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Coconino County, Flood Control District and partners accelerate San Francisco Peaks forest restoration
Summary
Coconino County, the Flood Control District and federal and nonprofit partners described ongoing timber-thinning, prescribed-fire and steep-slope projects meant to reduce wildfire risk on the San Francisco Peaks and lower the chance of post-fire flooding in Fort Valley and Flagstaff.
Coconino County and the county Flood Control District on Tuesday outlined a stepped-up effort of forest-restoration projects on the San Francisco Peaks, saying work already under way and contracts expected this year will reduce the risk of large, high-severity fires that can trigger damaging post-fire floods.
The effort covers several projects on both sides of Highway 180, including Wing East and Wing West, the Hock and Derfer projects, steep-slope work at LaRue and treatments inside the Fort Valley Experimental Forest. Jay Smith, forest restoration director for the Coconino County Flood Control District, said the district will invest about $3 million this year and about $2.4 million next year toward those projects and other work in the Upper Rio watershed.
“Our plan is to get this…
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