Our organization has been engaged in active litigation to protect critical wildlife habitat within several canyon systems of the Chiricahua Mountains — an area that serves as important territory for jaguars, spotted owls, and other imperiled species. At issue is a Forest Service project that would expand road access into three canyon areas: John Long…
The Chiricahua Regional Council has submitted the following comments on CBP’s border remediation plan: U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Border Patrol Headquarters 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue – 6.5E Mail Stop 1039 Washington D.C. 20229-1100. Thank you for this opportunity to comment on the Border Barrier Remediation actions within the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Tucson Sector….
TIME SENSITIVE ACTION ALERT: The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on an environmental review for the Gila-San Simon Travel Management Plan (TMP), a proposed travel management plan covering 951,842 acres of BLM-managed public lands in the Gila-San Simon areas. More information this proposal is available here. The public comment period has been…
With the deadline for objections to the South Fork Day Use project Final Environmental Assessment (FEA) due very soon on Monday, August 2, we would like to share some objections that are being filed by various parties. We think sharing these is valuable since the USFS has said they will not post this round of…
CRC held its annual meeting on January 26, and the board has elected new officers. Elly van Gelderen is the new Secretary. Michele Lanan served in that position for several years and moves to the Advisory Council. Curt Bradley became the Vice President. Former VP Dirk Sigler is our new President. Wynne Brown (President 2012…
In response to strong community pressure and the comments of many of us submitted, the Air Force has extended the deadline for scoping comments on the proposal for the Regional Special Use Airspace Optimization to Support Air Force Missions in Arizona to June 3. If you weren’t able to submit comments earlier or have additional…