The rain has arrived after weeks of smoke and flames. The Pocket Fire reached 95% containment at 27,393 acres as of Sunday, July 19. Summer precipitation has kept the fire, which ignited June 19, in check over the last week...

Coconino National Forest is looking to implement the Red Rock Pass in six new locations around the forest. “The Red Rock District identified six heavily used sites that require bathrooms to be cleaned — two times a day at...

The U.S. Forest Service denied some Pine Valley homeowners’ request to move the Rabbit Ears Trail near their neighbor­hood in the Village of Oak Creek based on envi­ronmental issues. “The major deciding factor in placing it where it currently is...

Off-highway vehicles are still troubling the U.S. Forest Service, as more regula­tions are discussed for rental companies. On Jan. 26, the Red Rock OHV Conservation Crew held a meeting with eight different off-roading companies in the Sedona area. Mainly, the...

One of biggest pieces of recent legislation you might have never heard of is the Great American Outdoors Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump on Aug. 4. The law is likely to be felt in the Verde Valley...