Prescott National Forest Begins Mechanical Thinning

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...

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