Gila National Forest /tags/gila-national-forest Gila National Forest en-US Copyright Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:26:10 GMT Author Philip Connors blends wildfire and poetry in The Mountain Knows the Mountain: A Fire Watch Diary /local-news/2025-10-17/philip-connors-wildfire-poetry-fire-watch-diary Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit atop a mountain and watch the horizon for the faintest hint of wildfire smoke? Fri, 17 Oct 2025 20:26:10 GMT /local-news/2025-10-17/philip-connors-wildfire-poetry-fire-watch-diary Bryce Dix As fire threat grows nationally, New Mexico sees the largest blazes in areas of extreme drought /2025-07-15/new-mexico-fire-extreme-drought All of New Mexico’s largest active wildfires have ignited in areas facing the most severe drought conditions in the entire country. Tue, 15 Jul 2025 20:18:31 GMT /2025-07-15/new-mexico-fire-extreme-drought Bryce Dix Surveys reveal widespread cattle damage to New Mexico’s rivers and wetlands /local-news/2025-04-07/cattle-damage-new-mexico-public-rivers-wetlands A newly released report shows widespread livestock grazing is destroying streamside habitats in New Mexico and Arizona. Mon, 07 Apr 2025 17:27:03 GMT /local-news/2025-04-07/cattle-damage-new-mexico-public-rivers-wetlands Bryce Dix National Geographic visits the Gila Wilderness as it nears its centenary /local-news/2023-06-09/national-geographic-visits-the-gila-wilderness-as-it-nears-its-centenary A hundred years ago this month, the forester Aldo Leopold proposed to the Forest Service that the federal government create the first ever wilderness area in the Gila National Forest, in New Mexico Fri, 09 Jun 2023 14:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-06-09/national-geographic-visits-the-gila-wilderness-as-it-nears-its-centenary Forest Service says it's not obligated to follow state law on prescribed burns /local-news/2023-06-05/forest-service-says-its-not-obligated-to-follow-state-law-on-prescribed-burns The U.S. Forest Service scheduled two prescribed burns last week in the southwest part of the state despite a red flag warning issued by the National Weather Service. Ultimately the agency burned the day before, but not the day of the warning. However, officials also said a new state law does not apply to the federal agency. Tue, 06 Jun 2023 04:16:49 GMT /local-news/2023-06-05/forest-service-says-its-not-obligated-to-follow-state-law-on-prescribed-burns Jeanette DeDios U.S. Forest Service conducting prescribed burns in New Mexico the day before a red flag warning /local-news/2023-05-31/u-s-forest-service-conducting-prescribed-burns-in-new-mexico-despite-red-flag-warnings The Reserve Ranger District of the Gila National Forest began a prescribed fire on Tuesday at the southwestern part of the state – despite a red flag warning due to start on Wednesday for that quadrant of New Mexico. Wed, 31 May 2023 18:27:42 GMT /local-news/2023-05-31/u-s-forest-service-conducting-prescribed-burns-in-new-mexico-despite-red-flag-warnings Jeanette DeDios Bootcamp To Train Women Wildland Firefighters /local-news/2019-08-08/bootcamp-to-train-women-wildland-firefighters Women don’t become firefighters at nearly the rate that men do in the U.S. Now, forest service officials in New Mexico are working to have crews that… Thu, 08 Aug 2019 21:12:28 GMT /local-news/2019-08-08/bootcamp-to-train-women-wildland-firefighters Taylor Velazquez Meet The New Mexico Towns Where Less Connectivity Is More /local-news/2018-04-23/meet-the-new-mexico-towns-where-less-connectivity-is-more Hillsboro and Kingston, tiny mountain towns on the edge of the Gila National Forest in Southern New Mexico, have a rare quality.It comes from the night… Mon, 23 Apr 2018 22:37:44 GMT /local-news/2018-04-23/meet-the-new-mexico-towns-where-less-connectivity-is-more Heath Haussamen