Sedona AZ (May 26, 2014) – Firefighters preparing to do burnout operations on the Slide Fire north of Sedona, Arizona discovered the remains of a previously unidentified historic cabin unknown to the forest. Engine Boss Leo Holley and crew members from the Coronado National Forest identified this historical small cabin, tucked away in a steep side canyon, and right away recognized the importance... 

Sedona AZ (May 25, 2014) – The following is the ORDER SLIDE FIRE EMERGENCY CLOSURE COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST: Order Number: 04-14-05-F Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 551, and 36 CFR § 261.50(a) and (b), the following acts are prohibited on all National Forest System lands within the Coconino National Forest, in Coconino and Yavapai County in the state of Arizona. The restricted area is depicted on the... 

Sedona AZ (May 14, 2014) – It’s business as usual informs the Arizona Department of Transportation and the City of Sedona, Arizona. That will be a familiar phrase for the popular tourist destinations in Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon as the Arizona Department of Transportation is preparing for a full closure of the State Route 89A switchbacks north of Sedona following the Memorial Day holiday... 

Sedona AZ (April 11, 2014) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Our local National Forest known as the Coconino is now off limits to landscape painters who come from all over the country to take workshops with nationally or locally known instructors. However, you can ride your bike, visit vortexes, hike, jeep, ATV, ride a horse, and fly helicopters next to Indian ruins anytime... 

  National forest prescribed burns scheduled Sedona AZ (January 9, 2014) – Fire managers on the Verde Ranger District are planning piles burns Monday, January 13 through Saturday, January 25, 2014. Depending on weather conditions one or all of the follow projects may occur: Pronghorn Piles – Approximately 100 Acres (T11N, R4E, S16, 17, 18); 2 miles south of Dugas near the Aqua Fria Grasslands East... 

Sedona AZ (October 28, 2013) – The USFS fire management team has cancelled several Coconino National Forest prescribed burns planned for today due to high winds. The burns will proceed this week when conditions permit. Planned burns for this week include: Eastside Project: Heckethorn –105 acres located south of Flagstaff and Little America , northeast of Lake Mary Road, behind the Heckethorn... 

Sedona AZ (October 3, 2013) – As of October 1, 2013, the federal government has shut down impacting the national parks and monuments. Visitors currently staying in accommodations in the parks, will have 48 hours to make alternative arrangements and depart the park. No new visitors will be allowed to enter and National Park Service facilities will be closed. The concessionaires will be allowed... 

Click on this image to view the Motorized Vehicle Use Map updates Sedona AZ (September 16, 2013) – In a letter to the SedonaEye.com, Mike Dechter, a Lead planner with the Coconino National Forest, reminds the public of a free computer application available to it that is updated annually: I’m writing to let you know that we have created a FREE color map of the Coconino National Forest for... 

A large boulder weighing more than thirty tons slid down a Flagstaff Arizona mountain side crushing a man standing on Mount Elden Lookout Road. Sedona AZ (September 10, 2013) – Just before 7:30 a.m. today, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a twenty seven year-old Phoenix man crushed by a rock slide on Mount Elden Lookout Road, approximately 3.3 miles up from the bottom... 

Sedona AZ (July 1, 2013)  – Those of us who enjoy summer afternoons along Oak Creek will soon meet a new group of advocates for clean water and healthy recreation practices. The Oak Creek Ambassador program will kick off on July 1, 2013, introducing a community outreach effort focused on building awareness of the impact of recreation activities on the quality of water and health of Oak Creek....