CLOUDCROFT, NM – April 26, 2013 – The Sacramento Ranger District will open the Forest Service slash pit near Cloudcroft, NM, to accommodate private landowners who need to dispose of slash. The slash pit, located one mile northeast of the Village of Cloudcroft, near the junction of NM Highways 244 and 82, is scheduled to be open on the following Saturdays: April 27th, May 4th, 11th, and 25th, and June 8th. Plans to keep the pit open through the summer are contingent upon certain conditions, including: acceptable weather conditions, fuel load levels, the availability of District employees for staffing, and Forest Service related logging and thinning project activities in the vicinity of the slash pit that may temporarily impede access to site. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…