SFNF News:
SANTA FE — The Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) will begin accepting comments on Sept. 18, for the Hermit’s Peak and Calf Canyon Fires Recovery Project, as part of the Environmental Assessment (EA) process.
This is an opportunity to share your concerns, ideas, and feedback on the EA prior to the final decision to help shape the future of post-fire recovery efforts.
The EA was developed in response to the 2022 Hermit’s Peak and Calf Canyon fires and is designed to facilitate restoration and recovery work within approximately 167,840 acres of National Forest System lands and adjacent lands impacted by the fires.
The project area is on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District in the southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains in San Miguel and Mora counties. Proposed project actions include critical work in forestry and timber, watershed restoration, fixing roads and bridges to provide forest access, restoring recreational opportunities, and improving range conditions within the burned area.
The public can hear more about the project, ask resource specialists questions, and learn how to formally comment on the environmental assessment at three scheduled public meetings.
Public Meeting Schedule
Virtual Meeting
- Date/Time: 5–5:30 p.m., Sept. 30, 2025
- Zoom link
- Meeting ID: 819 3354 7104
- Passcode: 336143
- Join by Phone Call (Dial Manually or Use One Tap Mobile) +12532050468, 81933547104#, *336143# US +12532158782, 81933547104#, *336143# US (Tacoma)
In-person Meetings
- Date/Time: 6-8 p.m., Sept. 29, 2025
- Location: Helping Hands, NM 518, Mora, NM 87732
- Date/Time: 6-8 p.m., Sept. 30, 2025
- Location: Highlands University, Student Center Theater, 3rd floor of Student Union Building, 1005 Diamond St., Las Vegas, NM 87701
The EA documents are now available for review on the project website. A physical copy of the EA will be available at the Las Vegas Ranger District Office at 1926 7th St., Las Vegas, NM 87701. The legal notice informing the public of the 30-day comment period can be found in the Albuquerque Journal.
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About the Forest Service
The USDA Forest Service has for more than 100 years brought people and communities together to answer the call of conservation. Grounded in world-class science and technology– and rooted in communities–the Forest Service connects people to nature and to each other. The Forest Service cares for shared natural resources in ways that promote lasting economic, ecological, and social vitality. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, maintains the largest wildland fire and forestry research organizations in the world. The Forest Service also has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 900 million forested acres within the U.S., of which over 130 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.
Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon project area around Johnson Mesa. Courtesy/SFNF