CLIFTON — The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest announced a prescribed burn will take place in the Clifton Ranger District over the coming weeks, weather permitting.
The East Eagle Prescribed Fire Project will cover 2,506 acres and is expected to run from Sept. 23 to Oct. 30. Smoke will be visible from portions of U.S. Highway 191 and the community along Eagle Creek.
The burn area is about 30 miles north of Clifton and is within the San Carlos Tribal Forest Protect Project. The project includes high-priority landscapes selected under the Forest Service’s Wildfire Crisis Strategy.
The prescribed burn is a cooperative effort with the San Carlos Apache Tribe and includes the National Forest Foundation, the Arizona Game and Fish Department, the Mule Deer Foundation and the Salt River Project.
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