State and federal agencies have focused attention on Oak Creek Canyon in recent years, initiating several projects aimed at protecting the ecological treasure from heavy usage.
Last September, the U.S. Forest Service put a big Oak Creek watershed restoration project...
The Tucson-based Center for Biological Diversity said it plans to sue the U.S. Forest Service in the coming weeks for not doing enough to keep errant livestock out of the streamside cottonwood-willow forests of the Verde River watershed.
The riparian...
Starting July 3, a portion of each parking lot at Fossil Creek opened to the public Friday through Sunday each week, remaining closed Mondays through Thursdays, according to a press release from the Coconino National Forest.
Due to limited seasonal...
If you’ve been noticing a lot of scorched patches along the highways this year, it’s not just your imagination: It’s been an unusually bad year for roadside fire.
Brian Steinhardt, zone fire management officer for Coconino and Prescott National Forests,...
The Coconino National Forest is moving forward with a permit system for commercial tour groups that take bathroom and photo breaks at developed recreation sites in the Red Rock Ranger District en route to other destinations.
On June 10, Coconino...
Sedonans were escorted to a “Rendezvous with Benny Goodman” courtesy of Chamber Music Sedona on Sunday, Jan. 12, in...
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