WITH DROUGHT CONDITIONS CLASSIFIED AS SEVERE IN MORE THAN THREE-QUARTERS OF NEW MEXICO, FOREST OFFICIALS ARE IMPOSING FIRE RESTRICTIONS IN THE CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST. STARTING MONDAY MORNING, RESTRICTIONS WILL APPLY TO THE SANDIA, MOUNTAINAIR, MT. TAYLOR AND MAGDALENA RANGER DISTRICTS.
IT MEANS CAMPFIRES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED EXCEPT WITHIN DEVELOPED RECREATION SITES, AND SMOKING WILL BE LIMITED TO ENCLOSED VEHICLES, BUILDINGS AND DEVELOPED RECREATION SITES. THE RESTRICTIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE AS LONG AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
