Sedona AZ (May 13, 2014) – The following is a Public Service Announcement: At 1:15 PM today, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) announced evacuations for the Walker Area Fire have been lifted. Roads into Walker will remain blocked to non-residents. The United States Forest Service has reported containment of this fire and thanks everyone for their cooperation. The following is the timeline... 

Sedona frequently has wild bear sightings Photo by Sunday Larson 2012 Sedona AZ (May 5, 2014) – The following Red Rock Ranger District public notice is for visitors and residents in the Boynton Canyon area near Enchantment Resort in Sedona: Hi all, Please avoid Boynton Canyon beyond Enchantment Resort for the next week. Having fewer visitors in the upper canyon is intended to relieve the stress... 

Sedona SR 89A Midgely Bridge Sedona AZ (April 30, 2014) – Visitors will have no reason to step behind the bushes at Midgley Bridge Overlook, a popular Sedona tourist site. A new public restroom will soon be available, the first construction of a public toilet along the Oak Creek Corridor since 2007. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS), in partnership with the Oak Creek Watershed Council (OCWC), is in... 

Sedona AZ (April 25, 2014) –  Coconino County Arizona Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Jim Driscoll and District 4 Supervisor Mandy Metzger would like to invite residents of the Doney Park community to attend the monthly Neighborhood Watch meeting on Thursday, May 1, 2014. The meeting will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Summit Fire District Station 32 and Administrative Offices, 8905 Koch... 

Sedona AZ (April 14, 2014) – On Friday, April 11, 2014, at 6:00 in the evening, more than 60 community members gathered at the Law Enforcement Administration Facility, Sawmill Road, Flagstaff, for the 2014 Woods Watch Training. Obvious in the distance to the people walking from the parking lot to the training building was the ominous massive black column of smoke being produced by the Fisher... 

Forest prescribed burn Sedona AZ (February 26, 2014) – With predicted rain and snow in the forecast, fire managers on the Verde Ranger District are planning to burn Friday, February 28, 2014. If conditions are not favorable on Friday, fire managers may consider burning on Saturday, March 1 and or Sunday, March 2, 2014. Mingus Mountain Piles – Approximately 35 Acres (T15N, R2E,S 34); 4 miles south... 

Sedona AZ (December 12, 2013) – The Coconino National Forest has prepared a Draft Revised Land Management Plan and a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). The public is asked to review and comment on the documents. Comments received will be used to finalize the plan. The final CNF land management plan will replace the current plan, approved in 1987, and provide management direction for... 

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 City Council may be illegally considering a Cline Road abandonment action Sedona AZ (October 28, 2013) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor in opposition to an application to the city of Sedona for the abandonment of a portion of upper Cline Road in favor of an adjacent landowner: On Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at 4:30 PM, the Sedona City Council will vote on a proposal... 

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...