Lakeside Ranger District Plans Prescribed Burn within Woodland Lake Park located within the Town of Pinetop-Lakeside

Springerville, AZ, February 25th, 2022 — The Lakeside Ranger District on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests is planning to proceed with burning within Woodland Lake Park, to the southwest of the Town of Pinetop-Lakeside

The Woodland Lake Burn Project is spread across approximately 104 acres, and smoke will be expected to be seen between March 4th to March 30th. The date of the planned burn will be dependent on when weather conditions are favorable to meet resource objectives. The planned burn is a collaborative effort between the Timber Mesa Fire Department, the Pinetop Fire Department, the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests and the Town of Pinetop-Lakeside. The project will take place on Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests lands. A closure order of the Woodland Lake area will be in effect during and post prescribed fire until conditions are assessed and deemed safe to re-open.
Smoke is expected to be visible along 260 in the Pinetop-Lakeside area but is not expected to impact travel. Smoke-sensitive individuals and people with respiratory or heart disease are encouraged to take precautionary measures. Information on air quality and active prescribed burns can be found on Arizona Department of Environmental Quality’s webpage: https://azdeq.gov/. Fire personnel will monitor the prescribed fire until it is completely out.
Prescribed burns help in the restoration of wildlife habitat and in creating safer spaces around communities.
The public can obtain additional information by calling the Lakeside Ranger District at (928) 333-6200.
Stay up to date on news from the A – S at our website https://www.fs.usda.gov/asnf, on Twitter @A_SNFs and on facebook.com/apachesitgreavesnfs.

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Wildland Fire Management News Release

Contact: Candy Lupe, Public Information Officer, (928) 205-5662

Email: candy.lupe@bia.gov

November 5, 2021

BROADCAST BURNING TO BEGIN ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2021Fort Apache Agency Fire Management in coordination with White Mountain Apache Tribal Forestry will complete slash pile burning efforts within the Bull Flat Burn Unit on Saturday, November 6, 2021 and will begin broadcast burning on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation on Monday, November 8, 2021.

The following are upcoming broadcast burning treatments planned for November and December 2021:

• Perry Creek Burn Unit– 2000 acres, located 15 miles southeast of Whiteriver, Treatment efforts will begin on Monday, November 8, 2021.

• Maverick Burn Unit – 2000 acres, located 23 miles east of Whiteriver

• Odart North Burn Unit – 2000 acres, located 16 miles southeast of Whiteriver

• Turkey Creek Burn Unit – 2000 acres, located 10 miles southeast of Whiteriver.

• Lofer Burn Unit – 2000 acres, located 16 miles east of Whiteriver.

• Corduroy Burn Unit – 2000 acres, located 7 miles south of Show Low.

• Hondah Burn Unit – 2000 acres, located 2 miles east of McNary, north of highway 260.

• Soldier Bute Burn Unit – 2000 acres, located 10 miles east of McNary.

• Coyote West Burn Unit – 2000 acres, located 3 miles southwest of Hondah.

Conditions are evaluated each day to determine if ignition will take place. Precipitation, wind, temperature, fuel moisture and staffing all play a part in when and whether ignition occurs. Nearby residents should expect smoke in the vicinity. Drivers should pay extra attention while traveling through or adjacent to burn areas. Officials expect smoke to dissipate quickly during burn days, but some smoke could linger in valley bottoms and drainages for short durations. If you are driving near a prescribed burn area, please drive with care! If you have any questions regarding our upcoming prescribed burning efforts, you can call Candy Lupe, Public Information Officer at (928) 205-5662 or you can log onto BIA Fort Apache Fort Apache Agency’s Facebook page.

Prescription burn projects are being planned for the following locations:

**Alpine Ranger District

• Wallow West Unit Four Rx Project, location will be FR 25 South to the Black River and West of FR25 to FR 25G on the East.Springerville Ranger District

• Cerro Trigo Rx Project, location will be West of County Road 1323 and East of Whiting Homestead.

• 404 Rx Project, location will be South of FR 404 West of FR 61, North of FR 64A.

• Brady Park Rx Project, location will be South of FR 404, West of FR 404C, and East of FR 64.

**Lakeside Ranger District

•Morgan Tank Rx Project, location will be South of SR 260 and ½ mile west of the Bison Ridge and Torreon developments, specifically South of FR 130 to FR 300, and East of FR 140 to FR 135.

**Black Mesa Ranger District

• Heber/Overgaard WUI Rx, location will be South of Turkey Draw, North of FR 160 and associated dozer line, East of Hwy 260 and West of FR 86.

Smoke will be a consideration in the vicinity of the prescribed burns depending on the weather and caution should be used when traveling in the area.

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