Prescott National Forest Begins Mechanical Thinning

Send us a text and chime in! Contractors will begin working the mastication phase of the Evacuation Route Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project on the Bradshaw Ranger District no earlier than July 24, 2025. They will be using heavy equipment to masticate hazardous fuels within the approximately 240-acre area. This project is being implemented under the Bradshaw Landscape Environmental Assessment and is designed to reduce fuels along roads that may be utilized as evacuation routes in the event of wildfire. Evacuation Route Phase 1 is located along the following roads and trails: Thumb Butte Road Deering Road Willow Springs GSC Road Copper Basin Road Sierra Prieta Trail #366... For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/prescott-national-forest-begins-mechanical-thinning/ Check out the CAST11.com Website at: https://CAST11.com Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZ Follow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network