SW Jemez Mnts Landscape Restoration Project. Courtesy/SFNF

SFNF News:

SANTA FE – The Santa Fe National Forest’s Jemez Ranger District and the Village of Jemez Springs will host the Fire and Ice Restoration Festival 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Feb. 28 at the Father Fitzgerald Park in Jemez Springs. 

This free community event will feature educational booths and presentations that highlight the 210,000-acre Southwest Jemez Mountains Landscape Restoration Project. Special guests include Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl. 

Activities scheduled throughout the day include a chain saw carving competition and exhibition, cross-cut saw contest, chicken bingo and arts and crafts. Children will enjoy face painting, a jump house and much more. Taninai Celtic Blues Band and Train Wreck Blues Band will provide entertainment. Vendors will offer a variety of food and beverages. Participants also may enjoy a soak in the local hot springs.

Parking is free at the Jemez Springs Community Park next to the Jemez Valley Credit Union, a half-mile walk south of Father Fitzgerald Park. Limited accessible parking is available on-site. 

For information on vendor booths or to volunteer at the festival, contact Melisa at 575.834.0368 or events@jemezsprings.org. For information on the Southwest Jemez Mountains Restoration Project, contact Anne at 505.438.5431 or ajanik@fs.fed.us.