FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS, THE SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST WILL CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC AS OF FRIDAY MORNING. FOREST SPOKESMAN BRUCE HILL TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB CONDITIONS ARE TOO DRY TO ALLOW ACCESS TO FOREST ROADS, TRAILS AND CAMPGROUNDS. HE SAYS IT’S SO DRY THAT THEY HAVE NO CHOICE NOW BUT TO GO TO STAGE THREE FIRE RESTRICTIONS.
HILL SAYS THE CLOSURE WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL THE FOREST GETS SOME SIGNIFICANT RAIN…WHICH LIKELY WON’T HAPPEN UNTIL MONSOON SEASON GETS UNDERWAY IN JULY.
