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Forest restoration projects, prescribed burns and temporary road limits aim to reduce fire and post-fire flood risk on the San Francisco Peaks
Summary
Forest Service and county officials outlined timber-thinning, prescribed-fire and roadside-management projects in the Upper Rio watershed and said the county is investing millions while partners help accelerate work; officials also described motor-vehicle restrictions during stage 2 fire danger to reduce human-caused ignitions.
Flagstaff Ranger District and Coconino County officials described an expanding suite of forest-restoration projects intended to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire on the San Francisco Peaks and to lessen the downstream post-fire flooding threat.
"The vast majority of the work that I do, is in service of 1 goal," said Matt McGrath, Flagstaff Ranger District ranger, describing the district’s use of mechanical thinning, prescribed fire and people-management measures to reduce crown fire risk and restore a more historic fire regime. McGrath said planned work across the Upper Rio watershed includes commercial thinning (timber projects), prescribed burns and removal of large slash piles so fuels do not accumulate for later high-severity fire.
Jay Smith, forest restoration…
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