The Santa Barbara and Las Trampas land grants are in the process of distributing firewood from the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon Fire that was cut for fire breaks near the communities affected and threatened by the fire. The firewood is stored in Rodarte waiting for USDA Forest Service grant money to be processed by Taos County to pay for a contractor to oversee the distribution. In the meantime, the land grants have appointed contact persons in each community to provide names and telephone numbers of residents who would like to receive a free cord of firewood. Those residents who are unable to personally travel to get the firewood due to age or disability will have priority: firewood will be delivered to these households. Other residents will travel to the woodyard to pick up their cords. Most residents have already been contacted, but if you haven’t been, call the contact person in your community and your name will be added to the the list:
Name Telephone Number Communities
Rosalba Velasquez 1-575-587-1637 Llano Largo, Llano de la Yegua, Rodarte
Epi Romero 1-575-587-2000 Llano de San Juan
Carlos Abeyta 1-575-779-1605 Peñasco
Lorrie Garcia 1-575-779-1726 Rio Lucio
Vicente Abeyta 1-575-587-2801 or Vadito and Plazcita 1-575-224-9120
Arnold Lopez 1-575-779-5945 Chamisal
Sam Lopez 1-505-999-7874 Ojito
Alex Lopez 1-505-689-2408 Las Trampas
Jimmy Martinez 1-505-689-2264 Ojo Sarco
Kay Matthews 1-505-205-9363 El Valle
La Jicarita 
It is a good service as some people need help as they are too old or sick. Is the distribution of wood for heating and cooking available to las Vegas resident. I would like to suggest one person and her family have been looking for woood. Mil gracias y Dios los bendiga. aokorte12@gmail.com
Alvin, I would hope that there is a program that serves the Las Vegas area but I don’t know. Contact your county commission or Las Vegas/Pecos Ranger District to find out if there is one.