September 28, 2021
Despite the cancellation of the 4FRI Phase Two solicitation, forest restoration efforts continue on the south zone of Kaibab National Forest, including the 1,159-acre Saddle Timber Sale in Parks, Arizona Sept. 21. (Wendy Howell/WGCN)
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The head of the U.S. Forest Service says the agency is allocating $54 million for forest restoration work in northern Arizona in the wake of its recent cancellation of a contract for a larger multiyear project in the region.
PARKS, Ariz. - As the U.S. Forest Service announced it had cancelled the second phase of the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) Sept. 14, and was stepping back to reassess its approach to large-scale landscape restoration, forest treatments continued in areas of Kaibab National Forest.