Dutton Hill G-Z Stewardship IRSC - R3 Coconino National Forest, Flagstaff Ranger District, Arizona

The Dutton Hill G-Z Stewardship IRSC project aims to increase the pace and scale of forest restoration treatments by contracting project layout and preparation activities. The project comprises three treatment areas: Double Springs, Dutton Hill, and LO Pocket, covering a total of 8,821 acres of Ponderosa Pine forest and savanna/grasslands. The objectives of this project are to improve forest health, reduce hazardous fuels, and decrease the threat of catastrophic wildfire within the Wildland Urban Interface. The project includes activities such as mechanical thinning, prescribed fire, and timber removal. • Improve forest health by increasing residual tree growth, vigor, and crown development • Reduce fuel loading and re-introduce low-intensity fire by implementing mechanical fuel treatments and preparatory work • Thin from below in ponderosa pine stands and restoring savanna and grassland vegetation types • Remove included sawtimber and non-sawtimber from the Contract Area • Mechanically remove small diameter trees to landings to be burned by FS or chipped/removed from contract area • Provide wood products to local industry by utilizing timber and other forest products