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December 2012

• Pile burns near Flagstaff and Blue Ridge planned for Friday

  Release Date: Dec 13, 2012     

• Coconino NF winter recreation and road conditions

  Release Date: Dec 13, 2012     

• Flagstaff Deputy District Ranger signs Decision Notice for Kelly Motorized Trails Project

  Release Date: Dec 12, 2012     

• Flagstaff Ranger District seeks public comments for Windmill West Range Allotment

  Release Date: Dec 12, 2012     

• Meeting for Red Rock Trail Planning- December 20.

  Release Date: Dec 11, 2012     

• Coconino NF winter recreation and road conditions

  Release Date: Dec 10, 2012     

November 2012

• Forest Service to Offer Workshop in Flagstaff on Applying for Jobs

  Release Date: Nov 27, 2012     

• Recent forest fire reminds visitors of dry conditions and to be careful

  Release Date: Nov 21, 2012     

• Red Rock community trail planning continues

  Release Date: Nov 20, 2012     

• Coconino NF tentative prescribed fire plans for next week

  Release Date: Nov 9, 2012     

• Seasonal campground closures under way

  Release Date: Nov 8, 2012     

• Fire managers to continue burn efforts at Bar T Bar Project

  Release Date: Nov 7, 2012     

• Mogollon Rim District prescribed burn planned for tomorrow

  Release Date: Nov 6, 2012     

• Prescribed Fire planned near Upper Beaver Creek tomorrow

  Release Date: Nov 5, 2012     

• Prescribed burns tentatively planned near Flagstaff and Stoneman Lake next week

  Release Date: Nov 2, 2012     

October 2012

• Sales begin for Christmas tree cutting permits

  Release Date: Oct 31, 2012     

• Ignitions complete on Eastside Project, prescribed burns to continue Tuesday

  Release Date: Oct 29, 2012     

• Waterline Road to remain closed to all public access

  Release Date: Oct 29, 2012     

• Participate in volunteer trail work to “make a difference”

  Release Date: Oct 29, 2012     

• Ignitions complete on Eastside Project, prescribed burns to continue Tuesday

  Release Date: Oct 29, 2012     

• Vultee Arch Road temporarily closed during construction

  Release Date: Oct 26, 2012     

• Coconino National Forest prescribed fire plans for the week of October 29

  Release Date: Oct 26, 2012     

• Verde Trails Day Event & Cowboy Cookout – Nov. 10

  Release Date: Oct 26, 2012     

• Prescribed burns planned near Flagstaff and Blue Ridge Wednesday

  Release Date: Oct 23, 2012     

• Prescribed burning planned near Blue Ridge for Tuesday

  Release Date: Oct 22, 2012     

• Prescribed burning to continue next week on the Coconino NF

  Release Date: Oct 19, 2012     

• Fire equipment vendors invited to information sessions

  Release Date: Oct 19, 2012     

• Wilding permits available beginning Friday

  Release Date: Oct 17, 2012     

• Boat ramp at Blue Ridge now open

  Release Date: Oct 12, 2012     

• A call for community collaboration on future trails

  Release Date: Oct 11, 2012     

• Victorine Project prescribed burning efforts to continue Thursday

  Release Date: Oct 10, 2012     

• Prescribed burns near Mormon Lake and Blue Ridge planned for Wednesday

  Release Date: Oct 9, 2012     

• Banjo Bill Picnic Area is closed

  Release Date: Oct 5, 2012     

• Prescribed burns planned near Flagstaff and Blue Ridge starting Tuesday

  Release Date: Oct 5, 2012     

• A-1 project to be completed Thursday

  Release Date: Oct 3, 2012     

• Prescribed burning to continue Wednesday

  Release Date: Oct 2, 2012     

• A-1 prescribed burn to continue Tuesday

  Release Date: Oct 1, 2012     

September 2012

• Prescribed burning to begin near Flagstaff next week

  Release Date: Sep 28, 2012     

• Construction to begin on Hart Prairie Road (Forest Road 151)

  Release Date: Sep 26, 2012     

• Fossil Creek Fish Treatment Update

  Release Date: Sep 18, 2012     

• New Dry Creek Vista Trailhead construction requires temporary Vultee Arch Road closure

