Officials are working on thinning more than 140-thousand acres of national forests in Utah, all in order to protect against catastrophic wildfires.
ST. GEORGE — Crews are working on thinning more than 140,000 acres of national forests in Utah in order to protect against catastrophic wildfires.
Wright said the area of Pine Valley is being targeted in part to create better protection for the nearby New Harmony community but also because of how much the area has become overgrown. Workers thin out forestry with heavy equipment in the Dixie National Forest in Washington County on Tuesday. The purpose is to prevent catastrophic wildfires.
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