Lot Clearing Grants Available

Through the Rural Communities Fuel Management Partnership (RCFMP), communities in the Blue Ridge area are eligible for grant money to clear lots for the health of the forest and for wild fire prevention/control.  This means that individual lot owners can have their lots thinned and cleaned and may be reimbursed for some of the cost. 

Owners have some options:

• work crews from the Winslow Prison will thin and stack for $250/acre or they will thin and chip for $350/acre;

• lot cleaners may be hired to do the work and the owner reimbursed for some of the cost;

• lot owners can clean the lots themselves and be compensated for their work. 

This grant money is based on volunteer time.  So people in the community will have to volunteer to work Bly Pit, for example, to count the loads coming in and check for unwanted materials.  Lot owners have to apply for the grant money first.  Lot clearing services already completed are not eligible for these grants.

For grant applications and further info please contact:

Art Matthias, Program Coordinator for RCFMP
(928) 523-8676
Email: amatthia@ag.arizona.edu

Additionally, you may contact the Arizona Forestry Division at (928) 774-1425.

Also, please remember that Andy Pederson of the USFS Mogollon Rim Ranger District is available to evaluate your property and advise on treatments for your lot.  He can be reached at (928) 477-2255.