  Release Date: Sep 18, 2012     

• National Public Lands Day event & fee free day

  Release Date: Sep 14, 2012     

• Flagstaff Ranger District seeks volunteers for tree planting events

  Release Date: Sep 10, 2012     

• Lockett Meadow Road reopens 8 a.m. Saturday

  Release Date: Sep 10, 2012     

• Boat ramp at Blue Ridge closed temporarily

  Release Date: Sep 5, 2012     

• Public input sought for Kelly Motorized Trails project

  Release Date: Sep 4, 2012     

August 2012

• Fossil Creek temporary closure to remove non-native fish

  Release Date: Aug 31, 2012     

• Cross-country travel causing resource damage on national forest

  Release Date: Aug 28, 2012     

• Flagstaff hiking trail closed for construction

  Release Date: Aug 28, 2012     

• Arizona wildlife visit Red Rock Visitor Center

  Release Date: Aug 27, 2012     

• Agencies propose removing smallmouth bass from Fossil Creek

  Release Date: Aug 23, 2012     

• Snowbowl Road to be closed for short time on Saturday

  Release Date: Aug 16, 2012     

• Officials seek information on construction of illegal trail

  Release Date: Aug 14, 2012     

• New point-of-sale system for Coconino NF to come online Wednesday

  Release Date: Aug 13, 2012     

July 2012

• Beaver Creek Campground temporarily closed - August 6-17

  Release Date: Jul 27, 2012     

• Smokey Bear and Live Snakes!

  Release Date: Jul 27, 2012     

• Airport Loop & Table Top Trail - temporarily closed due to plane crash

  Release Date: Jul 26, 2012     

• Public input sought on proposed treatments for Clints Well area

  Release Date: Jul 25, 2012     

• Public input sought on proposed treatments in Wing Mountain Project

  Release Date: Jul 23, 2012     

• Logging begins in tornado-damaged forest southwest of Flagstaff

  Release Date: Jul 23, 2012     

• Flagstaff District Ranger signs decision notice for Schultz Sediment Reduction Project

  Release Date: Jul 23, 2012     

• Possible pile burns near Snowbowl this weekend

  Release Date: Jul 20, 2012     

• Fire restrictions and Fossil Creek closure to be lifted Wednesday

  Release Date: Jul 16, 2012     

• Heavy traffic to be expected on Forest Road 245

  Release Date: Jul 6, 2012     

• Canyon Fire final update

  Release Date: Jul 6, 2012     

• Canyon Fire update (#8)

  Release Date: Jul 5, 2012     

• Canyon Fire update (#7)

  Release Date: Jul 3, 2012     

• Fire restrictions across Coconino NF still in place

  Release Date: Jul 2, 2012     

• Canyon Fire update (#6)

  Release Date: Jul 2, 2012     

• Canyon Fire update (#5)

  Release Date: Jul 1, 2012     

• Canyon Fire update (#4)

  Release Date: Jul 1, 2012     

• Canyon Fire update (#3)

  Release Date: Jul 1, 2012     

June 2012

• Canyon Fire update (#2)

  Release Date: Jun 30, 2012     

• Canyon Fire update (#1)

  Release Date: Jun 29, 2012     

• Crews respond to fire northeast of Blue Ridge

  Release Date: Jun 29, 2012     

• Coconino NF visitors reminded of restrictions for holiday

  Release Date: Jun 28, 2012     

• Live Snakes of Arizona

  Release Date: Jun 26, 2012     

• Fossil Creek area to be closed beginning tomorrow

  Release Date: Jun 20, 2012     

• Midgley Bridge parking lot to be closed for repairs

  Release Date: Jun 13, 2012     

• Summer Solstice presentation at V Bar V Cultural Site

  Release Date: Jun 11, 2012     

• Second man sentenced for illegal trail construction

  Release Date: Jun 7, 2012     

• Additional fire restrictions on Coconino National Forest

  Release Date: Jun 4, 2012     

• Permit and map sales to be temporarily consolidated to Supervisor’s Office

  Release Date: Jun 1, 2012     

May 2012

• Fossil Creek closure enlarged - extreme wildfire risk

  Release Date: May 24, 2012     

• Red Rock Pass fees waived first two Saturdays in June

  Release Date: May 23, 2012     

• Coconino NF welcomes new Flagstaff District Deputy Ranger

  Release Date: May 22, 2012     

• Fossil Creek Road closures likely over Memorial weekend

  Release Date: May 21, 2012     

• Forest Service Selects Contractor for Largest Stewardship Contract Ever

  Release Date: May 18, 2012     

• FS seeking comments on Schultz Sediment Reduction Project Environmental Analysis

  Release Date: May 14, 2012     

• Campfire restrictions begin Wednesday on Coconino and Kaibab National Forests

  Release Date: May 14, 2012     

• Prescribed burn in Hart Prairie continues today

  Release Date: May 11, 2012     

• Lockett Meadow Road closed to all uses through July

  Release Date: May 9, 2012     

• Forest Service seeking comments on Forest Health Project near Turkey Butte

  Release Date: May 8, 2012     

• Prescribed burn in Hart Prairie to continue Tuesday

  Release Date: May 7, 2012     

• Prescribed burns planned in Hart Prairie and Upper Beaver Creek projects starting Monday

  Release Date: May 5, 2012     

• Campgrounds re-opening on the Coconino National Forest

  Release Date: May 3, 2012     

• Prescribed burns planned Wednesday through Friday on Upper Beaver Creek project

  Release Date: May 1, 2012     

• Cathedral Rock Trail reconstruction planned to enhance hiker experience and prevent unwanted erosion

