Wild Arizona

Stewardship: A Year in Review

Stewardship: A Year in Review

CRC’s Stewardship Program had an active 2023. Working with partner organizations, we amassed over 750 hours of volunteer time. In the winter, we installed wilderness portal signs in several Chiricahua locations, including Price Canyon, Rucker Canyon, and Cave Creek Canyon. The program organized monthly trail maintenance days for the Portal-Rodeo Hiking Group. These dedicated volunteers…

New Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni National Monument

New Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni National Monument

Wild Arizona, a partner with CRC in conservation and trailwork, announces today’s proclamation by President Biden, establishing the new Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument. The new Monument surrounds the existing National Park, and protects the region and its tribal lands from threats such as that posed by…

National Public Lands Day 2022

National Public Lands Day 2022

On September 24, 2022, the USFS and Korrina Rantz celebrated a National Public Lands Day volunteer event at the Visitor Information Center in Portal.  Improvements were made to the new connector trail linking the VIC to other Cave Creek Canyon trails. Following the work, CRC, Friends of Cave Creek Canyon, and Wild Arizona supplied food…

Volunteer opportunities

Volunteer opportunities

A number of volunteer events are planned for September and October as we ramp up the effort to complete the South Fork Trail (SFT) and celebrate our public lands. Beginning on the September 22, there will be several of us working to remove downed wood on the SFT’s first segment. When an assessment was done…

New signs in the forest

New signs in the forest

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…