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Forest restoration project workshop tomorrow
First in a series of Four Forest Restoration Initiative review meetings

FLAGSTAFF - Members of the public are invited to a workshop tomorrow from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Flagstaff Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) office to review a draft proposal to restore ponderosa pine ecosystems across two national forests in northern Arizona. AZGFD is located at 3500 S. Lake Mary Rd. in Flagstaff.

The workshop is the first in a series of meetings related to the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) held to review a proposed action to treat forested acres on the Kaibab and Coconino national forests.

The objectives of tomorrow's meeting are to provide the public with an introduction and overview of work completed in preparation of the proposed action and to provide an opportunity to ask questions. Opportunities to review and discuss the proposed action will be available throughout the month of February. Dates for the February meetings have yet to be released.

4FRI is a collaborative effort to restore forest ecosystems on portions of four national forests along the Mogollon Rim in northern Arizona. The vision of 4FRI is restored forest ecosystems that support natural fire regimes, functioning populations of native plants and animals, and forests that pose little threat of destructive wildfire to thriving forest communities, as well as support sustainable forest industries that strengthen local economies while conserving natural resources and aesthetic values.

For additional information on tomorrow's workshop or the draft proposed action, contact Paula Cote at (928) 226-4686.


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