Expect Smoke Near the Grand Canyon

If the weather is right — cooler temperatures, higher humidity and some rain — expect a prescribed burn in the Kaibab National Forest late in the week of May 20. Travelers on Highway 64 may see smoke, but the forest service anticipates no problems for visitors to the Grand Canyon National Park

The plan is to burn 30 acres to 50 acres east of Tusayan ranger District near Long Jim trick tank. The burn is to reinforce containment lines for a later broadcast burn on the Tusayan East prescribed burn project.

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality will check off on the plan before burning begins.