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TUCSON, AZ (September 5, 2014) – The Santa Catalina Ranger District, Coronado National Forest will conduct a fuels reduction treatment on 130 acres surrounding the Triangle Y Ranch and adjacent private land.
Implementation will begin in early September and likely conclude in late September. The treatment will be completed with an excavator and skid-steer loader to remove ladder fuels, such as small mesquite and acacia shrubs. In addition to hazardous fuels reduction, secondary objectives include watershed protection and wildlife habitat improvement. By reducing the fuel loading and continuity, the treatment will create a fire buffer around private land, reduce future fire behavior, and promote herbaceous understory response.
This project is part of a larger effort to reduce hazardous fuels in the Oracle wildland-urban interface. The Forest Service has coordinated the Oracle Fire Department to reduce fuels on both private and public lands. Previously treated areas on the Forest include two projects north and south of the Cody Loop Road.
For further information, please contact the Santa Catalina Ranger District Office at (520) 749-8700. The office is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekends and holidays.
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