SANTA FE, N.M. — Four New Mexico communities will receive $26 million in federal grants to mitigate wildfire risk, the U.S. Department of Agriculture stated.
Communities in Bernalillo, Sandoval, Taos and Colfax counties received the Community Wildfire Defense Grants. They were identified as areas being at a “high or very high” risk for wildfires. The grants allow them to plan for and reduce the risk…