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December 2016

• Coconino National Forest lists fee free days for 2017

  Release Date: Dec 22, 2016     

• Winter seasonal road closures to take effect as weather changes

  Release Date: Dec 22, 2016     

• Red Rock Ranger District receives $100K for trail maintenance from Sedona Red Rock Trail Fund

  Release Date: Dec 20, 2016     

• Prescribed pile burns near Happy Jack Wednesday, December 14, 2016

  Release Date: Dec 14, 2016     

• Prescribed pile burns near Flagstaff week of December 5, 2016 to produce noticeable smoke to northern Arizona travelers

  Release Date: Dec 6, 2016     

• Prescribed pile burns near Flagstaff to produce noticeable smoke close to town, Thursday, December 1, 2016

  Release Date: Dec 1, 2016     

November 2016

• Plan de Fossil Creek Anuncio de Intención publicado; El Servicio Forestal busca la opinión y comentarios del publico

  Release Date: Nov 30, 2016     

• Public invited to comment on plans for Fossil Creek. Comprehensive River Management Plan Notice of Intent released

  Release Date: Nov 30, 2016     

• Coconino National Forest offices and Heritage Sites closed Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2016. Offices close at 1 p.m. Wednesday, November 23, 2016 (updated)

  Release Date: Nov 21, 2016     

• Coconino National Forest to sell a limited number of Christmas tree permits starting November 18, 2016 (update: SOLD OUT)

  Release Date: Nov 7, 2016     

October 2016

• Several prescribed burn planned on Coconino National Forest, week of October 31, 2016

  Release Date: Oct 31, 2016     

• Prescribed burns near Flagstaff this week to produce noticeable smoke plumes close to town

  Release Date: Oct 25, 2016     

• Wilding permits on Coconino NF available now

  Release Date: Oct 21, 2016     

• Construction on Mt. Elden lookout tower restricts visitation

  Release Date: Oct 20, 2016     

• Little Bear Trail reopens after being closed for 6 years

  Release Date: Oct 20, 2016     

• Prescribed burn projects to produce noticeable smoke today and tomorrow

  Release Date: Oct 18, 2016     

• Smoke to be seen in Flagstaff, Happy Jack, Kachina Village during prescribed burns the week of Oct. 17

  Release Date: Oct 14, 2016     

• Palatki Heritage Site closed Saturday, October 15, 2016 for Volunteer Appreciation Day

  Release Date: Oct 13, 2016     

• Smoke to be seen in Flagstaff, Happy Jack, Kachina Village during prescribed burns the week of Oct. 11

  Release Date: Oct 6, 2016     

• Western Rivers Conservancy and Coconino National Forest conserve last unprotected reach of Fossil Creek

  Release Date: Oct 3, 2016     

September 2016

• Vehicle access to Lockett Meadow to be managed for fall color viewing first two weekends of October 2016

  Release Date: Sep 24, 2016     

• Prescribed burns plan developed for Fall 2016-Spring 2017 season on the Coconino National Forest

  Release Date: Sep 23, 2016     

• Volunteers sought for National Public Lands Day project near Cornville

  Release Date: Sep 21, 2016     

• Draft decision released on Soldiers Pass motorized use proposal

  Release Date: Sep 16, 2016     

• Red Rock Ranger District to waive fees for National Public Lands Day

  Release Date: Sep 14, 2016     

• 4th grade passes accepted at Red Rock Pass sites and special fee areas (Grasshopper Point, Crescent Moon and Call of the Canyon)

  Release Date: Sep 11, 2016     

• Road to C.C. Cragin Reservoir closes for season September 6, 2016

  Release Date: Sep 6, 2016     

• Offices closed Labor Day; Red Rock Ranger District Visitor Center remains open

  Release Date: Sep 1, 2016     

August 2016

• Temporary closure of Woody Mountain Road (FR 231) near West Fork of Oak Creek for bridge replacement

  Release Date: Aug 30, 2016     

• Snowbowl Road closed Saturday morning for cancer walk, August 20, 2016

  Release Date: Aug 18, 2016     

• New deputy forest supervisor arrives on Coconino NF

  Release Date: Aug 16, 2016     

• Hickok Fire north of Bellemont being managed to benefit landscape

  Release Date: Aug 15, 2016     

• Parking, vehicle length, swimming to be implemented at C.C. Cragin Reservoir

  Release Date: Aug 13, 2016     

• Road closures near Clints Well closed during powerline replacement

  Release Date: Aug 11, 2016     

• Coconino County and Coconino National Forest seek advisory committee members

  Release Date: Aug 1, 2016     

• Fires Update August 1, 2016: Eden and Crackerbox managed wildfires

  Release Date: Aug 1, 2016     

July 2016

• Fires Update July 30, 2016: Eden, Crackerbox and Pine Hill managed wildfires

  Release Date: Jul 30, 2016     

• Lightning fires being managed for multiple objectives near Mormon Lake and Clints Well

