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Chiricahua Regional Council
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30 years of CRC

CRC is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2022. As a part of this, we’re featuring these series of looks back at various work we’ve done over the years.

  1. The Portal Mining Action Coalition – 1990
  2. New National Recreation Areas – 1992
  3. Rattlesnake Fire – 1994
  4. Opposition to new recreation site (1995-1997)
  5. Support for road construction (1995)
  6. Mineral exploration in the Dragoons (1995)
  7. Logging (1996)
  8. Plan for monitoring water quality (1998)
  9. Johnson Peak prescribed burn (1998)
  10. Protecting native fish (1998)
  11. Objection to road into John Long Canyon (1992)
  12. Numerous Forest Service proposals (1998-2000)
  13. Wildlands Network concept (2001)
  14. Fort Bowie (2001)
  15. Fees (1999-2002)
  16. Manzanita (2002)
  17. Forest Service plans (2003)
  18. More Forest Service plans (2004-2018)
  19. Special Land Designations (2008)
  20. Globally Important Bird Area (2008)
  21. Permits (2010)
  22. Horseshoe 2 Fire (2011)
  23. Heritage Days (2013)
  24. Willow Tank (2013-2015)
  25. Book (2014)
  26. Workshop (2014)
  27. Biological surveys (2014)
  28. South Fork Day Use Area (2021)
  29. Stewardship and trails (2021)
  30. Marijuana grow facility (2021)

On Earth Day, April 22, 2022, we had a webinar to celebrate 30 years of CRC:

About CRC

The CRC works on issues affecting the Chiricahua and Peloncillo region and focuses on maintaining healthy, intact habitats. We disseminate information about potential threats to the region, as those threats arise. We advocate careful land stewardship and seek to educate the public, as needed, on any aspect of natural history, conservation and land use, including sound grazing practices. Diverse interests from the community––from biologists to ranchers––are represented on our Board of Directors.

CRC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization: your donations to our work are tax deductible.

Board of Directors

  • Dirk Sigler, President
  • Curt Bradley, Vice President
  • Eskild Petersen, Treasurer
  • Elly van Gelderen, Secretary
  • Wynne Brown
  • Phil Hedrick
  • David Hodges
  • Noel Snyder
  • Helen Snyder

Contact Us

chiricahuaregionalcouncil@gmail.com

Chiricahua Regional Council
PO Box 16480
Portal AZ 85632

Contact the U.S. Forest Service

Coronado National Forest
Supervisor's Office
Kerwin Dewberry, Forest Supervisor
300 W. Congress St., 6th floor
Tucson, AZ 85701
(520) 388-8300

Douglas Ranger District
Doug Ruppel, District Ranger
1192 W. Saddleview Road
Douglas, AZ 85607
(520) 388-8436

Contact Our Elected Officials

The Honorable Kyrsten Sinema
317 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-4521 (Washington)
(602) 598-7327 (Phoenix)
(520) 639-7080 (Tucson) https://sinema.senate.gov

The Honorable Mark Kelly
Dirksen Senate Office Building
Suite B40B
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2235 (Washington)
https://kelly.senate.gov

The Honorable Juan Ciscomani
US House of Representatives
1429 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-2542 (Washington)
https://ciscomani.house.gov/

The Honorable Raul Grijalva
US House of Representatives
1511 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 225-2435 (Washington)
(520) 622-6788 (Tucson)
http://grijalva.house.gov

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  • About Us
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