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Projects division manager Diane Saunier: Rio Rancho to clear dead wood in Willow Creek Bosque, planting limited by deep water table
Summary
Projects division manager Diane Saunier told commissioners a contractor will remove downed, dead wood from the Rio Rancho Willow Creek Bosque before April to reduce fire risk; staff say new plantings are constrained by a water table more than 15 feet deep and the city is open to school proposals that match maintenance capacity.
Diane Saunier, projects division manager for Rio Rancho Parks and Recreation, told the commission that the city confirmed a contractor to remove downed dead wood in the Willow Creek Bosque before April, describing the work as targeted to reduce fire hazard in a blowdown area.
"We're just trying to remove material that is a fire hazard in that specific area," Saunier said, noting the contractor has worked with the forestry division and local pueblos on similar removals. She said last…
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