USFS Plans Prescribed Burn in Manzano Mountains

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The Mountainair Ranger District, Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands, US Forest Service announced on November 27, 2023, that it plans to conduct a prescribed burn of 13 acres of wood in the vicinity of the Upper and Lower Red Canyon Campgrounds and Capilla Peak. USFS representative, Arlene Perea, stated that the controlled burn would begin on or after Wednesday, November 29, 2023, and could be visible in Mountainair, Punta de Agua, Manzano, Torreon, and the Estancia Valley.