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  • Stage 1 Fire Restrictions

    Order Number: # 03-10-00-26-03U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest ServiceSanta Fe National ForestEmergency Stage 1 Fire Restrictions  PROHIBITIONS Pursuant to 16 U.S.C § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a), the following are prohibited on all National Forest System lands (NFS) in the Santa…
    Alert Start Date: April 2, 2026
    Forest Order: #03-10-00-26-03

  • TEMPORARY AREA CLOSURE FOR THE NORTH HOLIDAY PRESCRIBED FIRE

    Order Number: 03-10-01-25-17 U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service Santa Fe National Forest Jemez Ranger District TEMPORARY AREA CLOSURE FOR THE NORTH HOLIDAY PRESCRIBED FIRE PROHIBITIONS: Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a) and (b), the following are…
    Alert Start Date: November 3, 2025
    Forest Order: #03-10-01-25-17

  • Herbicide Application in the Jemez Ranger District

    OverviewStarting August 20, 2025, through August 28, 2025, contractors will be applying herbicide to invasive plants at three locations in the Jemez Ranger District. Signs will be posted near treatment areas stating the name of the herbicide or management strategy used and the dates of when to…
    Alert Start Date: August 20, 2025

  • Forest Service Road 83 Construction Closure

    Construction work, in the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District, will temporarily close Forest Road 83, specifically at the culvert crossing on Sebadilla Creek. The road will be closed at mile post 13.7, while allowing access to the private landowners in the area, from May 5 to May 23. 
    Alert Start Date: May 5, 2025

  • Temporary Area Closure for the Tesuque Peak Powerline on the Espanola Ranger District

    The area in the vicinity of Tesuque Peak Powerline is temporarily closed for a powerline rebuild and restoration project. 
    Alert Start Date: August 16, 2024
    Forest Order: #03-10-06-24-12

  • Headquarters Well Area Closure on Española Ranger District

    Order Number:  03-10-06-25-17U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest ServiceSanta Fe National ForestEspanola Ranger DistrictCamping Area Closure at Headquarters WellPROHIBITIONSPursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 (a) and (b) the following is prohibitedon the National Forest…
    Alert Start Date: June 21, 2024
    Forest Order: #03-10-06-25-17

  • Jemez Cave Closure

    The purpose of this Order is to provide natural and cultural resource protection for the Jemez Cave and for public safety and welfare until current damage to natural and cultural resources can be assessed and a long-term management strategy developed. 
    Alert Start Date: May 1, 2023
    Forest Order: #03-10-03-25-04

  • Occupancy and Use Restrictions Order for the Santa Fe National Forest

    The Santa Fe National Forest has the need to limit the stay of the visitors to lessen the opportunity of residency; and to comply with State Law prohibiting the consumption of alcoholic beverages by persons under the age of 21; and to protect general visitors sensitive to public nudity from human…
    Alert Start Date: June 10, 2021
    Forest Order: #10-494

  • Special Closure for the Santa Fe Watershed on the Espanola Ranger District

    Special Closure Order for the Santa Fe watershed
    Alert Start Date: August 23, 1996
    Forest Order: #10-198

  • Santa Fe Watershed Closure Order on the Espanola Ranger District

    WHEREAS, bathing, fishing, camping, picnicking, and other forms of human occupancy of the Santa Fe River Watershed in the Santa Fe National Forest, causes pollution of the water flowing therein used by the residents of Santa Fe, New Mexico , for drinking and domestic purposes, to a degree…
    Alert Start Date: November 3, 1932
    Forest Order: #-
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