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SRP, partners clearing forests to prevent wildfires
The Salt River Project is funding a new healthy fuels initiative north of Payson to prevent catastrophic wildfires and build water resiliency amidst the worst drought in state history.
Trial by Fire: Thinning, burning part of effort to establish healthy Arizona forests
Thirteen years ago 468,638 acres of Arizona’s northern forests turned to ash as a result of the Rodeo-Chediski fire, which was the largest and most destructive wildfire in Arizona history until 2011, when the Wallow fire scorched more than 500,000 acres in five weeks.
Officials, lawmakers call for greater investment in wildfire prevention
WASHINGTON – For every dollar the government spends preventing wildfire damage, it could save cash-strapped agencies like the Forest Service another $5 on fighting increasingly large fires, a Senate committee was told Tuesday.
Northern Arizona forest officials propose thinning project
FREDONIA a�� Forest officials on the Kaibab Plateau want to mechanically thin trees and do prescribed burns on about 5,000 acres to protect structures from the threat of wildfires.
Fewer lawsuits possible benefit of forest pact
FLAGSTAFF - Long on opposing sides when it comes to forest use, timber interests and environmental groups have agreed on how thinning and prescribed burns should be done on nearly 1 million acres of Arizona's ponderosa pine forest.
