Dude Fire News Today

The Dude Fire scarred an area of the Tonto National Forest in the 1990s. The second phase of a fire restoration project is now underway.

The plans would change the way the feds manage land in 128 national forests and grasslands, including wide areas in Arizona.

The Salt River Project has recently received funds to restore land near Payson that's still affected by the deadly Dude Fire that occurred more than 30 years ago.

In 1990, the Dude Fire killed six firefighters and burned more than 24,000 acres near Payson.Although the fire burned more than three decades ago, work on restoring the watershed continues.Much of the regrowth consists of shrubby, flammable vegetation.Salt River Project is working with private industry to remove some of that growth and allow ponderosa pine to reestablish

Opinion: When ponderosa pine forests burn, they don't always come back. And that has major implications for Arizona.

When Google announced plans to build a data center in Mesa, it said it will use air instead of water to cool the facility. The tech giant will take additional steps toward water conservation.In 1990, the Dude Fire killed six firefighters and left a burn scar on the East Verde River watershed that fire managers continue to restore.Salt River Project says Google will donate

The view off the meandering Forest Road 300 stretches for 100 miles along the very edge of the Colorado Plateau, defining the history, geology, weather and economy of Northern Arizona.

Gila County continues to move forward with two major, long-delayed road projects – paving a portion of the Control Road and chip sealing a portion of Gisela Road.

Twenty Rim Country trail lovers gathered on April 15 as part of a Rim Country Trail Steward workday event rerouting an entrance onto the Highline Trail.

The Gila County Board of Supervisors has approved a $1.5 million contract to pave a mile of the Control Road, thanks to a grant from the Forest Service.