coconino national forest

USFS wants feedback on fees

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...

USFS says riparian area grazing will continue

A legal settlement signed last month by Coconino National Forest and two watchdog groups is intended to mitigate damage from cattle grazing on sensitive streamside habitats, but it will also allow USFS to continue managed grazing in several riparian...

Crews close over 100 social trails in Oak Creek Canyon

Last week, trail crews with the Arizona Conservation Corps wrapped up a fall season of closing and improving trails in Oak Creek Canyon, part of a multiyear effort to bring order to the chaos of improvised footpaths running from...

USFS seeks comment on Sedona trailhead shuttles

The American people will have the oppor­tunity to weigh in on Sedona’s plan to begin trailhead shuttle service in the spring of 2022. On Wednesday, Oct. 20, the Coconino National Forest announced a 30-day public comment period on proposed USFS...

Sedona backcountry rescues up this year

The Sedona Fire District has responded to more back­country calls in 2021 than it has in any of the previous five years, surpassing the 2020 figure with more than three months left in 2021. As of Sept. 24, when SFD...

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Cottonwood City Council kills rezoning for apartments by Sedona developer

Council votes 5-2 against 252 apartment units Cottonwood City Council rejected the rezoning for the proposed 252-unit Spring Verde Apartments...

Sedona Airport overlook to get memorial bricks

The Sedona-Oak Creek Airport Authority, approved Sedona Airport staff to move forward during its meeting on Monday, June 22,...
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