Weed News

The Lincoln National Forest Sacramento Ranger District will be planning several prescribed burns over the next few months.

The village of Cloudcroft on Tuesday declared a weather emergency after severe winds knocked out power and severely damaged homes, businesses and vehicles.

Cloudcroft-area residents needing evacuation from the wind disaster that struck the mountain community overnight are being offered shelter in the Alamogordo Civic Center.

Orpha Wingfield, who will reach her 100th birthday Oct. 9, looks over an old photo of the students attending the Red Brick Schoolhouse in Tularosa.

Salt cedar proved all too successful when it was introduced to North America from Eurasia in the early 1800s as an ornamental plant to stabilize stream banks and to provide shade for livestock.

It rained a bit the last two days, eh? And then in Monday's Journal there was an article about the ever increasingly urbanized bobcats of Placitas.

As many of you have heard, last Thursday we were treated to a "Meet the Candidates" night at the Learning Center.

Every time I lower my expectations of the human race, something comes along and slaps me on the head and says, "Snap out of it!" Well, that's what happened last Saturday.

A walk with Jesse Barnes at his farm usually involves talk on his crops, the weather and the blessings or challenges offered by seasons.

The art of giving is a time honored tradition which survives even today. It's the setting aside of our own wants, needs and desires to look after those of another.

Weed control is an ongoing problem for any agricultural operation. Since the first seed was planted, farmers have battled unwanted plants manually with a hoe, culturally with crop rotation and chemically with herbicides and fumigants.

An Albuquerque family suffering both the loss of their son after six years in a coma and the balance of his insurance settlement welcomed an outpouring of support from the community Friday.