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Youth Conservation Corps Program
The below report on the 2024 Youth Conservation Corps Program (Wild Arizona) is by the Douglas Ranger District and is from October 28, 2024. (most pictures deleted) Thank you to our partners at the Forest Service for helping to make this year’s YCC the best one yet. A big THANK YOU to the Chiricahua Regional…
Major Threat to Guadalupe Canyon
Border wall construction has begun in Guadalupe Canyon. The contractor has already begun to blast and bulldoze the canyon and adjacent uplands. We do still have a slim hope of halting construction there. For orientation, this very rugged, remote canyon rises in the Peloncillo Mountains of New Mexico and cuts across the southeastern corner of Arizona, before meandering south…
Opportunity to Object on the Chiricahua Public Access Project
On May 31, 2023, the USDA Forest Service sent out the below information about the Chiricahua Public Access Project. (Here is a link to the original objections we submitted.) We are formulating our objections to share with the community and encourage others to do the same. Stay tuned for more information. Objections are due 45 days…
Comments on the South Fork Day Use Area Final EA DUE Friday, July 30
As required, the Forest Service listed the opportunity to comment on the Final Environmental Assessment of the South Fork Day Use Area in the Sierra Vista Herald/Review. The comment period begins the day the listing was posted, June 16, and lasts 45 days. The deadline is Friday, July 30. You can read how to comment…
Decision on the South Fork Day Use project
On October 11, 2022, the US Forest Service issued the below letter saying that they are “withdrawing the draft Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact and cancelling the South Fork Day Use project.” This is a significant victory for all citizens concerned with preserving intact habitats. CRC applauds the USFS in reaching this…
Condolences on death of Jim Kolbe
Chiricahua Regional Council sends our deep condolences to the family of Congressman Jim Kolbe. We are still profoundly grateful for the vital help he provided in protecting this precious and unique part of the Chiricahua Mountains. With his support the Cave Creek Protection Act of 1993 was signed by President Bill Clinton and approved by…