SOUTHWESTERN-NEWS-RELEASE: Coconino National Forest Smoke Information

[Karen E Malis-Clark <kmclark@xxxxxxxxx>]

The Coconino National Forest has established
this method of notifying you of
planned and current fuels treatment activities on the
forest. For confirmation or for more
information, please visit our "Current
Conditions" page of the Coconino
National Forest web-site. You may click
this link http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/conditions/current-rx.shtml,
or use the "shortcut"
to our main page: www.coconinoforest.us

The Coconino County Health Department provides information about smoke
concerns and offers suggestions for
minimizing smoke impacts to your family
and home at the following website
http://www.coconino.az.gov/health.aspx?id=6564.

For Immediate Release
August 11, 2010

Slash pile burns continue

Flagstaff, AZ – Fire specialists
on the Coconino National Forest will continue burning slash piles this
week.

•         Mountainaire Project Area, another 50 acres Thursday, north of Lake Mary Road near Canyon Vista campground. Smoke may be noticeable in the immediate area during ignition early in the morning, but will be light and will disperse quickly.
•         Hotshot Ranch, 5 acres, base of Snowbowl Road and Highway 180 northwest of Flagstaff.

Slash is leftover branches and small diameter
trees from forest restoration projects.

All prescribed fire activity is dependent
on personnel availability, weather – including ventilation conditions,
and approval from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (www.azdeq.gov).

The public can obtain prescribed fire information
via the following:
        Prescribed
Fire Hotline: 928-226-4607
        Coconino
National Forest Website: www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino
o        Click
on the Prescribed Fire Link to the right of the page
        Sign-up
to receive regular email notifications:  http://www.fs.fed.us/news/subscription

o        Choose
“Southwestern Region”
        Follow
us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CoconinoNF
        Local
Ranger Stations: Peaks Ranger District (Flagstaff), 928-526-0866.

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Karen Malis-Clark
Public Affairs, Conservation Education
Coconino National Forest
1824 S. Thompson St.
Flagstaff, AZ 86001-2529
Phone  928-527-3492  Fax 928-527-3620
email    kmclark@xxxxxxxxx 
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