Tonto National Forest Globe Ranger District staff will host a public information meeting in May to discuss the upcoming fire season and potential impacts to the Globe-Miami area as well as surrounding communities.
Forest Service representatives also will share information about upcoming projects tethered to the San Carlos Apache Tribal Forest Protection landscape. This landscape includes National Forest System lands on the Globe Ranger District as well as lands on the neighboring San Carlos Reservation. It is one of 21 landscapes recently identified by the USDA Forest Service as part of its 10-year strategy for confronting the wildfire crisis.
The public meeting will take place on May 6 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at the Cobre Valley Recreation Center located at 4877 W Cypress Way in Miami, Arizona.
Discussion topics will include:
• 2024 wildfire season outlook
• What fire ecology can tell us about fire management in this area
• Planned, prescribed fires and vegetation management for 2024
• Future landscape projects to reintroduce fire into this fire adapted ecosystem
For additional information, contact the Globe Ranger Station located at 7680 S. Six Shooter Canyon Rd., Globe, Arizona 85501. Or phone the station at (928) 425-7189 Monday – Friday between 7:45 - 11:45 a.m. and 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
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