As 2024 comes to a close, we celebrate the Coconino National Forest’s successes with our communities. While this article series has focused on the Wildfire Crisis Strategy, and this year was record-breaking for timber production and prescribed and managed fire, other accomplishments highlight the broader impact of our efforts. Employees, volunteers, and partners not only exceeded previous accomplishments but led the Southwestern Region which includes New Mexico and Arizona � and often the country � in these milestones.
We thinned nearly 8,000 acres, awarded almost 175,000 CCF (hundred cubic feet) of timber, and treated over 68,000 acres through prescribed and managed fire. Additionally, volunteers contributed over 116,000 hours to projects like trail maintenance, Oak Creek Canyon clean-ups, Camp Elden support, OHV ambassador programs, and bald eagle surveys.
Katherine Sánchez Meador is the Coconino National Forest Partnership Coordinator and has worked for the Coconino National Forest in several capacities during her 20-year career.
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