The Alpine Ranger District on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests is planning to proceed with prescribed pile burning within the Alpine Burn Pit. The designated burn pit is about 3 miles southeast from the town Alpine, AZ on County Road 2104. The project area boundary is east of County Road 2104. The burn is expected to last one day, February 8th, depending on weather conditions.
Smoke will be a consideration in the vicinity of the prescribed burn depending on the weather and caution should be used when traveling in the area. Though the burn is planned for one day, smoke may continue to be visible for days after. Information on air quality and active prescribed burns can be found on Arizona Department of Environmental Quality’s webpage: https://azdeq.gov/. Smoke-sensitive individuals and people with respiratory or heart disease are encouraged to take precautionary measures.
Our land management strategy is centered on long-term forest health, including reducing forest fuels and using prescribed fire on the landscape. Prescribed fires provide habitat diversity, recycles plant nutrients into the soil, and encourages new growth for various plants used by wildlife and livestock. They also reduce forest surface fuels which lessens the threat of large-scale wildfire impacts on private lands and communities.
The public can obtain additional information by calling the Alpine Ranger District at (928) 339-5000.
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