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Turkeyfeather Fire Update July 12, 2025
Acres: 10,572 Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Location: 22 miles SE of Reserve, NM
Personnel: 89 Containment: 0% Cause: Lightning/Natural
Summary: The Turkeyfeather wildfire is a natural fire ignited by lightning, on June 30, 2025, that was followed by the nearby Chicken wildfire, also a natural fire that was ignited by lightning on July 8, 2025. The wildfires merged. The Turkeyfeather wildfire acreage is now 10,572, which includes the Chicken wildfire. Future daily updates will be published as the "Turkeyfeather Fire."
Goose Fire
Fire Update July 11, 2025
Acres: 110 Start Date: Monday, July 9, 2025 Location: 18 miles NW of Silver City, NM
Personnel: 55 Containment: 0% Cause: Lightning/Natural
Summary: The Goose Fire is active in the southern edge of the Gila Wilderness. It is located west of Sheep Springs, south of the Gila River and east of Sheep's Corral Canyon. Visitors to the Gila Wilderness should be aware that the fire is burning near Goose Lake Trail #238, Monument Ridge Trail #254, and Packsaddle Trail #732.
Multiple Type 1 crews have attempted to directly engage the fire, but fuels conditions, steep and rugged terrain, and outflow winds have presented challenges. Firefighters continue scouting and prepping trails to the south and east of the fire, while also closely assessing values at risk. The fire is burning east of the 2023 Turkey fire and moving through ponderosa pine, grass, and brush.
SILVER CITY, NM, July 11, 2025—Heavy lightning activity over the past two days caused multiple wildfires on the Gila National Forest. Many were immediately suppressed by fire crews. All currently active fires are discussed below. Reports on the Turkeyfeather Fire and the Goose Fire will be in separate notifications.
Reserve Ranger District
Wilderness Ranger District
Turkeyfeather Fire Update July 11, 2025
Acres: 7,028 Start Date: Monday, June 30, 2025 Location: 22 miles SE of Reserve, NM
Personnel: 89 Containment: 0% Cause: Lightning/Natural
Summary: The Turkeyfeather Fire is active in the northern Gila Wilderness. It is located west of the Middle Fork of the Gila River, south of Iron Creek and east of Cooper Canyon. A second fire in the area, the Chicken Fire, is also active. Although there is a possibility the two fires could merge, they have not done so. Visitors to the Gila Wilderness should be aware that the fires are burning in the area of Lilley Park Trail #164, Iron Creek Mesa Trail #171, and Cooper Trail #141 and Turkeyfeather Pass.
By Lynn Janes
The Village of Santa Clara held a regular meeting June 12, 2025. Mayor Arnold Lopez called the meeting to order. Trustees Peter Erickson, Olga Amador and Ralph Trujillo attended. Mayor Pro Tem Albert Esparza did not attend.
The council approved the agenda, past meeting minutes and department head reports.
Mayor's report
Lopez said they had finished with a lot of the projects downtown including the buffer islands. The YCC (Youth Conservation Corps) kids had come in to do much of the work and maintenance had moved a lot of heavy rock. They had put in plants and trees that would not need a lot of water and had all done a really good job.
By Lynn Janes
(Writers note. This article only represents a portion of the meeting. They started the meeting early and the writer has not been able to obtain a recording or minutes to fill in the part that took place before 5:00 pm)
The town of Hurley had a regular meeting June 10, 2025. Mayor Ed Stevens, Mayor Pro Tem Reynaldo Maynes, Pete Ordonez, Aron Phillips and Robert Candelaria attended.
The council approved the attendance of Sonia Ray, police clerk, to a municipal court clerk conference in Albuquerque. Kevin Vigil, police chief, said this conference ensures Ray has the training needed to preform her job correctly. The funds for her attendance come out of the court fund.
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