arizona news – Logging begins this week in the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff Pulliam Airport.

of Southside Airport Timber Project Scheduled to open on Wednesday (March 1), it will consist of 31 units and 2,023 acres adjacent to the airport, from Oldman’s Highway south to Faye Canyon east.

Harvesting in this area benefits forest ecosystems by thinning dense ponderosa pine forests, improves foraging habitats for wildlife, and reduces the risk of extreme wildfires to local communities.

Heavy equipment and log truck traffic runs along Forest Service Roads 3E and 3T and exits and exits Lake Mary Road at the intersection of Frontier and JW Powell, making the public aware of the timber fall and heavy truck traffic in the area. You have to pay attention to traffic. and South Pulliam Road.

Signs will be displayed informing the public when entering the operating area.