The Gila National Forest, Reserve Ranger District is preparing to implement a prescribed fire in the 1,196-acre Hidden Springs unit of the Collins Park prescribed fire project in late April or early May. The Hidden Springs unit is located approximately 5 miles east-southeast of the Eagle Peak Lookout, on the west side of Forest Road 94 (Cox Canyon Road) and framed by Cox Canyon to the west and North Fork Negrito Creek to the south.
“This project will help reduce fuel loading following commercial firewood sales in the area,” said Acting Reserve District Ranger Maribeth Pecotte. “Fire is one of the most effective and efficient tools for removing hazardous fuels and restoring natural forest structure and watersheds in fire-dependent southwestern forest ecosystems.”