FWPP has some exciting news to report this winter! The Phase I portion of FWPP is coming to a close and Dakota Logging has done an excellent job thinning the Elden Base project area. The FWPP Phase II portion of the project is beginning to come online, and work in the Steep Slope areas has already begun. For more details on the completed work in FWPP Phase I, the ongoing work in Phase II, and an outlook for work to come over the next six to twelve months; please read our December 2018 update: FWPP Progress Update December 2018
Additionally, please take a minute to read this recent article on the importance of forest thinning and watershed protection efforts in and around the Flagstaff area: FWPP is an investment. As the threat of large and destructive wildfires continues to increase across the West, so do the threats here in our beloved City. While Flagstaff residents take a moment to enjoy winter and a break from fire season, fire managers and FWPP project staff at the City of Flagstaff and on the Coconino National Forest are already planning forest thinning projects, and preparing for wildland fire response for the upcoming 2019 fire season.