The village of Ruidoso is nearing the time when the wildfire fuel reduction treatments won’t involve cutting large trees, Village Forestry Director Dick Cooke told village councilors recently. Crews will be removing sprouting vegetation and smaller trees that lend themselves to disposal with an air curtain device.
“Ninety-five percent of the village property and 90 percent of the rest” have completed the initially-required treatment, he said. The village will begin going back into Flume Canyon and other canyons next year, recycling some of the sites previously treated, he said.