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Attached is today’s press release regarding upcoming community burn dates on the Kaibab NF’s Moonset Pit. Leslie Reed Fire Information Officer USDA Forest Service Kaibab National Forest – South Zone 742 S. Clover Road, Williams, AZ 86046 (O) 928.635.5653 (C) 928.606.6385 (F) 928.635.5680 Forest Service and neighboring communities set Moonset Pit dates
Williams, Ariz., Mar. 11, 2016—For Immediate Release. The Kaibab National Forest, together with the communities of both Parks and Sherwood Forest Estates will provide the general public access to Moonset Pit, a cinder pit on Forest
Service land, to assist residents in creating a defensible space around their homes and property. The pit will be open on the following Saturdays starting in May through September, to dispose of natural forest debris such as pine needles and branches:
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May 14, 28
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June 11, 25
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July 9, 23
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Aug 13, 27
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Sept. 10, 24
Moonset Pit is located just west of Parks, off a dirt road, east of Spitz Springs and to the north of old Route 66. The pit will be open starting at 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. for non-bagged, natural forest debris. “By creating defensible space around our homes, we can help reduce wildfire risk not only to our individual property but to our entire community as a whole” said Danelle D. Harrison, District Ranger for the Williams Ranger District. “Working
together with our partners, to offer this community service each year, shows the importance in preparing both ourselves and our neighborhoods for the upcoming wildfire season. Our community’s safety is of the utmost importance.” Debris such as garbage, building materials, lumber or other non-natural items will not be accepted. Sherwood Forest Estates Fire District, Ponderosa Fire District and the Kaibab National Forest are all also part of the 14-member Wildland Fire Advisory Board (WFAB), serving western Coconino and northern Yavapai counties, which seeks opportunities
to treat vegetation within their respective communities. For more information or to volunteer to staff Moonset Pit, please contact Anne Dudley at (928) 635-0417 or Joanie Raetzel at (928) 635-0059.
Additional information on how to create a defensible space can be found at
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FINAL FS and Communities set Moonset Pit dates 3-11-15.pdf
Description: FINAL FS and Communities set Moonset Pit dates 3-11-15.pdf
