Please share the information as far and wide as possible.

Thank you

Good morning,

Please see the attached News Release and maps for the Hondo Canyon and Sulphur Canyon project area pile burn notifications. Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands fire crews are preparing to proceed with pile burning on the Sandia Ranger District pending suitable conditions.

Kindly disseminate this email and attached notification/maps to your respective channels, and print and post on any business public reader boards no later than Friday February 11^th, 2022.

Winter is an optimal time to burn piled slash and woody debris from earlier forest restoration work because snow on the ground keeps the fire from spreading to adjacent vegetation. Generally, pile burns produce less smoke and burn with less intensity than broadcast burns across a larger landscape. Fire personnel will monitor the burn pit until it is completely out.

Smoke may be visible in the surrounding areas of Tijeras, Edgewood, Moriarty and Albuquerque between February 14th – March 31st. In some areas, smoke may settle into lower elevations overnight due to fluctuating atmospheric temperatures that produce nighttime inversions.

For questions or additional information, please reach out to the Public Information Officer; Patricia Johnson at Patricia.Johnson@usda.gov (505) 850-2657.

Thank you!