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USFS, Chamber work to mitigate OHVs

With Northern Arizona’s wildfire season finally at a close, the Coconino National Forest is focusing again on off-highway vehicle management, and the agency is balancing two competing philosophies to protecting forest resources: Hard closures vs. softer touch measures like...

Monsoon storms close forest roads west of Sedona

Following last weekend's downpours, Coconino National Forest closed several forest roads west of Sedona due to significant water damage. The Verde Valley has received 2 to 3 inches of rain in the past seven days. The emergency closures include: â–  Forest...

UTV impacts outside Sedona are rough terrain for mitigation

This is the second installment in a two-part series on the impact of Utility Terrain Vehicles in the foothills of the Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness west of Sedona. Read the first part here. When a particularly flagrant UTV or...

UTVs conflict with other forest users west of Sedona

Utility Terrain Vehicles aka side-by-sides look like the rebellious cousins of the golf cart family. UTVs are becoming more powerful and easier to drive than older-style ATVs. For an increasing number of Sedona visitors, they are a desirable way...

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The Cinco de Mayo fun comes early this Saturday May 2, from 1 to 4 p.m., with annual celebration...

Sedona City Council eyes $96M budget

2-day work session adds staff, student camps, spending at school campuses Sedona City Council entered its two-day budget work session...
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