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USFS reverts to ‘old’ fire plan in time of coronavirus

With the prospect of a wildland fire season ramping up at time when the COVID-19 respiratory virus is still lingering in the population, local fire fighting agencies are planning an aggressive suppression strategy this year aimed at extin­guishing fires...

USFS, OHV guides cooperate on forest roads

In what may be a sign of the burgeoning interest in off-highway vehicle recreation, another Sedona business has entered the local OHV rental market.  Greg Stevenson, owner of the 9- year-old Hike House, a hiking...

USFS: hiking guide RFP did not favor large operators

About half of the 40 applicants who responded to a 2015 Request for Proposals for hiking-based guided tours put out by the Red Rock Ranger District were turned down.  The high number of rejections for this category of...

USFS celebrates 75th birthday of Smokey Bear on Aug. 10

The Red Rock Ranger District Visitors Center south of the Village of Oak Creek will celebrate the 75th birthday of Smokey Bear Saturday, Aug. 10.  Smokey Bear was created in August 1944 to promote awareness...

Arizona Natural History Association, community volunteers rally to operate the Red Rock Ranger District Visitors Center in USFS’ absence

When members of the Arizona Natural History Association came to check on the Red Rock Ranger Station Visitors Center and pick up trash, what they found was disheartening. The...

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Sedona gun law update sparks AzCDL ire

The Sedona City Council took aim at updating its firearms in public places ordinance during its Dec. 10 meeting,...

SOCSD asks if Sedona is ready for some high school football

Sedona-Oak Creek School District Superintendent Tom Swaninger, Ph.D., indicated during the district’s Dec. 3 board meeting that district staff...
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