Recently Armando (“Mando”) called a meeting in Rustler Park of 21 professionals from the US Forest Service, Arizona Game & Fish, and other agencies to assess the condition of Rustler after the Horseshoe Two Fire and to decide on the best way of encouraging its … Continue readingRustler Park after the Burn
Yesterday the wind was calmer, and fire crews working on the Horseshoe Two Fire (which has burned for more than a month in the Chiricahua Mountains) were able to gain some ground in their efforts to contain this fire. Today’s fire map shows the areas … Continue readingCurrent Fire Strategy
I don’t think I can report dispassionately the latest developments in the Horseshoe Two Fire, raging in the Chiricahua Mountains. When the fire jumped containment lines near Saulsbury Saddle, it roared through Rustler Park, Onion Saddle, Barfoot Park, and the high ridges so familiar to … Continue readingWrenching News
After this evening’s community meeting about the Horseshoe Fire, I’ll post another fire update here. It has spread only a little since the last update, and most of the recent burning has been in the interior of the new burn. Noel, Fran and Dick up … Continue readingButterflies in the High Chiricahuas