Monsoon rains douse Black Fire in the Gila National Forest
Growth on the Black Fire has virtually halted as monsoonal rains dampen the Gila National Forest.
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Growth on the Black Fire has virtually halted as monsoonal rains dampen the Gila National Forest.
Philip Connors deeply loves the forest he has watched over every summer for the past 20 years. But it was a different forest two decades ago, and will be even more changed once the flames die down.
Most of the hiking trails and campgrounds at Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Park were closed as of May 25 in response to wildfires.
Grant County commissioners voted to extend a fireworks ban at their regular meeting Thursday. The ban, first put forward in May, now prohibits the sale and use of certain fireworks through the Fourth of July and most of the rest of next month. Because the ban requires a public hearing for every 30-day renewal, commissioners gave county officials and members of the public a chance to weigh in at the …