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October 20, 2023
Weekly WeatherIn GratitudeAbiquiu Inn and Café AbiquiuWe thank Abiquiu Inn and Cafe Abiquiu for renewing their sponsorship and are excited to share this update from them.
These last few years have been a strange time for all of us. The hotel and restaurant business has been greatly impacted. We are so thankful for our local neighbors and friends who helped pull us through this with their support. Now we are looking forward to better times. We are delighted to report that our new Chef and Sous Chef are at Abiquiu Inn and making Abiquiu their home. Obviously, it will take a little time for Chef Rey and Sous Chef Sarah to organize the kitchen and menu to their standards and liking but with their undoubted skills we have great hopes for next year. We have refurbished Café Abiquiu and have re-seated The Terrace. We are working on plans for a new coffee shop and wine bar and have made considerable advances on our new Safari/Glamping Site. All of which makes us very excited for 2024. Abiquiu is a great place to call home and we are lucky to be here. We love Abiquiu and are thrilled to be part of a great community. Thank you Contributors and Paid Subscribers:Lisa N
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NewsSanta Fe National Forest to implement the Rincon prescribed fireSANTA FE, N.M., Oct. 19, 2023—The Santa Fe National Forest is planning to begin the Rincon prescribed fire beginning Friday, Oct 20 and continuing through Sunday, Oct. 22, pending favorable conditions and daily line officer approval. The Rincon Prescribed Fire is a 2,227-acre unit on the Coyote Ranger District located on French Mesa off Forest Road 8.
Fire management personnel have completed preparation work on the containment lines. Contingency resources will be on-site and able to respond if needed until the burn is declared secure by the burn boss. Over the long term, crews will remain on the project to patrol for changes in fire behavior and to check for smoldering vegetation near containment lines. During the patrol phase, weather will continue to be monitored for any critical weather events that may require more resources. Firefighters will first create a “blackline” along a portion of containment lines prior to ignition of the interior portion of the burn. Crews will utilize a helicopter for aerial ignition of the interior of the unit. Engines will be available for patrolling and contingency work. Smoke will be visible on portions of Highway 96, 84 and 285 in the vicinity of Coyote, Abiquiu, and Ojo Caliente. Visit https://www.airnow.gov for air quality information. The Rincon prescribed fire unit, which was delayed 3 weeks ago due to low humidity, is now within burn parameters with predicted precipitation to follow early next week. Prescribed fire updates will be posted on the New Mexico Fire Information website and on the Santa Fe National Forest’s Facebook page and Website. Prescribed Fires Near Canjilon, N.M. Tentatively Scheduled for Oct. 19 - postponed to Oct 20TAOS, N.M., Oct. 19, 2023—Fire crews are planning to move forward with ignitions on the Canjilon Wildland Urban Interface Project on Thursday, Oct. 19, pending weather. Crews are looking to first treat the 841-acre Blas Unit with broadcast prescribed fire before moving to the 899-acre Montoya Unit. The units are to the south and east of Canjilon, N.M., respectively.
Crews will first conduct a test fire to evaluate fire behavior. If the test is successful, ignitions will continue that day. They will reevaluate weather and conditions, as well continue test fires, each subsequent day of ignitions and will postpone if weather and conditions change. Fire crews are planning implement the project over five to seven days to limit smoke impacts. Smoke may be visible from Canjilon, Placita Garcia, Cebolla and Abiquiu, as well as Canjilon and Trout lake recreation areas. Area winds are forecasted to be 4 to 6 mph, with a low relative humidity of 13% and good overnight recovery. Similar winds are expected to continue into early next week, when a chance of showers and increased humidity are forecasted. Since 2011, Forest Service staff and partners have been thinning and applying prescribed fire around the communities of Canjilon and Placita Garcia, which are completely surrounded by Carson National Forest. Many adjacent private landowners, with the assistance of the state, are contributing by thinning and applying prescribed fire on their properties. A map that shows how the Montoya and Blas units fit into the bigger picture is available online. If a future wildfire reaches the area after treatments are completed, the fire behavior will likely be modified to a less intense, more manageable surface fire. The Canjilon project is part of the 3.8 million-acre Rio Chama Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project, which supports the national Wildfire Crisis Strategy. The public can receive prescribed fire updates on InciWeb, New Mexico Fire Information and Carson National Forest social media channels (Facebook, X). Update: Fire crews did not move forward with prescribed fire ignitions on the Canjilon Wildland Urban Interface Project due to poor ventilation. With very light winds, smoke would not loft and disperse out of the area and instead could build up and stay in the communities of Canjilon and Placita Garcia. Crews will continue to look for opportunities on Friday, Oct. 20 and into the weekend. The Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) Board of Regents (BOR) have posted their tentative agenda for their October, 2023, monthly meeting. Interested parties may attend that meeting in person at 9:00 a.m. on 10/26/23 the NNMC campus in Española of via Zoom. The link for Zoom access is listed on this agenda.
