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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…
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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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RANGEfire! | Ag groups seek extension on comments period for SEC’s nightmarish “Climate Disclosure” rule
Originally found on RANGEfire!. Proposed SEC Rule Could Hurt Every U.S. Farmer and Rancher Northern Ag Net More than 100 agriculture interest groups say farmers and ranchers could have to report personal and business-related information to the Securities Exchange Commission if a rule to require publicly traded businesses to report climate efforts is finalized. In…
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Executive Order 11644 | Use of off-road vehicles on the public lands
The dictatorial edict that is directing federal land mangers to close Revised Statute 2477 roads over federal lands.
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Dispersed Camping and River Access Hit Hard in the AZ Strip
The Bureau of Land Management quietly released their final decision on a travel management plan that will close 641 miles of motorized roads near Littlefield and Colorado City in the Arizona Strip.
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Comments to NPS on Tuweep Day Use Reservation System
We have engaged in the proposed Tuweep reservation system. Here is our comment to the National Park Service.
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COMMENTS NEEDED ASAP | ADOT 5 Year Plan | No Apache Trail
The Arizona Department of Transportation has released its tentative five-year plan. Please take action now and send your comments to ADOT.