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Wolf Anubis roams now-closed national forests

Amid extreme fire danger, multiple active fires and official forest closures, U.S. Forest Service offi­cials have largely emptied the now-closed Coconino and Kaibab National Forests, but somewhere on the Colorado Plateau above Sedona, a 1-year-old endan­gered male Mexican wolf...

Coconino National Forest begins implementing ‘full closure’

On Monday, Coconino National Forest announced a full forest closure effec­tive at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, June 23, and the agency is preparing the public for a potentially long closure — the exact length dependent on how much moisture...

Forward progress of Cornville Fire slowed or stopped

Fire activity on the Cornville Fire was minimal on Monday, June 14, and burned away from homes and populated areas, according to a June 15 release from Coconino National Forest. Firefighters secured lines around Cornville on Monday and patrolled...

Give USFS more money to police forest

Across numerous recent editions we have covered the growing problem of long-term camping and recre­ational use along the U.S. Forest Service roads west of the city on the north side of State Route 89A between Sedona and Cottonwood. There have...

Smoke impacts possible as USFS continues prescribed burns above the rim

Coconino National Forest firefighters will be continuing ongoing work on seasonal prescribed burns in both the Flagstaff and Red Rock ranger districts throughout the week. The Upper Beaver Creek project on the Red Rock Ranger District near Stoneman Lake —...

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City asks for input on land code, regulations

The city of Sedona is in the early stages of updating its Land Development Code — the local regulations...

Velazquez is SRRHS’ 2026 valedictorian

Will head to Mexico for college with dream of becoming a neurosurgeon Karol Laija Velazquez, 17, will walk across the...
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