General Awareness:  Still no precip since Valentine’s Day.  Our MTD totals are  -0.59 and 0%  of the NOAA  monthly normal and  -0.72 and 0% of the PRISM monthly normal.  Our YTD normals are -0.36 and 81% of the NOAA YTD normal and -0.86 and 64% of the PRISM YTD normal.   As was the case two weeks ago, minor cracking has been observed in some areas of dry soil, so I continue to classify our condition as MILDLY DRY.  BLM continues to classify the Fire Hazard as MODERATE at the Fort Stanton Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area (closest border approx 2.6 miles ENE of my location).   
Plants & Wildlife:  Juniper trees on my property appear healthy and a few show moderate amounts of pollen.  I have identified about 50 pinions in the upper 3 acres of  my property that are dead or dying and need to be removed.  There are additional dead or dying pinions in a canyon that is the lower 7 acres of my property, but most of these are not easily accessible. There has been a small amount of greening observed in the indigenous grasses, primary around the road sides.  As reported two weeks ago, deer, elk, bunny and jack rabbits, wild turkeys, and other indigenous and migratory birds observed on our property appeared healthy and normal.  
Water Supply & Quality:   Rio Bonito appeared to be at a NORMAL water level and normally clear water clarity.  The river had a swift and audible flow, showing some white capping around rocks and the culverts under the bridge, when observed on Saturday 28 March 2026 at approximately 1530 MDT at the Box Canyon Trail Bridge approx 1.25 mi NNE of my station. (Bridge location from Google Earth: 33.4599993 N 105.6052082 W elevation 6596 feet. Rio Bonito is a primary watershed tributary from the Sierra Blanca, Lookout and Buck Mountains, approximately 12 miles SW-WSW of my location, and feeds our local aquafer)