AS WE HEAD INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, LOCAL FIRE AGENCIES ARE URGING CAUTION DUE TO THE HIGH FIRE DANGER. SOME PARTS OF THE BOSQUE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC AT 8:00 WEDNESDAY MORNING. BUT ALBUQUERQUE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CLOSURE.
FIRE CHIEF JAMES BREEN SAYS RESTRICTIONS VARY FROM AREA TO AREA. PARTS OF THE BOSQUE OWNED BY THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT ARE CLOSED NOW BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME CONDITIONS.
