KTAOS Concert calendar

Carson National Forest fire managers have announced the prescribed fires they will potentially move forward within the first half of fall 2025. The exact timing of each will depend on specific wind, weather, moisture conditions, available personnel/equipment and required approvals.

The Office of Archaeological Studies (OAS) in partnership with the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA), is launching the New Mexico Archaeology Field Training Program, a new educational and workforce development initiative for aspiring archaeological field professionals.

The New Mexico Department of Health is launching the Youth-Adult Partnership, a new initiative bringing together youth and adults from across the state to help shape public health programs The Youth-Adult Partnership (YAP) will culminate in a Youth Empowerment Action (YEA) Summit, early in 2026, and is designed to elevate youth voices and support public health strategies that reflect the needs and experiences of young people in New Mexico.

New Mexico Arts announces the 2026 Arts & The Military Mini Grants program. This $2,500 funding opportunity assists art organizations and veteran/service member-focused organizations to create or expand arts programming for military connected participants via a streamlined granting process. Mini Grants can also be used to build organizational capacity towards the goal of creating and expanding opportunities for veterans and active-duty service members to engage in the arts. Non-Arts organizations and organizations receiving New Mexico Arts funding in other grant programs can also apply for this New Mexico Arts and the Military Grant opportunity.

Get those cameras ready, polish those smiles, and say Cheese! (or Tuna! or Kibble!) Friends of Shelter and Companion Animals (FOSCA) is accepting photo entries for the 2025 Pet Rescue Calendar through Sept. 5, 2025, and needs the community’s help. Due to new requirements from the editor and printer, FOSCA needs to make its entry deadline earlier this year. But cannot do it without the community’s entries, so please get those lovely photos and amazing stories in early this year.