Gila National Forest and Cibola National Forest and National Grasslands officials on Tuesday announced the lifting of fire restrictions because of reduced wildfire danger.
Officials cited the arrival of summer rains accompanied by higher humidity levels and lower temperatures.
Showers and thunderstorms with “abundant monsoon moisture" are forecast to continue well into July, Gila National Forest officials said in a statement.
Forest officials imposed the restrictions to reduce risk of human-caused wildfire during extreme drought conditions that included low fuel moisture levels.
The Gila National Forest is headquartered in Silver City and includes large areas of southwestern New Mexico.
Headquartered in Albuquerque, the Cibola National Forest and National Grassland includes districts near Grants, west of Socorro and south and east of Albuquerque.