  Release Date: Jul 29, 2016     

• Coconino fire managers busy with 104 lightning fires so far this year

  Release Date: Jul 28, 2016     

• Three small lightning-caused wildfires burning in Mogollon Rim Ranger District (July 28, 2016)

  Release Date: Jul 28, 2016     

• Point Fire Update July 26, 2016: Fire is calm with no growth, downsizing to aerial-only operations

  Release Date: Jul 26, 2016     

• Point Fire Update July 25, 2016: No growth, continued air and ground suppression

  Release Date: Jul 25, 2016     

• Point Fire Update July 24, 2016

  Release Date: Jul 24, 2016     

• Point fire near Munds Mountain, east of Sedona

  Release Date: Jul 22, 2016     

• Cathedral Rock trailhead closed temporarily for new pathway (July 21-23, 2016)

  Release Date: Jul 20, 2016     

• Lightning ignites beneficial wildfire in Bias Canyon southeast of Village of Oak Creek

  Release Date: Jul 11, 2016     

• Fire restrictions to be lifted July 6, 2016 at 8 a.m. on Coconino National Forest and southern portion of Kaibab National Forest

  Release Date: Jul 5, 2016     

• Comment period extended to August 1, 2016 on proposed Red Rock Pass fee program changes

  Release Date: Jul 1, 2016     

June 2016

• Forest Closures Update: C.C. Cragin (Blue Ridge) Reservoir fully open, Jack fire forest closure order modified

  Release Date: Jun 24, 2016     

• Developed recreation sites on Coconino NF exempt from fire restrictions

  Release Date: Jun 15, 2016     

• Fire Update June 15, 2016: Jack managed wildfire

  Release Date: Jun 15, 2016     

• Mount Elden will have 27 acres of forest hand-thinned

  Release Date: Jun 14, 2016     

• West section of C.C. Cragin Reservoir reopens following Reservoir Fire

  Release Date: Jun 14, 2016     

• Fire Update June 14, 2016: Jack managed wildfire

  Release Date: Jun 14, 2016     

• Fire Update June 13 , 2016: Jack managed wildfire

  Release Date: Jun 13, 2016     

• Summer Solstice Celebration at V Bar V, Sunday, June 19, 2016

  Release Date: Jun 13, 2016     

• Fire Update June 12, 2016: Jack managed wildfire

  Release Date: Jun 12, 2016     

• Fire Update June 11, 2016: Jack managed wildfire

  Release Date: Jun 11, 2016     

• Bell Trail closed temporarily due to fire mop-up (weekend of June 11, 2016)

  Release Date: Jun 11, 2016     

• Fire Update June 10, 2016: Jack managed wildfire

  Release Date: Jun 10, 2016     

• Reservoir Fire Update: Fire remains at 138 acres, June 9, 2016

  Release Date: Jun 9, 2016     

• Fire Update June 9, 2016: Jack managed wildfire

  Release Date: Jun 9, 2016     

• Fires Update June 8 , 2016: Jack managed wildfire

  Release Date: Jun 8, 2016     

• Reservoir Fire Update, June 7, 2016

  Release Date: Jun 7, 2016     

• Public meeting to be held June 8, 2016 in Sedona regarding recent smoke impacts

  Release Date: Jun 6, 2016     

• Firefighters responding to Reservoir Fire near C.C. Cragin Reservoir, June 6, 2016

  Release Date: Jun 6, 2016     

• Fires Update June 6 , 2016: Mormon and Jack managed wildfires

  Release Date: Jun 6, 2016     

• Road (FR 751) to C.C. Cragin (Blue Ridge) Reservoir closed for firefighting operations, June 6, 2016

  Release Date: Jun 6, 2016     

• Fires Update June 5 , 2016: Mormon and Jack managed wildfires

  Release Date: Jun 5, 2016     

• Fires Update June 4 , 2016: Mormon and Jack managed wildfires

  Release Date: Jun 4, 2016     

• Fires Update June 3 , 2016: Mormon, Pivot Rock, and Jack managed wildfires

  Release Date: Jun 3, 2016     

• Fires Update June 2, 2016: Mormon, Pivot Rock, and Jack managed wildfires

  Release Date: Jun 2, 2016     

• Volunteers needed for the riparian cleanup day at Oak Creek

  Release Date: Jun 1, 2016     

• Fires Update June 1 , 2016: Mormon, Pivot Rock, and Jack managed wildfires

  Release Date: Jun 1, 2016     

May 2016

• Fires Update May 31, 2016: Cowboy, Mormon, Pivot Rock, and Jack managed wildfires

  Release Date: May 31, 2016     

• Fires Update May 29, 2016: Cowboy, Mormon, and Pivot Rock managed wildfires

  Release Date: May 29, 2016     

• Red Rock Ranger District waives fees for Memorial Day Weekend (May 28 - 30, 2016)

