After the Rodeo-Chediski fire in 2002 (the Rodeo fire was started by a seasonal fire fighter), the Healthy Forests Restoration Act was signed into law by President George W. Bush, which allowed forest thinning and controlled burns, but only limited logging. The fire scar is evident all along the 260 east of Heber-Overgaard.

Tom: It is estimated that there were 40,000 Hohokam living in the lower desert in 1300 A.D.
There are now 4.5 million people in Phoenix Metro, which leads the country in 10 year population growth
https://azbigmedia.com/business/phoenix-is-fastest-growing-city-in-u-s-for-5th-year-in-a-row/

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