The 2021 New Mexico Forest Health Report reveals a staggering spike in piñon tree deaths. Approximately 67,000 acres of piñon forests were destroyed last year by bark beetles. “Bark beetles ...

2024 was a rough year for New Mexico trees, with more than double the tree deaths than the year before. There were 70,000 acres of dead trees, up from 33,000 in 2023.

SANTA FE – Tree deaths in New Mexico’s forests more than doubled from 2023, ... However, the state’s mean temperature rose to 56.3 degrees, making 2024 the second warmest year on record.

2024 was a rough year for New Mexico trees, with more than double the tree deaths than the year before. There were 70,000 acres of dead trees, up from 33,000 in 2023.

The state of New Mexico may become the first state in the nation to have an official aroma, thanks in no small part to the advocacy of a fifth-grade class with a passion for chilies.

Nov. 30—Whether you're interested in a farm-grown tree or cutting your own in a nearby national forest, New Mexico has several great options. From the 40-year tradition at Cassidy Farms to the ...

The number of conifer trees dying in New Mexico’s forests from bark beetle attacks more than doubled last year to 70,000 acres, especially near burn scars left by wildfires in 2022.

The legend of The Martini Tree goes back to 1959 when a “great medical discovery,” was made on the slopes of the Taos Ski Valley. Ernie Blake, the founder of the ski area, found delivering ...

New Mexico produced more than 60% of the U.S. chile pepper crop in 2021 and is home to Hatch, an agricultural village known as the chile capital of the world for the unique red and green peppers ...

A falling tree started a fire in New Mexico, which destroyed 200 homes and killed an elderly couple. Wind gusts over 80 miles per hour blew the tree into an electric line.

Eight of New Mexico’s best burger chefs will battle for the 2023 trophy and very limited State Fair attendees will have an opportunity to vote for the “People’s Choice” award and sample ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) — Twice as many trees died in New Mexico’s forests from 2023 to 2024, according to the Forest Health Conditions report released on Monday. The New Mexico Forestry ...