Re: Extreme Drought

The Forest Service has started closing big chunks of three national forests in northern and eastern Arizona (Apache-Sitgreaves, Coconino and Kaibab)/ They're in the same drought region as Colorado and New Mexico. No forest access for anybody except Forest Service personnel enforcing the closures or fighting fires. There'll still be a lot of lightning-caused fires during June, but the aim is to reduce the number of human-caused ones. The closures are expected to last until summer rains, which usually come in July. So the closures could last six or so weeks if that pattern holds.