HOW WET IS IT?

[EdKing]

Believe me, if I could I would send anyone who needed it as much water as they could use. At this point I'd almost be willing to pay them to take it.

 

[EdKing]

Luckily, the grass seed I spread over the culvert had plenty of time to grow. I looked at the area after the water receded and none of the dirt washed away.

 

[jyoutz]

You're right that Tempe is always hot and dry. But for those of us who live in northern AZ mountain high country, our forests are in terrible condition and we are indeed in severe drought conditions. Also N Mexico and Colorado.

 

[shade2u2]

It may have finally stopped raining here in Ohio for a couple of days. I'm trying to get our new septic system in & some grading around the new house done. I hope the weatherman is right... /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
One road in to our new house was flooded yesterday...

 

[frank_f15]

HOPE YOU GET SOME RAIN: did some sightseeing up that way i think. are you any where around monument valley?

 

[jyoutz]

No, I'm SE of there in an area called White Mnts. Country is timber just like around Flagstaff. Monument Valley and S Utah is pretty darn dry country.

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Jim, I live in the valley and building a cabin in the Pinetop area, should be done in another month. I just hope and pray that no fire destroys one of the prettiest areas of our state..I just wish they'd close all of the forests right now, keep the idiots out who still have to have a campfire regardless of the restrictions.

 

[jyoutz]

BPin, well we are neighbors sort of. I live in the Linden area (about 5 miles west of Show Low). I am a forester on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. Yes fire hazard due to drought is very high right now. But fire hazard is always high due to forest condition. Our forests are way denser than was the historic norm prior to settlement of the area. We need to spend massive funding and efforts to thin forests back to a normal historic density. But of course this is not politically correct. Logging and thinning have bad connotations. Look for an article which I have co-authored to appear in the AZ Republic newspaper soon. It's written by the Society of American Foresters on this very topic.

 

[rancar]

Jim,

I'm interested in this topic. Could you post a copy of this article you co-authored? Thanks.

Bob

 

[jyoutz]

Bob, here it is. But as you can see, it's just a quick overview, designed to stay within a 625 word limit for the newspaper. Jim