February 2, 2021
(Press Staff Photo by Kendra Milligan)
Simon Sotelo with New Mexico Wild leads a hike last year on the West Fork of the Gila River in the Gila National Forest.
The New Mexico Tourism Department released a data dashboard last week to help New Mexicans understand the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the state’s tourism industry on the county level, while making the prediction that, without state intervention, the state’s tourism economy would take up to seven years to recover.
※The numbers in this data dashboard and the findings from the Tourism Injury Index demonstrate how imperative it is that we invest in tourism recovery that supports every part of our state right now,” state Tourism Department Cabinet Secretary Jen Paul Schroer said in a press release.
(Press File Photo by Geoffrey Plant)
Forest Service personnel light the Elks Pasture prescribed burn in June 2019 in the Gila National Forest. If passed, a bill making its way through the state Legislature would enable landowners to conduct more prescribed burns on private property. “We need to use fire where we can to manage our resources and help protect communities,” said Punky Moore, fire communications specialist for the Southwestern Region of the Forest Service. “Proper coordination and communication could lead to a comprehensive approach to treat the landscape. In many places the fuel condition is similar on both sides of the fence and working with local landowners would benefit both parties.”
The unexpected, but unironic, answer was pie.
Knapp, 65, is the owner of the Pie-O-Neer shop in Pie Town but she announced in July that after more than two decades in business, she was closing permanently. The shop has gained national recognition, being featured in numerous publications, shows and even a documentary.
Pie Town locals gather for a potluck during an all-day community sing in June of 1940. The ladies are setting out baked goods.
Knapp said she and her partner Stanley King had already planned on selling the place and retiring in a few years, once they found buyers to take over the operation, but the pandemic condensed their timeline.
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