Aerial seeding begins on Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon burn scar

Aerial seeding begins on Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon burn scar

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The U.S. Forest Service is air-dropping seeds on lands burned by the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon wildfire in 2022. The seeds include native plants and non-persistent annual barley. The Forest Service recently approved an environmental assessment, allowing restoration work to move forward. Aerial seeding is just part of the work that the Forest Service hopes to eventually complete to restore the landscape and help prevent fut…