Community Meeting March 29, 2025 Chama District Forester Joe Carrillo will be holding a Community Meeting on March 29, 2025 at the Upper Chama Soil and Water Conservation Office on March 29, 2025 to discuss plans to conduct a hazardous fuel removal project along the Right of Way of New
Community Wildfire Defense Fund Upper Chama Soil and Water Conservation District is taking applications from landowners interested in Hazardous Fuel Reduction, Defensible Space implementation, or Riparian Restoration. Applications can be downloaded on the UCSWCD website or picked up at their office M-F 1:00 – 5:00 pm. There is no deadline to apply.
Extreme Fire Danger, NOW! …But it’s only February? If you haven’t been up to the Chama area, you may not be aware of just how dry and dangerous the current fire conditions are. We had a grass fire along Highway 84 on December 7th that burned 82 acres and was
Grant Award of $7.1 Million for Upper Chama Area, including the Brazos Residents of the Brazos Canyon will be eligible to apply for these funds after July 1, 2024 to assist in fire mitigation on their property. Only a portion of the $7.1 million will be targeted for the Brazos. However,
Brazos Firewise Sends 512 Maintenance Plan to State Department of Transportation In an effort to increase awareness and encourage action on the part of the NM Department of Transportation to improve conditions along New Mexico State Road 512, , the Brazos Firewise team submitted the plan below. Info@brazosfirewise.com Brazos, NM
Brazos Firewise Received $2,000 Educational Grant The Brazos Firewise Team, a volunteer group created in the spring of 2023 was awarded $2,000 from Fire Adapted New Mexico to develop an educational video on how to help prevent fire from spreading through vacant properties. Lack of property maintenance and years of
