Collaboration
We value our collaboration with the Forest Service and are happy for the contributions our stewardship group has made this year with the work on the South Fork Trail and the placing of new signs in the wilderness.
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Removing invasives at Guadalupe Canyon
This week, a few of us went to Guadalupe Canyon along the international border east of Douglas to remove invasive grass. Five determined individuals — and one dog — spent Tuesday pulling up clumps of Lehmann lovegrass, an invasive, flammable, introduced bunchgrass that outcompetes native grasses. This particular plant thrives in disturbed areas, such as…
Spring trail maintenance
The CRC Stewardship Program joined forces with the Chiricahua Wilderness Trail Crew, the Portal-Rodeo Hiking Group, Wild Arizona, and the Coronado National Forest to do maintenance on several popular trails. Beginning with the Greenhouse Trail, logs were removed to a point well above the Winn Falls overlook. Then shifting to areas near Rustler Park, once…
Portal-Rodeo Hiking Group Work Event
With creeks flowing and the skies promising rain, the Portal-Rodeo Hiking Group elected to spend their monthly trail maintenance day working in the canyon this May. These conditions are abnormal for this time of year and made for a pleasant few hours of clearing brush and logs from the Herb Martyr Trail. This local group…
April – September 2025 Conservation work
The Chiricahua Mountains within the Coronado National Forest host an extensive system of 76 trails. This network winds through the 87,700-acre Chiricahua Wilderness, offering access to diverse habitats, dramatic geology, and panoramic views across southeastern Arizona and into northern Mexico. Originally totaling over 200 miles of hiking routes, these trails range from short connectors to…
Progress on South Fork Trail
A team of four volunteers led by John Sumner continued trail work in the Chiricahua Wilderness last week. The plan at this stage of the project was to ascend and work on the higher and more remote section of the trail. The Chiricahua Regional Council is sponsoring this multi year project to fully restore the…
Over a week of trail work
Hike Report for Thursday, 17 April 2025 (also available as A week of trail work) This is not your typical Thursday hike report. Seven local hikers did hike on Thursday, doing excellent trail work on the Ida Peak Trail. But this was a small piece of what has been going on for the last 10…
