WNMU Hosts Walk for Heroes 102123
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- Published: 22 October 2023 22 October 2023
Photos and article by Mary Alice Murphy
At the Western New Mexico University Walk for the Heroes, participants could choose two walks. The shorter one was about a mile long around the WNMU campus and another about 5K one took walkers up Boston Hill and back down to the university.
About 50 participants pre-registered for the walk, and another 87 registered on site before the walk.
Master of Ceremonies Raul Turrieta welcomed participants and led the rest of the program. WNMU Mariachi Plata sang the National Anthem. Mike and Liz Lopez presented a plaque and T-shirt to WNMU President Joseph Shepard who gave welcoming remarks.
Silver City Ranger District completes ignitions on Jaybird and Mill Prescribed fires
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- Published: 20 October 2023 20 October 2023
SILVER CITY, NM, October 20, 2023 – The Gila National Forest, Silver City Ranger District has completed firing operations on the Jaybird and Mill prescribed fire projects north of Pinos Altos along Highway 15. Crews will continue holding the prescribed fires in place and patrolling the areas over the weekend.
“Despite temporary impacts associated with smoke and closure of a segment of US Highway 15, beneficial fire effects were observed on these 3,560 combined acres,” said Silver City District Ranger Elizabeth Toney. “On the Mill project, particularly, fire is consuming a heavy load of dead and down logs and other material that could feed a crown fire. By using low to moderate intensity fire today, we are protecting forest health, wildlife habitats, and local communities for years into the future.”
Freeport-McMoRan Reports Third-Quarter And Nine-Month 2023 Results
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- Published: 19 October 2023 19 October 2023
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GRMC Board of Trustees held regular meeting 092723, part 1
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- Published: 18 October 2023 18 October 2023
By Mary Alice Murphy
After the reading of the Gila Regional Medical Center Mission, Vision and Values, the Board of Trustees heard Chairman Dr. Fred Fox give his comments.
"Yesterday [Sept. 26, 2024], I gave my first report to the Grant County Board of Commissioners," Fox said. "I will do the same every quarter."
He said he thought board training should continue with studying critical access hospital cost-based reimbursement. He talked about information on three different programs with various links in their summaries for exploring the issue. "If you like I will email you this information with their links."
Photo added: Gila National Forest prescribed fire update 101923
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- Published: 18 October 2023 18 October 2023
Jaybird ignitions complete, Mill starts next
SILVER CITY, NM, Oct. 18, 2023 – Fire crews wrapped up ignitions on the Jaybird prescribed fire in the Signal Peak area near Meadow Creek and Jaybird Canyon Wednesday. Crews will remain on the project to patrol for changes in fire behavior and to check for smoldering vegetation near containment lines. The Jaybird prescribed fire involved 2,600 acres of hazardous fuels treatment.
Forest resource specialists installed four air quality monitors around the forest to monitor smoke impacts from the prescribed fire operations. While smoke was visible in Silver City and outlying areas Wednesday evening, the air quality monitors showed good air quality on the https://fire.airnow.gov/ website. Smoke-sensitive individuals and those with respiratory or heart disease should take precautionary measures.
The smoke north of Silver City is coming from two prescribed burns
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- Published: 18 October 2023 18 October 2023
Two prescribed burns - the Jaybird and Mill prescribed burns are happening now north of Silver City. Due to the north winds overnight, the smoke came down into Silver City.
Please see https://www.grantcountybeat.com/news/news-releases/80699-prescribed-fire-program-continues-on-gila-national-forest for more information on the projects, which began on Oct. 16, 2023.