The U.S. Air Force held a public meeting yesterday in Animas, NM, about their proposal to expand military training in our area, and we wanted to share some of what happened there. It is noteworthy that this meeting was the only one near the Tombstone MOA, although it was held outside the actual MOA and over a…
The U.S. Air Force has issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to advise the public of its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to assess the potential environmental consequences associated with optimizing the Special Use Airspace (SUA) to support aircrews stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Luke AFB, and Morris Air National Guard…
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….
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeking your input on proposed border barrier construction remediation actions in Pima, Santa Cruz, and Cochise Counties, AZ. This is a chance to tell CBP to prioritize wildlife over the border wall, and input is due by February 3. Here is CBP’s Border Barrier Remediation Plan and Submission…
Over the years, there have been several bills, sponsored by Senators and Representatives on both sides of the aisle, that have proposed establishing the Chiricahua National Monument as a National Park. The latest is the Chiricahua National Park Act introduced today by Representative Kirkpatrick. Senator Kelly has championed a companion bill in the Senate. We…
The Douglas Ranger District will be doing vegetation thinning work in Cave Creek Canyon this winter as part of the Chiricahua Firescape plan. Their goal is to reduce the chances of an uncontrollable and potentially deadly fire in the canyon by removing ladder fuels and returning it to the vegetation density present before historical fire…
In November, 2021, work continued on the South Fork Trail in the Chiricahua Wilderness to finish some trail reroutes and to do some additional work on the existing trail. This work was done by the Wild Stew Field Crew of Wild Arizona, accompanied by a team of volunteers, and supported by CRC and others. More…
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…
The largest group to tackle trail work in Cave Creek Canyon in years assembled at the South Fork trailhead on October 3, 2021. The Chiricahua Regional Council’s Stewardship Program was instrumental in assembling this collaborative effort of the Chiricahua Wilderness Trail Crew and Wild Arizona’s Wild Stew Field Crew. It was the first of several…
Wynne Brown, CRC president, received this snail-mailed update regarding the South Fork Day Use Area on Friday, October 15. We are grateful to the USFS for giving thoughtful consideration to the many objections that were submitted.