  Release Date: May 1, 2012     

April 2012

• Eastside Project prescribed burn update

  Release Date: Apr 25, 2012     

• Eastside Project prescribed burn to continue Wednesday

  Release Date: Apr 24, 2012     

• Prescribed burns planned in Eastside and Upper Beaver Creek projects

  Release Date: Apr 23, 2012     

• Wilding permits available beginning Friday

  Release Date: Apr 18, 2012     

• Forest thinning to begin adjacent to Lake Mary Road

  Release Date: Apr 18, 2012     

• Verde Valley Trail Planning for Cornville & Rimrock

  Release Date: Apr 16, 2012     

• Firewood permits sales to begin for Coconino NF

  Release Date: Apr 10, 2012     

• Coconino National Forest to implement travel management

  Release Date: Apr 10, 2012     

• Wildflowers, Earth Day & Snakes of Arizona

  Release Date: Apr 9, 2012     

• Forest offices to close early today

  Release Date: Apr 6, 2012     

• Local banned from Arizona national forests for two years

  Release Date: Apr 5, 2012     

• Camping and campfire restrictions still in place at Fossil Creek

  Release Date: Apr 5, 2012     

March 2012

• Schultz Sediment Reduction Project: FS seeking comments, hosting public meeting

  Release Date: Mar 21, 2012     

• Forest Service urges public to practice campfire safety

  Release Date: Mar 6, 2012     

• Forest Service hosting Arizona Trail Workshops

  Release Date: Mar 5, 2012     

• Access temporarily closed to two popular Red Rock recreation areas - March 12 & 13

  Release Date: Mar 2, 2012     

• Connecting the past & present in the Red Rocks

  Release Date: Mar 2, 2012     

February 2012

• Portion of Fossil Creek Road (FR. 708) closure order extended until next year

  Release Date: Feb 28, 2012     

• Forest Service seeking volunteers to help replant Schultz burn area

  Release Date: Feb 28, 2012     

• Arizona’s birds of prey & other creatures on display at Red Rock Visitor Center – March 10

  Release Date: Feb 27, 2012     

• Two Red Rock recreation sites will be temporarily closed for reconstruction

  Release Date: Feb 21, 2012     

• No permit sales tomorrow

  Release Date: Feb 21, 2012     

• Pile burns planned in Oak Creek Canyon and Eastside projects for Tuesday

  Release Date: Feb 13, 2012     

• Prescribed Fire Plans for Wednesday Feb. 8th

  Release Date: Feb 7, 2012     

• Pile burns for Tuesday: Mountainaire and Eastside projects

  Release Date: Feb 6, 2012     

• Palatki & Honanki closed Feb. 4 for Sedona Marathon

  Release Date: Feb 2, 2012     

• Vegetation removal along APS power line continues

  Release Date: Feb 2, 2012     

January 2012

• Prescribed burns planned for Wednesday

  Release Date: Jan 31, 2012     

• Bell Rock Pathway Trail reconstruction continues

  Release Date: Jan 26, 2012     

• Eastside Project pile burning planned for Thursday

  Release Date: Jan 25, 2012     

• Pile burns for Wednesday: Woody Ridge and Eastside projects

  Release Date: Jan 24, 2012     

• Pile burns planned for Tuesday on Woody Ridge and Oak Creek Canyon projects

  Release Date: Jan 23, 2012     

• New Red Rock Pass area changes begin

  Release Date: Jan 23, 2012     

• New Red Rock Pass area changes begin

  Release Date: Jan 23, 2012     

• Eastside Project pile burns to continue Friday

  Release Date: Jan 19, 2012     

• Pile burn planned for Thursday on Eastside project

  Release Date: Jan 18, 2012     

• Forest Service To Host Workshop on Applying for Jobs

  Release Date: Jan 18, 2012     

• Pile burns to continue on Woody Ridge and Eastside projects Wednesday

  Release Date: Jan 17, 2012     

• Wildfire equipment vendors invited to information session

  Release Date: Jan 17, 2012     

• Pile burns on Woody Ridge and Eastside projects today

  Release Date: Jan 17, 2012     

• Bell Rock Pathway Trail reconstruction, January 23-26

  Release Date: Jan 13, 2012     

• Pile burn on Woody Ridge Project to continue Thursday

  Release Date: Jan 11, 2012     

• Fees waived for Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend, January 14-16

  Release Date: Jan 11, 2012     

• Pile burns planned for Wednesday

  Release Date: Jan 10, 2012     

• Pile burns planned for Tuesday

  Release Date: Jan 9, 2012     

• Pile burn south of Kachina Village planned for Friday

  Release Date: Jan 5, 2012     

• Pile burns south of Flagstaff to continue Thursday

  Release Date: Jan 4, 2012     

• Pile burn south of Flagstaff planned for Wednesday

  Release Date: Jan 3, 2012