The Springerville Ranger District will continue planning prescribed fire pile burn efforts across 500 acres within the West Escudilla pinyon-juniper treatment units. Recent weather has provided ideal conditions and fire managers will look for opportunities to initiate burning between April 8 and April 30, 2024. The project area is located approximately 10 to15 miles southeast of Springerville-Eagar.
Winter is an optimal time to burn piled slash and woody debris because snow on the ground keeps the fire from spreading to adjacent vegetation. Encroaching junipers were thinned to...