Grand Canyon National Park Hazardous Fuels Reduction . Monitoring burn piles. August 1, 2011 - Weather conditions today permitted South Rim fire crews to continue burning piles of woody debris in the vicinity Market Plaza. The piles were constructed over the winter and early spring as part of a manual thinning, hazardous fuels reduction project intended to create defensible space in the park’s wildland urban interface. The project created a raised and more open tree canopy around the developed areas, as well as reducing dead and down fuels. In the event of a wildfire, these changes in the ve
Grand Canyon National Park Hazardous Fuels Reduction . Monitoring burn piles. August 1, 2011 - Weather conditions today permitted South Rim fire crews to continue burning piles of woody debris in the vicinity Market Plaza. The piles were constructed over the winter and early spring as part of a manual thinning, hazardous fuels reduction project intended to create defensible space in the park’s wildland urban interface. The project created a raised and more open tree canopy around the developed areas, as well as reducing dead and down fuels. In the event of a wildfire, these changes in the vegetation structure will inhibit the spread of fire and the likelihood of high-intensity fire behavior. The burn piles consist of small diameter tree trunks, small branches, twigs and needles removed during thinning and limbing operations. They will be
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