Recent winter weather has provided ideal conditions for fire managers to implement prescribed fire operations on the RCRX and Black Mesa administrative site slash piles. Piles are composed of timber slash created from thinning projects and are treated to reduce hazardous fuel accumulations. Burning is scheduled to begin on January 16, 2024 and continue until completed or when weather conditions no longer allow.
The RCRX project area is 292 acres and is located between Forest Road (FR) 51 and FR 144 which ties into the forest boundary and Pinecrest Lake/Bison Ranch in Overgaard. The...