  Release Date: May 27, 2016     

• Coconino National Forest offices closed Memorial Day; Red Rock Visitor Center to remain open

  Release Date: May 27, 2016     

• Fires Update May 27, 2016: Cowboy, Mormon, and Pivot Rock managed wildfires

  Release Date: May 27, 2016     

• Emergency Area Closure for the Mormon Fire

  Release Date: May 26, 2016     

• Confirmed: Fossil Creek reservations 100% booked Memorial Day weekend (Saturday May 28 through Monday May 30, 2016)

  Release Date: May 26, 2016     

• Fires Update May 26, 2016: Cowboy, Mormon, and Pivot Rock fires, managed for multiple benefits and objectives

  Release Date: May 26, 2016     

• Fires Update May 25, 2016: Coconino NF using three lightning-caused fires to benefit landscape

  Release Date: May 25, 2016     

• Emergency Area Closure for the Pivot Rock Fire

  Release Date: May 24, 2016     

• Coconino NF using three lightning-caused fires to benefit landscape (May 24, 2016)

  Release Date: May 24, 2016     

• Coconino NF using three lightning-caused fires to benefit landscape

  Release Date: May 23, 2016     

• Coconino National Forest using two lightning-caused fires to benefit landscape (May 19, 2016)

  Release Date: May 19, 2016     

• Prescribed burns planned for week of May 15, 2016

  Release Date: May 13, 2016     

• Prescribed burns canceled for week of May 9, 2016

  Release Date: May 11, 2016     

• Prescribed burns planned for week of May 9, 2016

  Release Date: May 6, 2016     

April 2016

• Required parking permit starts Sunday, May 1, 2016 for Fossil Creek area

  Release Date: Apr 29, 2016     

• Man arrested April 21, 2016 for starting a fire on Coconino National Forest

  Release Date: Apr 27, 2016     

• Buckhorn fire near West Clear Creek Wilderness Area (April 25, 2016)

  Release Date: Apr 25, 2016     

• Temporary closure of Fossil Creek Road begins Monday, April 25, 2016

  Release Date: Apr 24, 2016     

• Bear Fire near Secret Mountain stopped at 9 acres (April 23, 2016)

  Release Date: Apr 23, 2016     

• Several prescribed burns planned on Coconino National Forest, week of April 25, 2016

  Release Date: Apr 21, 2016     

• Prescribed burns planned week of April 18, 2016 on Coconino NF

  Release Date: Apr 18, 2016     

• 2016 Motor Vehicle Use Maps available April 15

  Release Date: Apr 14, 2016     

• Coconino NF to offer firewood permits starting April 15, 2016

  Release Date: Apr 11, 2016     

• Cathedral Rock Trailhead closed for construction morning of Tuesday, April 19, 2016

  Release Date: Apr 11, 2016     

• Wilding permits for collecting live trees from the Coconino National Forest available April 15, 2016

  Release Date: Apr 6, 2016     

• Law enforcement seeking information on suspicious fires at base of Mt. Elden, Flagstaff

  Release Date: Apr 5, 2016     

• Two prescribed burns planned during week of April 4, 2016, near Flagstaff

  Release Date: Apr 4, 2016     

• Red Rock Ranger District seeks public comments on Soldiers Pass motorized use proposal

  Release Date: Apr 1, 2016     

March 2016

• Prescribed burns planned for week of March 28, 2016 on Coconino NF

  Release Date: Mar 25, 2016     

• Coconino NF lifting seasonal road closures

  Release Date: Mar 21, 2016     

• Temporary closure of sections of trails near thinning operation in Schultz Pass area, Flagstaff

  Release Date: Mar 16, 2016     

• Prescribed burn planned for Thursday, March 17, 2016 north of Flagstaff, northeast of San Francisco Peaks

  Release Date: Mar 15, 2016     

• Pile burns planned for tomorrow east of McGuireville

  Release Date: Mar 10, 2016     

February 2016

• Reservation system coming online for popular swimming destination

  Release Date: Feb 26, 2016     

• Public input sought on Cragin Watershed Protection Project

  Release Date: Feb 25, 2016     

• Law enforcement seeking information on suspicious fires

  Release Date: Feb 24, 2016     

• Red Rock Ranger District celebrates archaeology in March

  Release Date: Feb 23, 2016     

• Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project work continues along Schultz Pass Road north of Flagstaff

  Release Date: Feb 12, 2016     

• Red Rock Ranger District visitors tripled over last 10 years

  Release Date: Feb 5, 2016     

January 2016

• Red Rock Ranger District seeking public input on proposed trails

  Release Date: Jan 25, 2016     

• Wilderness education project begins on Coconino National Forest

  Release Date: Jan 22, 2016     

• Forest Service begins hiring for summer seasonal jobs

  Release Date: Jan 5, 2016