Trees and Telescopes
Mt. Graham International Observatory
Current issues…
Clark Peak Fire April / May 1996
This will not be squirrel habitat… for many years!
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The Mt. Graham Bugs…
Forest Health Issues
Fuel “Jackpots” Galore!
Dead and Down… July 2002 (within 100 feet of building perimeters)
Hauling and Burning… (get the fuel off of the site!)
Hazard Tree Removal (within a tree length of site perimeter)
Hazard Tree Removal continues…
But the question remains…
When do we change our emphasis from reactive fire management to proactive forest management?
Where to from here? These elk are searching for an answer!
Current Events – July 2004
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The Nuttall Complex
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After two major fires in 8 years in the Pinaleño Mountains…
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Author: John Ratje
E-mail: jratje@as.arizona.edu