Blue 2 Fire burn scar reforestation planting wraps up for 2026

LINCOLN COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Reforestation planting efforts in the Blue 2 Fire burn scar located in the Lincoln National Forest have been completed for the year. The lightning-caused fire burned nearly 8,000 acres eight miles north of Ruidoso in 2024. This year, U.S. Forest Service crews planted 40,000 Ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir seedlings over 300 [...]