Forest ownership · New Mexico 2026

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Burned forest by owner Forest acres in New Mexico % of burned forest % of New Mexico's forestland
Public 59,014 95.8% 56.7%
Federal 58,993 95.8% 48.6%
State 21 0.0% 8.1%
Local (county, city) 0 0.0% 0.0%
Tribal 244 0.4% 11.5%
Tribal 244 0.4% 11.5%
Private 1,814 2.9% 31.8%
Family 942 1.5% 21.6%
Corporate 872 1.4% 9.7%
TIMO/REIT 0 0.0% 0.0%
Other private 0 0.0% 0.5%
Ownership not modeled 514 0.8% —
Burned forest in New Mexico 61,585 — —
Fires by owner
Fire Forest acres in New Mexico Federal State Local Tribal Private Not modeled
Seven Cabins Fire 21,825 20,567 0 0 0 1,251 6
Frijoles Fire 15,616 15,577 0 0 0 16 22
Bear Fire 7,763 7,656 0 0 0 106 1
Sacaton Fire 5,932 5,932 0 0 0 0 0
Beehive Fire 4,239 3,742 0 0 0 22 474
Hummingbird Fire 3,907 3,907 0 0 0 0 0
Whiskey Fire 513 513 0 0 0 0 0
Johnson Fire 422 422 0 0 0 0 0
Sago Fire 244 0 0 0 244 0 0
Tusas Fire 219 0 0 0 0 219 0
Six Mile Fire 195 195 0 0 0 0 0
Sunset Fire 125 125 0 0 0 0 0
Deer Canyon Fire 116 0 0 0 0 116 0
Sparks Fire 100 0 21 0 0 72 7
Rio Fire 97 97 0 0 0 0 0
Mogote Ridge Fire 90 90 0 0 0 0 0
Diamante Fire 82 71 0 0 0 11 0
Pine River Fire 41 39 0 0 0 0 2
Blanco Fire 21 21 0 0 0 0 0
Coco Fire 12 12 0 0 0 0 0
Sand Springs Fire 10 10 0 0 0 0 0
Cerro Fire 6 6 0 0 0 0 0
McCauley Springs Fire 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rivera Canyon Fire 4 4 0 0 0 0 0

0 measured fires burned zero forest cells.

Reconciliation
Owner cells 276,918 61,585
Land cover Forest cells 276,918 61,585
Equal 276,918

USFS RDS-2020-0044 service 12 for NM. Ownership tabulated through 2026-09-25. 30 m cells.