical mail.<\/p>\n<p>Requests may be sent to: 1220 S. 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