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Forestry pioneer retires from Northern Arizona University
A Northern Arizona University forestry expert who was ahead of his time in urging communities across the West to thin dense stands of trees and set fire to the landscape as a way to ward off catastrophic wildfires has retired from his position at the school.
Forest Service seeks bids to thin AZ forests, avert wildfires
The U.S. Forest Service, faced with the slow pace of forest thinning, is seeking proposals to remove dense stands of trees in a wide swath of Arizona to help prevent wildfires.
Group pressures U.S. Forest Service to keep cattle away from streams
An environmental group took the first steps on July 18 to filing suit against the U.S. Forest Service for failing to live up to its promise to keep cattle away from streams in eastern Arizona.
Court to decide whether lead ammo to be banned in Kaibab
Environmental groups will get a new chance to force the U.S. Forest Service to ban hunters from using lead ammunition in the Kaibab National Forest in a bid to protect condors.
State justices end tribal dispute with ski area
The Arizona Supreme Court has squashed what could be the last legal maneuver to block the use of treated effluent to make snow on the San Francisco Peaks.
Forest Service boosts funding for forest thinning project
The U.S. Forest Service is boosting the amount of money it is providing for a massive forest thinning project in northern Arizona.
Massive thinning project takes big step forward
The U.S. Forest Service says a plan to restore 2.4 million acres along the Mogollon Rim has taken a significant step forward.
Trial by Fire: Thinning, burning part of effort to establish healthy Arizona forests
Thirteen years ago 468,638 acres of Arizona’s northern forests turned to ash as a result of the Rodeo-Chediski fire, which was the largest and most destructive wildfire in Arizona history until 2011, when the Wallow fire scorched more than 500,000 acres in five weeks.
Work for uranium mine near Grand Canyon hits pause
A uranium mining company that was sinking a shaft for a mine south of Grand Canyon National Park has put the work on hold, citing market conditions and the expense... […]
Budget cuts trim federal wildfire spending
WASHINGTON ai??i?? This year's across-the-board budget cuts are slicing tens of millions of dollars from the federal government's funds for battling wildfires, reductions that have meant fewer firefighters and could cause agencies to dip into other programs designed to prevent future blazes.
US report positive on proposed new Arizona mine
TUCSON ai??i?? A new report by the U.S. Forest Service offers a favorable assessment of a proposed southern Arizona mine, saying it would comply with key environmental requirements and should be approved.
New ‘average’: Official say wildfire seasons aren’t what they used to be in Arizona
As the 35-acre Fisher Point fire burned in a canyon just a few miles south of his office, Coconino National Forest fire information officer Dick Fleishman said he anticipates an average fire season.
