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USDA Forest Service

  • News

    June 10, 1992

    WHOSE WOODS ARE THESE?

    THE WOODS ARE LOVELY, DARK AND DEEP; THE FOREST SERVICE HAS PROMISES TO KEEP

  • News

    August 5, 1992

    TREES FALL, CHIPS FLYHOW MUCH WOOD DID THE WOOD COMPANY CUT ON THE NORTH KAIBAB?

    THE WOODS ARE LOVELY, DARK AND DEEP; THE FOREST SERVICE HAS PROMISES TO KEEP

  • News

    November 4, 1992

    GIVE ME THAT OLD-TIME CONSTITUTION

    THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND INDUSTRY OVER PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS HAS TAKEN ON A RELIGIOUS FERVOR

  • Film

    November 3, 1993

    GOV'S FOREST MANAGEMENT MANTRA: TIMBER!FIFE'S PRICEY SUMMIT IS A ONE-SIDED AFFAIR

    THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND INDUSTRY OVER PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS HAS TAKEN ON A RELIGIOUS FERVOR

  • News

    December 29, 1994

    ARIZONA'S WHITE WATER SCANDALTHE RIVER GUIDE WHO DESTROYED QUARTZITE FALLS HAD PLENTY OF MOTIVES--NOT ALL OF THEM NOBLE

    THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTALISTS AND INDUSTRY OVER PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS HAS TAKEN ON A RELIGIOUS FERVOR

  • News

    September 7, 1995

    NO MINER CONSIDERATION

    A CANADIAN MINING COMPANY WANTS TO DIG A 300-ACRE HOLE BEHIND DONNA GOODALE'S HOUSE. ALTHOUGH MOST ALL OF THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES INVOLVED THINK IT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA, THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THE EXCAVATION.

  • News

    December 28, 1995

    Whats the Cost of Elk? Maybe $10,000.

    Secretive group considers letting ranchers charge for elk hunting on public land

  • News

    April 18, 1996

    Crime Me a River

    A Salt River rafter rides a torrent of legal and financial troubles

  • News

    May 30, 1996

    Time to Burn

    Is the Lone Fire a preview of California-style infernos to come?

  • News

    July 11, 1996

    Silver Versus Shadegg. Rad.

    A battle of GOP extremes pits environmentalist Robin Silver against conservative Congressman John Shadegg

  • News

    August 1, 1996

    Owl See You in Court

    From spikedaces to spotted owls, the Southwest Center for Biological Diversity has logged the legal system and rewritten the book on environmental activism

  • News

    January 2, 1997

    Pining for Justice

    Once again, a legal effort aims to compel the Forest Service to follow its own logging rules

  • News

    April 17, 1997

    Flashes

    Once again, a legal effort aims to compel the Forest Service to follow its own logging rules

  • News

    May 1, 1997

    Flashes

    Once again, a legal effort aims to compel the Forest Service to follow its own logging rules

  • News

    June 26, 1997

    Hayden High School Had a Farm, E-I-E-I-O

    The Center for Agribusiness and Equine Science was supposed to help desegregate the Phoenix Union High School District. Now the same lawsuit that created it is shutting it down.

  • News

    September 25, 1997

    Cow Punchers

    Ranching takes a blow in the courts, an uppercut to the bottom line and a jab in the marketplace

  • News

    October 2, 1997

    Flashes

    Ranching takes a blow in the courts, an uppercut to the bottom line and a jab in the marketplace

  • News

    December 11, 1997

    Government by Litigation

    Increasingly, public officials ignore laws they're paid to uphold. Citizens and interest groups regularly drag these same bureaucrats into court, trying to ensure that the laws of the land are enforced. But now even the courts, once bastions of authority,

  • News

    January 1, 1998

    Letters

    Increasingly, public officials ignore laws they're paid to uphold. Citizens and interest groups regularly drag these same bureaucrats into court, trying to ensure that the laws of the land are enforced. But now even the courts, once bastions of authority,

  • News

    February 19, 1998

    Flashes

    Increasingly, public officials ignore laws they're paid to uphold. Citizens and interest groups regularly drag these same bureaucrats into court, trying to ensure that the laws of the land are enforced. But now even the courts, once bastions of authority,

  • News

    March 19, 1998

    Snow Clouds Over the San Francisco Peaks

    Like some weather cycle, the battle between skiers and Native American religion returns to Arizona Snowbowl

  • News

    May 7, 1998

    Cleaning the Creek

    A mining company mucks out its own mess at Pinto Creek

  • News

    May 21, 1998

    Deborah Ham's Unfinished Business

    The battle against a mine loses its leader

  • News

    May 28, 1998

    Rainbow Warriors

    Government gears up for an onslaught of Flower Children

  • News

    August 6, 1998

    The Treasure of Spur Cross Ranch

    Government gears up for an onslaught of Flower Children

  • News

    December 10, 1998

    Balancing Act

    Western governors conference weighs pros and cons of environmental policy

  • News

    June 24, 1999

    Flashes

    Western governors conference weighs pros and cons of environmental policy

  • News

    January 20, 2000

    Flashes

    Western governors conference weighs pros and cons of environmental policy

  • News

    August 8, 2002

    Complaints Congressional and Correctional

    Letters from the week of August 8, 2002

  • News

    March 31, 2005

    Sacred Hypocrisy

    Navajos say making Snowbowl snow from reclaimed water is "genocide." Please!

