(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.) On May 27, 2010, CRC and Peg Abbott arranged a meeting with the US Forest Service to resolve problems involving permits for guiding and research on the Forest. The FS had been denying new…
(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.) In 2008, the Chiricahua Mountains were formally recognized as a Globally Important Bird Area by the National Audubon Society, in large measure thanks to the efforts of CRC Board Member Helen Snyder.
(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.) In November 2018, with the signing of the new Coronado National Forest Plan, CRC celebrated designation of the Cave Creek Canyon Zoological and Botanical Area. Helen Snyder’s raptor surveys led the Forest Service to…
(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.) In FY 2004, when the Notice of Intent for revision of the Forest Plan was filed, CRC began our most intensive and consuming project to date: For 14 years we sought to shape the…
(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 2003, CRC reviewed its 2002 activities. We updated members on the progress of implementing the General Management Plans for Chiricahua National Monument and Fort Bowie National Historic Site. In the Monument, trails…
(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.) In March 2002, CRC commented on problems raised by the USFS proposal to control manzanita. Their plan was to eliminate 85% or more of the manzanita on 10 sites, covering 9,000 acres in…
(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.) Another Forest Service proposal that CRC sought to influence from about 1999 through 2002 was the USFS Fee Demo Program, painfully slow in its development. The fee program had been authorized by Congress,…
(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.) In November 2001, CRC was still commenting on Forest Service proposals and reporting to members on the paving and bridge-building in Cave Creek Canyon, and the General Management Plans for Chiricahua National Monument…
(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.) On August 22, 2001, CRC sponsored an illustrated lecture at the Portal Fire and Rescue classroom by David Hodges and Kim Vacariu on the Wildlands Network concept, involving Core Reserves (mainly wilderness areas),…
(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.) From 1998 through 2000, CRC’s newsletters reported to members on drought, wildfires, and the new USFS fire management standards, which allowed the Forest Service to let natural fires burn, as long as critical…
