Tonto signs agreement for next phase of Dude Fire Restoration project
Ponderosa pine plantations after the removal of encroaching vegetation to restore 1,452 acres of ponderosa pine and woodland as part of the Dude Fire Restoration project, Payson Ranger District, Tonto National Forest, March 5, 2024. (USDA Forest Service photo by Ellie Willard)
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State partnerships aid forest restoration in Dude Fire burn scar
As shown in this treated section from Phase 1 of the Dude Fire Restoration Project in winter 2023, mastication reduces competing vegetation, resulting in more water and nutrients being available to remaining trees. The remaining, masticated material on the ground stabilizes soils and prevents…
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Dude Fire restoration project
This Phase 1 landscape view of the Dude Fire Restoration Project area shows what it looked like before the treatment started. (USDA Forest Service photo by Patricia Ringle).
“Living with fire” -- understanding its role in ecology, management and communities – is an expression that became all…