  • Calendar

    November 6, 2003

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Navajos say making Snowbowl snow from reclaimed water is "genocide." Please!

  • News

    July 4, 2002

    Smoke Gets in Their Eyes

    Dry ice missiles? Bomb the mountains? Phoenicians come up with some wacky plans for snuffing out the fires.

  • News

    July 19, 2001

    Bye Bye Birdie

    An endangered bird is thriving in the dry bottom of Roosevelt Lake. Too bad it's in the way of water for Phoenix.

  • News

    May 10, 2001

    Rec Room

    Squeezed out by developers and environmentalists, recreational users gird for a rumble in the desert.

  • News

    February 10, 2000

    Wolfing Down Beef

    A Mexican gray wolf pack learns to kill cattle and loses its freedom

  • News

    November 25, 1999

    Forest Grump

    A prominent Southwestern environmental group is at the center of a squirrelly federal lawsuit

  • News

    December 24, 1998

    Legacy or Sham?

    The Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution has been established in Mo Udall's name. Would he even like it?

  • News

    November 12, 1998

    Forest Chump

    The Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution has been established in Mo Udall's name. Would he even like it?

  • News

    August 6, 1998

    Saving Private Interests

    John McCain says he wants to save Spur Cross Ranch. Has he really gone Green, or is he just scrounging for greenbacks from a Cincinnati fat cat?

  • News

    September 4, 1997

    MisJudged

    U.S. District Court Judge Carl Muecke ruled on the letter of the law, but his liberal views and tough courtroom style made him the judge that conservatives love to hate

  • News

    August 23, 1995

    THE SOURING INFERNO

    LAST MONTH, THE RURAL/METRO FIRE DEPARTMENT BATTLED THE 23,000-ACRE RIO BLAZE. BUT AFTER THE FIRE WAS OUT, THE COMPANY STILL HADN'T COOLED ITS CRITICS.

  • News

    March 2, 1995

    SYMINGTON'S PLAN TO GUT GAME AND FISH

    LAST MONTH, THE RURAL/METRO FIRE DEPARTMENT BATTLED THE 23,000-ACRE RIO BLAZE. BUT AFTER THE FIRE WAS OUT, THE COMPANY STILL HADN'T COOLED ITS CRITICS.

  • News

    June 16, 1993

    STAR GATE

    LAST MONTH, THE RURAL/METRO FIRE DEPARTMENT BATTLED THE 23,000-ACRE RIO BLAZE. BUT AFTER THE FIRE WAS OUT, THE COMPANY STILL HADN'T COOLED ITS CRITICS.

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2009

    Yuma Man Charged in 2008 Crown King Fire; Former National Park Services Employee Set Signal Fire

    Image: WikipediaCrown King Saloon A former National Park Services employee is being charged by the federal government for leaving a fire unattended that grew out of control and spurred the evacuation of Crown King, a small, mountain town northwest of Phoenix. The "Lane 2" fire burned nearly 10,000 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Hot Links: ID Theft, Hoover Dam, and Black Bears

    The Arizona Department of Economic Security is warning clients in DES' Early Intervention Program of possible identity theft. After two backup hard drives were stolen from a Phoenix storage facility last October, the department sent out 65,000 letters to warn people of identity theft. Ten thousand o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Dead Body Found in Burning Truck at Tonto National Forest

    Gila County Sheriff's Office An unidentified dead body was found in this truck after fire officials extinguished a blaze that burned it to a crisp.​When authorities from the U.S. Forest Service and Arizona Department of Public Safety responded to a report of a fire off a Forest Service road ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Six Structures Lost in Greer to Wallow Fire; Weather Conditions a Slight Improvement for Firefighters

    ​Greer lost six structures last night to the still-growing Wallow fire, but weather conditions are expected to improve today for firefighters.A U.S. Forest Service spokesman said the blaze, for now, is holding to its eastern borders."It did push into some structures last night, but we were able to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2011

    John McCain Doubles Down on Racist Scapegoating of Latino Migrants

    CNNMcCain, digging the hole deeper after his racist comments over the weekend When white nationalist websites and racist minutemen with erstwhile ties to child killers are championing your cause, you know you've made a serious error. Particularly when you're a failed presidential candidate still des ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    John McCain's Bigotry Earns Hashtag, Near-Universal Ridicule, Help from Bigot-Boy Sheriff

    TwitterNo hash pipe for McCain, but his stupidity has scored him his own hashtagGuess I've heard the last from U.S. Senator John McCain's haughty, over-paid flack Brooke Buchanan.Yesterday, in the midst of a PR meltdown that's turned McCain (once again) into a political laughingstock, his office iss ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2011

    James Reich of Sedona Hiking Adventures Sentenced to Jail and Probation for Illegal Guide Service

    Image: www.sedonahikingadventures.comJames Reich, owner of Sedona Hiking Adventures, has been sentenced to two days in jail for running an illegal guide service on national forest lands.​ A Sedona-based hiking guide has been sentenced to two days in jail and is banned from national forests for ... More >>

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