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ACTION ALERT | Proposal calls for diversion tunnels around Glen Canyon Dam
The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking public comment on Post-2026 Colorado River Reservoir Operational Strategies for Lake Powell and Lake Mead.
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ACTION ALERT | 54% of Roads CLOSED Near Black Canyon | NEW PROPOSAL
The Bureau of Land Management is proposing the closure of 57% of roads on public lands between State Highway 74 Carefree Highway and the Prescott National Forest boundary north of Dewey Humboldt.
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AZ Governor signs new law | Class 6 felony for dumping trash
The consequences of dumping trash are pretty bad…
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Management Strategy for Motorized Vehicle Use on Public Lands
This National Management Strategy was developed by the Bureau of Land Management in 2001 to help deal with Off-Highway Vehicle issues on federal land. It is used as a reference guide in the BLM Policy Manual 1626 for travel management planning.
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The agreement between CA and AZ that closes motorized access to public lands
The State Historic Preservation Office has entered into an agreement with the California State Historic Preservation Office and the bureau of land management to enforce section 106 of the Historic Preservation Act through Travel Management Planning.
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RED ALERT | Additional 31,000 Acres Added To Sedona Camping Closure (81k Acres)
The Coconino National Forest has issued a forest order to initiate camping prohibitions and permanent fire restrictions west of Sedona Arizona on an additional $31,000 of public land.
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Proposed withdrawal of 21,200 acres of public land near Yuma
The United States Army is requesting the withdrawal of 33.125 square miles of public land. This process will add 21,200 acres to the Yuma Proving Ground and prohibit mining and other forms of multiple use within the area.
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants | Rule for the Silverspot Butterfly
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list a subspecies of butterfly (Speyeria nokomis nokomis), a silverspot butterfly from Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), with a rule issued under section 4(d) of the Act (“4(d) rule”).
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ACTION ALERT | Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations, Laws, and Permitting
The Department of the Interior is announcing the formation of an interagency working group to gather information and develop recommendations for improving Federal hardrock mining regulations, laws, and permitting processes, and is inviting public comments to help inform the efforts of the working group. Virtual or in-person public listening sessions will be announced in the upcoming months.
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Arizona Attorney General Opinion on RS 2477 and ARS 37-931
The following opinion was issued by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich in July of 2017 in response to a question from representative Mark Fincham. It displays the state of Arizona’s Pro motorized access approach to policy on public land concerning Revised Statute 2477 rights-of-way. This opinion declares that “Arizona R.S. 2477 rights-of-way may not be […]
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ACTION ALERT | Proposal calls for diversion tunnels around Glen Canyon Dam
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ACTION ALERT | 54% of Roads CLOSED Near Black Canyon | NEW PROPOSAL
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RED ALERT | Additional 31,000 Acres Added To Sedona Camping Closure (81k Acres)
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Proposed withdrawal of 21,200 acres of public land near Yuma
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants | Rule for the Silverspot Butterfly
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ACTION ALERT | Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations, Laws, and Permitting
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Dispersed Camping and River Access Hit Hard in the AZ Strip
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ACTION ALERT | Massive Changes to the Tonto Forest
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ShareTrails | Day Use Restrictions Proposed for Tuweep Area of the Grand Canyon
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SB1377 | Massive changes to the Arizona OHV fund
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Correction! | ACTION ALERT | Proposal Prohibits Dispersed Camping in the Verde Valley
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Action Alert | OHV Fund for statewide Interoperability?
Sedona
Sedona City Officials are pressuring the Coconino National Forest to prohibit dispersed camping and initiate a permit system on populair forest roads around Sedona.
Anti access groups are claiming that OHVs are destroying the natural landscape and petroglyphs by kicking up large dust clouds. In addition to motorized restrictions, the City is attempting to regulate OHV businesses like adult sex shops.
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RED ALERT | Additional 31,000 Acres Added To Sedona Camping Closure (81k Acres)
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SB1377 | Massive changes to the Arizona OHV fund
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Correction! | ACTION ALERT | Proposal Prohibits Dispersed Camping in the Verde Valley
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Sedona City Council in favor of restricting access
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Action Alert | Contact the city of Sedona in support of motorized access
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A twenty year prohibition on motorized access now lifted
The Apache Trail
Arizona’s most iconic and scenic road is closed, and we need your help re-opening this national treasure.
Three years ago, the Woodbury Wildfire cause significant damage to the surrounding National Forest. Shortly after, a large tropical storm ripped through the area, causing a rockfall on Fish Creek Hill. Since that time, ADOT has indefinitely closed a 7 mile section between Fish Creek Hill to Apache Lake Marina.
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