Gila District Office
| Contacts: | Diane Drobka, 928-348-4403, Diane_Drobka@blm.gov |
BLM to Conduct Prescribed Burn in the Dos Cabezas Mountains
Safford, Ariz. – The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Safford Field Office and Gila District Fire Management Office plan to conduct a prescribed burn within the Dos Cabezas Mountains near the Dos Cabezas Peaks southeast of Willcox. If weather conditions permit, the burn will take place between January 14th and the 17th. The Dos Cabezas Pile Burn will encompass approximately a half acre in size and consists of piles generated during a thinning project around the communication site located near the peaks.
The thinning treatment was completed by the BLM in 2010 to create an area of sparse vegetation surrounding the communication site to prevent damage during wildfires.
BLM fire crews will be conducting the pile burn treatment during one operational shift. Access to the area will not be affected during the day of burning activities.
For more information, please contact Diane Drobka, Public Affairs Specialist, at 928-348-4403.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.