(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.)
In 2008, the Chiricahua Mountains were formally recognized as a Globally Important Bird Area by the National Audubon Society, in large measure thanks to the efforts of CRC Board Member Helen Snyder.
(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.) In 1998, the Douglas District of Coronado National Forest asked CRC to comment on its proposed Johnson Peak prescribed burn within a 32,000-acre area between West Turkey Creek and Rucker Canyon. At that…
(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.) On May 27, 2010, CRC and Peg Abbott arranged a meeting with the US Forest Service to resolve problems involving permits for guiding and research on the Forest. The FS had been denying new…
(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.) Another Forest Service proposal that CRC sought to influence from about 1999 through 2002 was the USFS Fee Demo Program, painfully slow in its development. The fee program had been authorized by Congress,…
(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.) In November 2018, with the signing of the new Coronado National Forest Plan, CRC celebrated designation of the Cave Creek Canyon Zoological and Botanical Area. Helen Snyder’s raptor surveys led the Forest Service to…
(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.) In November 2001, CRC was still commenting on Forest Service proposals and reporting to members on the paving and bridge-building in Cave Creek Canyon, and the General Management Plans for Chiricahua National Monument…
(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.) In April 2021, CRC, after much deliberation, opposed the proposal to develop the South Fork Day Use Area. Our concerns: This proposal violated the Coronado National Forest Plan in several respects. Most importantly, the…
