If you see more smoke in Arizona's high country, it's likely from a prescribed burn

The weather is good, the fuel is ready, so Arizona forest managers are conducting prescribed burns in the coming weeks.
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Prescribed Fires Scheduled in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests to Mitigate Wildfire Risks

Prescribed fires are set to begin in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests to manage overgrowth and mitigate wildfire risks, ...
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Coconino National Forest to Conduct Prescribed Burns Near Flagstaff and Sedona Next Week

Prescribed burns are set to begin next week in Coconino National Forest to reduce overgrowth and wildfire risk.
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On the Arizona Trail, a community steps in as fires blacken forests and force detours

Arizona State Parks got on board, as did the Kaibab, Coronado, Coconino and Tonto national forests, the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service. They formalized a partnership in 1990 ...

Tree rings reveal how Apache people used fire to shape and protect their environment

Indigenous people have long used fire to care for the land, and tree rings suggest those fires helped mitigate drought and ...

Arizona retirement dream goes up in smoke, along with Beethoven's reported piano

A German immigrant made a livelihood out of his love for pianos. A blaze wiped out the historic instruments he housed and his retirement plan.
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What’s the storm setup behind lightning-caused fires across metro Phoenix

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Thunderstorms rolled through parts of the West Valley early Wednesday with the lightning sparking two fires in Avondale. A lot of the lightning action in the Valley moved between ...