A group of four hiked the two miles to the Burro/South Fork junction carrying a new post and sign to mark what has been a confusing point in South Fork Canyon. Now that the Burro Trail has benefited from recent work from the Wild Arizona-led YCC group, it’s time for new signage. The creek has…
June of ’22 has been kind to us in southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico. An early start to the seasonal rain (aka the monsoon) has brought critical moisture and lower temperatures to our region. Coinciding with this welcome change is the arrival of a diverse group of young adults from across the country. They’re…
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…
On May 6, 2022, the Chiricahua Wilderness Trail Crew completed a week of volunteer trail work in the Chiricahua mountains. John Sumner (in the blue hardhat in the above picture) led the group. Several participants traveled from outside Arizona to improve conditions on several trails that have seen damage in recent years. These included Rattlesnake,…
(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.) In February 2021, CRC led community opposition to a proposed 20,000-square-foot facility on Foothills Road for cultivating, packaging and dispensing marijuana. We helped Arizona Sky Village hire an attorney to fight the facility whose…
(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.) In February 2021, CRC partnered with Wild Arizona and the US Forest Service on the South Fork Trail Stewardship Project. We seek to involve volunteers in habitat, spring, and trail restoration. Recent trail projects,…
(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…
(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.) Occasionally CRC has supported worthy biological surveys. In July 2013, CRC contributed to a USFS Bird Survey Project. Scientists and local birders, including the Friends of Cave Creek Canyon, initiated a bird survey with…
(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.) In February and November 2014, CRC President Wynne Brown participated in a “Help Shape the Future of Outdoor Recreation in the Sky Islands” workshop at the request of then-Douglas District Ranger Kevin Warner that…
(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.) In 2014, CRC participated as authors and artists in the creation of the award-winning book Cave Creek Canyon: Revealing the Heart of Arizona’s Chiricahua Mountains, which was co-edited by Wynne Brown, current CRC President,…
