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Courtesy of the National Forest Foundation and U.S. Forest Service The Cibola National Forest badge available through the new National Forests and Grasslands Passport features a bison, reflecting the forest’s namesake. “Cibola” is the Spanish word for a female bison, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Courtesy of the National Forest Foundation and U.S. Forest Service The Cibola National Forest badge available through the new National Forests and Grasslands Passport features a bison, reflecting the forest’s namesake. “Cibola” is the Spanish word for a female bison, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Visiting Mount Taylor? Collect a Cibola National Forest Digital Badge

Diego Lopez, Editor
Friday, August 28, 2026
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – Visitors heading into the Cibola National Forest can now collect a digital badge for the trip through a new nationwide Forest Service passport program.The U.S.
Brinnen Carter has been selected as the new superintendent of El Malpais and El Morro national monuments. Carter, who has 28 years of National Park Service experience, will begin the position Oct. 4.

Brinnen Carter has been selected as the new superintendent of El Malpais and El Morro national monuments. Carter, who has 28 years of National Park Service experience, will begin the position Oct. 4.

New Superintendent Selected for El Malpais, El Morro National Monuments

Diego Lopez, Editor
Friday, August 28, 2026
GRANTS, N.M. — El Malpais and El Morro national monuments will soon have new leadership, with the National Park Service announcing Friday that Brinnen Carter has been selected as superintendent of the two western New Mexico monuments.Carter will begin the position Oct.