Prescribed Fire Planned at Gran Quivira Unit to Reduce Wildfire Risk

NPS News Release · Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument · 10/16/2026

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument and the U.S. Wildland Fire Service will conduct a prescribed fire at the Gran Quivira Unit, approximately 20 miles southeast of Mountainair, New Mexico, between Oct. 19 and Oct. 21, 2026, conditions permitting.

Source: National Park Service