Citizen input/comment re: any of the agenda items or other NNMC matters of interest is welcome. The public input/comment period is the first item on the agenda after the call to order and approval of the agenda for that meeting. Those wishing to offer input/comments should advise NNMC Executive Office Director Amy Peña of that intention in advance of the meeting, if attending via Zoom, or just before the meeting gets underway, if attending in person. Amy can be reached at (505) 747-2140. A final agenda will be posted on/about Tuesday, 10/24/23 in accordance with the NM Open Meetings Act (OMA). NNMC has scrupulously observed the requirements of the OMA and the observance should be a model for other local units of state government. The final agenda may or may not differ from the tentative agenda. The content of the final agenda is determined by NNMC BOR President Mike Martin and Hector Balderas, the NNMC and the NNMC Branch Community College president. One may access the posted final agenda at the NNMC website. That website is currently undergoing reconstruction and the URL for that page below may or may not be operational next week. Click for Agenda The final agenda for the 10/26/23 NNMC BOR meeting will be posted at the Abiquiu News site early in the morning of 10/26/23 (approximately 6:30 a.m.). Michael Hastings CEO of Jemez Electric to Retire
N3B To Hold Public Meetings In Espanola and Abiquiu To Discuss How Nonprofits Can Apply To Them For FundingGeorgia O’Keeffe Museum to Celebrate Milestone for New Building with Party in the Parking LotGeorgia O'Keeffe Museum
Attendees Will Enjoy Free Admission to the Museum, Performances by Local Entertainers, Art Activities, and More October 18, 2023–(Santa Fe, NM)– Northern New Mexico residents will have one last chance to celebrate “the Old Safeway” in downtown Santa Fe. Bring the whole family for an end of summer season celebration, and a look forward to the new Georgia O’Keeffe Museum campus, set to break ground in 2024. Party in the Parking Lot will kick off a new chapter for the Museum in front of its Education Annex, at 123 Grant Avenue, on Saturday, October 28, from 1:00 PM-4:00 PM. Visitors can start the party at the Museum, where admission will be free from 10:00 AM-5:00 PM. Party in the Parking Lot will begin with remarks from Museum Director Cody Hartley and the Museum’s Board of Trustees Chair, David Warnock, followed by addresses from the offices of US Senator Ben Ray Lujan and US Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez, and Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber. Mariachi Euforia will kick off the entertainment for the rest of the afternoon, followed by performances by the Lightning Boy Foundation Youth Dancers, and an energetic set from DJ Celeste Worl (Tlingit). Get ready for trick-or-treating by screen printing a bag for Halloween goodies with the Museum’s mobile art studio, Art to G.O. Clay sculpture-making with Tumbleroot Pottery Pub, face painting and other art activities will keep the whole family entertained. Costumes are encouraged for an afternoon of fun! “This building has served many community purposes throughout the years. We look forward to celebrating its history and sharing our vision for the future,” Hartley said. History of 123 Grant Avenue: The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum opened in 1997 at 217 Johnson Street with the building at 123 Grant Avenue serving as an Education Annex. Previously, the site has been home to the first grocery store (Safeway) in downtown Santa Fe (opened in 1941), commercial spaces, private residences, Fort Marcy officer quarters (1846-1895), and part of the royal presidio, a military fortification that protected Santa Fe (1610-1846). The site is the ancestral land of the Tesuque Pueblo. About the New Museum: The new Georgia O’Keeffe Museum building will be a 54,000 square foot building on a one-acre lot (32,000 square feet at street level and 22,000 square feet below ground for collections care) and almost an acre of community green space. The new campus will be reimagined with three goals in mind: a new and innovative museum worthy of the finest art, civic revitalization, and a deepened commitment to Northern New Mexico. HILDA JOY of Abiquiu went to San Diego for medical treatment last year. She has now entered Hospice care. Prayers and greeting cards of encouragement would be greatly appreciated.
Hilda Joy 4446 Arizona St #1 San Diego, CA92116 Moose SightingThis picture of the week - Marty enjoying the Rio Chama in Abiquiu was taken Friday October 13th.
Marty was last seen in the Rio Grande in Espanola Keep your eyes open.
From New Mexico Game and Fish
Abiquiu Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week. Rio Chama: Streamflow below El Vado Lake Monday morning was 105 cfs; streamflow below Abiquiu Lake Monday morning was 1,230 cfs. Fishing for trout below El Vado Lake was fair to good when using Rapala lures and spinners. Please remember, from the river-crossing bridge on U.S. Highway 84 at Abiquiu upstream 7 miles to the base of Abiquiu Dam is special trout waters with a bag limit of two trout only.
For the Birds - Clark's NutcrackersJim Suozzo from Slingerlands, NY reports seeing a number of Clark's Nutcrackers on the Monastery Road.
The bird was described by the Lewis and Clark Expedition, with William Clark first observing it in 1805 along the banks of the Salmon River, a tributary of the Columbia River. Its scientific name literally means "nutcracker of the Columbia." Lewis recorded a more detailed description in 1806. Clark’s Nutcrackers are the size of a jay but the shape of a crow, with short tails and rounded, crestless heads. The bill is long, straight, and sharp-tipped. Nutcrackers travel in flocks and use their spike-like bills to pick seeds out of pine cones. They eat some of the seeds and bury thousands of others for the winter. Nutcrackers fly on broad, floppy wings and make rolling, gravelly calls audible from far away. Scene Around TownSend us your local images. Send to AbiquiuNewsImages@gmail.com Please send images under 1mb. My inbox will thank you. ~Carol
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Cats of course do have nails (claws) but they generally don't register in the tracks. Because they retract anytime they're not in use, it's likely these tracks are canine. Thank you Sara Wright for confirming.
Carol Track comparisons
Art, Music and BooksThe Locals’ Picks Book List
Zach Hively Casa Urraca Press has created a place for locals in our area to recommend books to each other, and a place to find book suggestions with a personal touch.
Have a book to recommend? Send it to Zach at casaurracaltd@gmail.com – title, author, and the reason you suggest it.
The full Locals’ Picks list is available to view here on Bookshop. A purchase from Casa Urraca's link helps support independent bookstores. Abiquiu’s Casa Urraca Press earns a commission from every shopping trip that starts with the above Bookshop link—you can shop the entire Bookshop site in addition to the locals' picks. Plus, a percentage of every book (at least 10%) goes straight to independent bookstores. This is an opportunity to support small businesses with the same convenience as large online retailers. Abiquiu Book Club
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