USFS, fire agencies, municipalities impose restrictions to reduce wildfire risk Local fire agencies and municipalities and the U.S. Forest Service imposed Stage 1 Fire Restrictions on the morning of May 21, and the rules are anticipated to remain in place...

Roses are red, violets are blue, Arizona is dry, what’s a gardener to do? Learning about xeriscaping is a good place to start. It’s a type of gardening that comes from the heart — of the Southwest that is. Xeriscaping is...

Last August, the U.S. Bureau of Rec­lamation declared a Tier 1 water short­age on the Colorado River — the first time a shortage has been declared since a water-sharing agreement was ratified by seven Western states in 1944. The...

Earlier this year, the Arizona Corporation Commission asked the three largest classes of water companies to give a status report on their readiness to ensure sufficient water supply in the face of drought and mandatory cuts to Colorado River...

The intense drought of the last two years is taking a toll on the region’s drought-adapted native trees and bushes. Jeff Schalau, Yavapai County director for the University of Arizona’s Cooperative Extension, said the county’s master gardener office has fielded...