Granite Basin Mastication Projects on the Prescott National Forest 

Release Date: Jun 24, 2024

Contact(s): Cydney Janssen, (928) 443-8000 

Prescott, AZ June 24,  2024- Contractors plan to begin work on mastication projects no earlier than June 25th, on the Bradshaw Ranger District of the Prescott National Forest. Mechanical Treatments will be used to thin approximately 1,300 acres in total on the Granite Basin Mastication Project.   

No area or road closures are expected; however, we ask the public to avoid the project areas when equipment is operating. Approaching such equipment is very dangerous as the operator may not see you.   

Mechanical thinning has proven to be an effective restoration and management tool. Completion of this project will improve the health and resiliency of fire-adapted ecosystems while simultaneously restoring watersheds, rangelands, and wildlife habitat, and reducing hazardous fuels that pose a threat to life and property in the wildland-urban interface. 

Bradshaw Ranger District: 

• Granite Basin Mastication  

-1,326 acres 

-West of Prescott on both sides of N Granite Basin Rd extending west to the Alto Pit OHV area and north to Granite Basin Lake. 

For more information, please contact the Bradshaw Ranger District at 928-443-8000  

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