Monjeau Fire contained at two acres
The fire is being monitored by U.S. Forest Service personnel and by Lincoln County resources.
The cause of ignition was unknown.
It was first spotted near the Sierra Vista area west of Highway 48 around 8:15 p.m. Fire crews found the fire consuming timber, grass and brush.
No structures were reported in danger. Smoke from the fire may be visible from the Sierra Vista area and along Monjeau Road.
A second fire, Harrison Fire, was contained to a single acre May 17 as well.
The fire was detected in the Capitan Mountains wilderness area in Kyle Harrison Canyon.
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Snyder: What’s In A Name, Even For A Goose? - 7:37 pm
Homer and Edna enjoying a sunny day with friends at Ashley Pond. Photo by Sharon Snyder
Homer Pickens and Smokey Bear in the plane that will take them to Washington DC. Courtesy/U.S. Forest Service
By SHARON SNYDER
Los Alamos Historical Society
Two snowy white geese on Ashley Pond have captivated the community in the past months. The male goose, Homer, has lived on the pond for several years, but in January, an elegant companion was seen swimming next to him. She was soon referred to as Homer’s “girlfriend,” his “feathered beauty,” and sometimes “Homer’s Honey.”
The petition argued the butterfly had declined rapidly since the Service began formal surveys in 1999 and today was almost undetectable in its historic range which extends through Lincoln National Forest and the Capitan Mountains.
Like many indicator species, the decline of the butterfly could mean its habitat is shrinking and that forms of vegetation the checkerspot needs to survive are being lost.
“The sharp decline of the Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly is alarming,” said Tara Cornelisse, entomologist at the Center. “We hope it’s not too late to save it.”
The Fish and Wildlife Service originally proposed to list the butterfly as endangered in 2001, and a conservation plan was released in 2004.