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2025 Press Releases

Fuel breaks maintenance project begins on Tonto’s Payson, Pleasant Valley Ranger Districts

Release Date: January 30, 2025
PHOENIX, Jan. 29, 2025 —Tonto National Forest fire specialists will be overseeing crews contracted to use hand thinning to maintain fuel breaks…

Forest Service schedules pit burns near Payson to continue hazardous fuels reduction

Release Date: January 30, 2025
PHOENIX, Jan. 28, 2025 —Tonto National Forest firefighters are planning five “pit burns” on the Payson Ranger District beginning tomorrow and…

Day-use fees waived for Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday; all Tonto National Forest offices will...

Release Date: January 16, 2025
PHOENIX, Jan. 16, 2025 — The Tonto National Forest is excited to announce the first of its fee-free days of the year beginning with Martin Luther…
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