Sierra Los Pinos

Tomorrow October 3, the replacement of the system 1 water main will restart. The area affected is Hovenweep Loop from Aztec to San Juan. Aztec and San Juan will also be involved. San Juan should not be affected for more than a few hours on any day. Hovenweep, Aztec and San Juan are likely to experience extended water outages possibly for more than a day. I will keep you updated as soon as I know when. I'm sorry for the inconvenience but repairs are necessary.

Peter Veverka

Attached are some pictures and a map of what was accomplished earlier this week. Vallecitos is next, will let you know details as planning progresses.

Virgin Mesa Prescribed Burn Planned on Jemez Ranger District

SANTA FE, NM – Sept. 22, 2016 – For Immediate Release. Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest are planning to conduct the Virgin Mesa prescribed fire on the Jemez Ranger District. Ignitions for the 1,950-acre planned area, located 1 mile west of Jemez Springs, could begin as early as Sept. 26 and run through Sept. 30, 2016. That window is dependent on favorable conditions, including fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather forecasts.

Forest Plan Revision Forest Resource Field Trips Planned on the
Santa Fe National Forest

This Monday, September 26, we will begin replacement of another 1000 feet of the system 1 water main. The homes affected are the ones on Bonito Way and the south end of Hovenweep Loop. Both Aspen and Chaco will also be affected. The work will be done in 2 stages, Bonito Way will be the first half starting on Monday. This will take until Wednesday or Thursday to complete. Aspen, Chaco and Aspen will be started on Wednesday or Thursday. Water outages will occur during the day in the half being worked.

​​A Plan to Preserve

A public meeting called in Jemez Springs by the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) threatened to be an angry affair with claims by local residents that SFNF planned to permanently shut down almost the entire Jemez Ranger District.

Santa Fe NF Tackles Parasitic Mistletoe in Jemez Mountain Pines

Sept. 24 Field Trip Scheduled to Infected Area

SANTA FE, NM – Aug. 31, 2016 – For Immediate Release. Crews doing prep work on the Santa Fe National Forest’s Southwest Jemez Mountains Collaborative Landscape Restoration project have made an unexpected discovery. Foresters confirm that a handful of pine stands along Forest Road (FR) 10 are heavily infected with dwarf mistletoe, a native parasitic plant that reduces the growth, seed production and life span of infected trees.

Wilderness Evaluations Public Meeting Change of Venue for Sept. 19

SANTA FE, NM – Sept. 16, 2016 – For Immediate Release. We apologize for the inconvenience, however there has been a venue change for the wilderness evaluation public meetings (both the technical and general) in Jemez Springs on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. The meetings will be held at the same time (1-4:30pm for the technical meeting and 6-8pm for the general meeting) at Madonna Hall, 0040 Legion Dr. HWY 4, Jemez Springs, NM 87025. Visit the Forest Plan Revision’s website for additional information.