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Montoya Prescribed Fire

Unit Information

208 Cruz Alta Road 
Taos, 
87571 
208 Cruz Alta Road 
Taos, 
87571 

Incident Contacts

Zach Behrens
Email: zachary.behrens@usda.gov
Phone: 575-758-6303

Fire smolders in pine needles in the understory of pine forest. Some flames lick brush in the background.

Crews are planning to begin ignitions as early as Friday, May 17.

The 899-acre Montoya Prescribed Fire is part of the Canjilon Wildland Urban Interface Project, a collaborative project over 10 years in the making to reduce the risk of wildfire to the communities of Canjilon and Placita Garcia and the watersheds they depend on. The unit is directly adjacent to Canjilon’s east side.

To reduce the risk, Forest Service staff and partners have invested over $10 million in forest restoration in the area since 2011. Many adjacent private landowners, with the assistance of the state, are contributing by thinning and applying prescribed fire on their own properties.

Basic Information
Current as of Thu, 05/16/2024 - 15:47
Incident Time Zone America/Denver
Incident Type Prescribed Fire
Location East of Canjilon, N.M.
Coordinates 36° 29' 19'' Latitude
-106° 24'
52
'' Longitude
Current Situation
Fuels Involved

Ponderosa pine forest understory