forest thinning
AZ Forest Thinning Project Plans Under Way
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Planning has begun for thinning projects in Arizona’s Coconino, Kaibab, Apache-Sitgreaves and Tonto national forests.
The area encompasses an 800,000-acre swath from south of Mormon Lake, west into the Kaibab National Forest and north toward Tusayan.
U.S. Forest Service managers would solicit private contractors to begin thinning trees by 2012 or 2013.
The project [...]
Citizens Okay With Forest Thinning Efforts
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — Some Prescott area residents say they’re OK with forest officials using prescribed burns and other means to clear away excess growth in nearby national forests.
About a dozen people attended a meeting Thursday in Prescott to hear about the Forest Service’s proposal to thin out overcrowded trees and brush on 55,000 acres [...]
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