State Forestry Division releases report indicating tree deaths tripled in 2025

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Tree deaths are on the rise in New Mexico, indicated by a new report from the New Mexico Forestry Division recovered from aerial surveys from 2025 into early 2026. State Forestry officials attribute the rapid rise in tree deaths to the second warmest year on record, leading to drought and a large volume [...]