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Tree Thinning on the Coconino
Tree thinning – the process of removing select trees from a forest – is just one of the tools in our toolbox to help restore the forest and reduce fuels. Multiple thinning projects take place across the forest throughout the year, as conditions allow. These projects are used to meet a variety of objectives around Coconino National Forest.
- Improved forest health
- In an overcrowded forest, trees face increased competition for limited water, sunlight, and nutrients. Removing some of those trees eases competition and reduces stress, giving the remaining trees the chance to grow larger and stronger.
- Stressed trees are more susceptible to insect infestations and disease. Reducing competition among trees through thinning also increases the forest’s resiliency against insects and disease.
- Reduced fire danger
- Thick, overgrown forests contribute to heightened wildfire danger. Stress from overcrowding creates unhealthy trees and increased tree mortality, providing more fuel for wildfires.
- Dense tree canopies increase the spread of crown fires from treetop to treetop and create thick layers of pine needles on the forest floor. Thinning the forest reduces fuels, and the removal of smaller trees prevents fire spreading into the crowns of larger, more desirable trees.
- Restored habitat
- Creating open space in forest canopies allows sunlight and water to reach the forest floor, promoting healthy grasses and plants that provide food and homes for wildlife.
- Removing trees from areas that were historically non-forested, such as prairies, restores historic landscapes and provides vital habitat for species like deer and elk, Bebb willow, and various wildflowers.
View the tables below to see information on our current projects.
These and other photos are on our Flickr page.
Current Logging Projects
|
Project |
Status |
Location |
ROUTE OF HAUL |
In the Vicinity |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A1 South |
active |
West of Flagstaff from A-1 Mountain to I-40. |
FR 506/518 > I-40 |
|
No closures associated with this project. |
|
Dairy Springs Recreation Res |
INACTIVE |
In the vicinity of the Dairy Springs and Double Springs Campgrounds. |
COC 90 |
The Arizona Trail goes through this project. |
No closures associated with this project. |
|
Frog Tank |
ACTIVE |
North and East of Munds Park, West of FR 700. |
FR 240 > I-17 |
|
No closures associated with this project. |
|
Horse Park |
INACTIVE |
East of FR700 approximately 3 miles north of Munds Park near Kelly Canyon Exit on I-17. |
FR 700 > 78 > I-17 |
|
No closures associated with this project. |
|
Little Springs |
INACTIVE |
North of the San Francisco Peaks along FR418. |
FR 418 > 151 > US 180 |
The Arizona Trail goes through this project. |
No closures associated with this project. |
|
Mormon Mountain |
INACTIVE |
Along FR132 to the North West of Mormon Lake. |
FR 132 > COC 90 |
The Arizona Trail goes through this project. |
No closures associated with this project. |
|
Newman Park |
ACTIVE | South of Kelly Canyon Rd, between I-17 and FR 700. | FR 700 > FR 700H > I-17 and FR 78 > I-17 | No closures associated with this project. | |
|
Schultz Tank |
INACTIVE |
Near Schultz Tank and Sunset Trailhead. |
FR420> 556 > US-89 |
|
No closures associated with this project. |
|
Southside Airport |
INACTIVE |
South of I-40 and East of I-17, near Flagstaff Pulliam Airport. | 3E > FH 3 (Lake Mary Rd) > I-17 | No closures associated with this project. | |
|
Telegram |
ACTIVE | West of Flagstaff from A-1 Mountain to I-40. | FR 518 > I-40 | No closures associated with this project. | |
|
Walker Hill |
ACTIVE | Near Bellemont, North of Camp Navajo and West of FR 171. | FR 171 | No closures associated with this project. | |
|
Willard |
INactive |
East of I-17 north of Munds Park. |
FR 78/78A > I-17 |
|
No closures associated with this project. |
|
Wing East |
ACTIVE | Northwest of Flagstaff near the Fort Valley community, North of US 180 and West of Snow Bowl Rd. | FR 151 > FR 180 > FR 247 > FR 171 > I-40 | The Arizona Trail goes through this project. | No closures associated with this project. |
|
Project |
Status |
Location |
In the Vicinity |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Two Joes |
INACTIVE |
East of Lake Mary Rd and west of state Route 87 |
Sunrise Resort |
Timber Sale |
|
General Springs |
INACTIVE - Operations should begin soon (as of 9/27/2021) |
Off of Forest Roads 300, 501, 141H and 123 |
South of C.C. Cragin Reservoir, AZ Trail |
Timber Sale (Part of the Cragin Watershed Protection Project.) |
|
Jacks Buck |
INACTIVE |
Forest Roads 229 and 305 near the Happy Jack Ranger Station |
|
*This is part of the 4FRI Projects. View 4FRI updates monthly here. |
|
Mrs. Jones |
Inactive |
Forest Road 230 |
|
*This is part of the 4FRI Projects. View 4FRI updates monthly here. |
|
Stoneman |
INACTIVE |
Along state Route 87 and FR 213 |
|
*This is part of the 4FRI Projects. View 4FRI updates monthly here. |
|
Clints South |
Complete |
Along the west side of state Route 87 and lake Mary Rd. |
|
*This is part of the 4FRI Projects. View 4FRI updates monthly here. |