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Center for Biological Diversity to sue USFS over cows

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...

Rain, rain come our way, so we can go out in day

The Arizona monsoon officially started on June 15, using the date-only method, but the meteorological method based on dew points means the monsoon has just now arrived. Despite the official date of June 15, we have not had any precipitation...

USFS short stop permits move forward

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...

Monsoon may abate chances of wildfires

The Arizona Monsoon officially begins Monday, June 15. Technically, the monsoon, or rainy season, starts when there are three consecutive days when the dew point averages 55 degrees or higher. But because that’s complicated, the National Weather Service declared in...

Tourists coming no matter what, so offer facilities

Last week, we sent Larson Newspapers photo­journalist Daulton Venglar to shoot aerial footage with his drone over Uptown and the U.S. Forest Service lands near Fay Canyon: Uptown, to show how the normally busy shopping district was vacant and...

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Lianne Lydum named Teacher of the Year

Verde Valley School Spanish teacher Lianne Lydum, who is in her ninth year with the school, was named one...

Sunset Lofts proposal given extension through 2026

The Sunset Lofts affordable housing project, which launched with fanfare and excitement on the part of city leaders in...
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