IF YOU’RE A REGULAR USER OF TRAILS ON THE SANDIA RANGER DISTRICT OF THE CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST, YOU’VE SEEN THE TAPE AND SIGNS REMINDING PEOPLE THAT THE FOREST IS CLOSED DUE TO THE FIRE THREAT. MANUEL MARTINEZ IS A FIRE MANAGEMENT OFFICER. HE SAYS SOME AREAS, LIKE THE TRAM , REMAIN OPEN, BUT EVEN THEN THERE ARE LIMITS. YOU MUST STAY ON THE OBSERVATION DECK WHEN YOU RIDE THE TRAM.
MARTINEZ SAYS THE SANDIA RANGER DISTRICT TENDS TO HAVE MORE FOREST CLOSURE VIOLATORS SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS SO HEAVILY USED AND SOME PEOPLE AREN’T DETERRED BY THE SIGNS AND TAPE.
