Sedona AZ (June 11, 2017) – The Bowie Fire, about 13 miles southeast of Bowie, Arizona, which started on June 7, 2017, was caused by lightning. Brush, tall grass and rugged terrain provided quick fuel and, to-date, with 90% containment, the Southwest Area Incident Management Team reports over 3,036 acres burned. As of this morning, the evacuation of Diamond Mountain retreat off Old Fort Bowie... 

Sedona homeowner Dan Mattice has Verde River property where wild burros roam, a welcome and friendly sight to most Arizona property owners. Sedona AZ (July 27, 2016) –  The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the intentional killing of three female wild burros in the Morgan City... 

Sedona AZ (February 6, 2016) – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Phoenix District Office is announcing the scheduled times and locations for the public scoping meetings as it begins revision of a portion of the land use plan for the Sonoran Desert National Monument (SDNM). Under a March 2015 federal court order, BLM is required to reanalyze the impacts of recreational target shooting on the... 

Sedona AZ (December 9, 2015) – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Hassayampa Field Office is currently installing route signs on public lands south of Wickenburg, Arizona, in the Vulture-Peak area, between Gates Road and Vulture Mine Road. This project is part of ongoing efforts for implementation of the Wickenburg Community Travel Management Plan, which was signed by the BLM in March 2014. Brown... 

SedonaEye.com J. Rick Normand, Investigative and Financial Columnist Sedona AZ (October 29, 2015) – It is becoming increasingly clear that the Verde Valley has become weary of hearing the incessant drumbeat of “They’re lying, they’re not telling you the facts!” At this point, the undecided on the issue of the National Monument designation proposal most likely can’t decide who to believe…either... 

SedonaEye.com financial columnist J. Rick Normand Sedona AZ (October 5, 2015) – Is it true that, given the opportunity, the State of Arizona, promiscuously and wantonly would sell-off our precious public lands to greedy private developers in order to close the state’s deficit operating budget? No, that’s simply not legally possible or fiscally prudent. Since his election, President Obama... 

Fracking gas burn off in North Dakota, photo courtesy of National Geographic Sedona AZ (August 17, 2013) – In a Letter to the SedonaEye.com editor, Mary Russell of Colorado writes: I’m Mary Russell, a MoveOn member in Carbondale, Colorado, and I started a petition to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and President Barack Obama, which says: I am calling for an immediate ban on oil... 

Flagstaff AZ (November 19, 2012) – THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN COCONINO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA… * UNTIL 12:15 PM MST TUESDAY * AT 12:30 PM MST. THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR IS CONDUCTING A HIGH FLOW EXPERIMENT ON THE COLORADO RIVER BELOW GLEN CANYON DAM. FLOWS THROUGH THE GRAND CANYON WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES AS... 

PRESCOTT AZ (June 7, 2012) – In celebration of National Get Outdoors Day, June 9, 2012, the U.S. Forest Service will waive day-use fees associated with recreation sites on the Prescott National Forest. This fee free day will be offered in cooperation with other agencies under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (REA), the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and... 

Sedona AZ (May 23, 2012) – In celebration of National Trails Day and Get Outdoors Day, the Red Rock Ranger District will waive Red Rock Pass day-use fees for the first two Saturdays in June, including June 2 and 9, 2012. The public is encouraged to get out and explore over 15 miles of new multiple-use trails now available in the Dry Creek area, Soldiers Wash area, and west of State Route 179 near...