Category Archives: Arizona Issues

News about Arizona conservation issues, including national forest health and state trust lands

Implementation of 4FRI draws near

Posted on February 15, 2012 by gctrust

Stakeholders of the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) – a 2.4 million-acre effort to restore Arizona’s ponderosa pine forests – are eagerly awaiting implementation of the project’s first phase.   In August 2011, the U.S. Forest Service released a Request for … Continue reading →

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CEQ & Forest Service announce project to improve efficiency of federal environmental reviews, 4FRI to be pilot

Posted on February 9, 2012 by gctrust

  CEQ and Forest Service Announce Project to Improve Efficiency of Federal Environmental Reviews WASHINGTON – The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) today announced a new National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pilot project under an initiative launched in March 2011 … Continue reading →

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Flagstaff area national monuments celebrate Arizona Centennial with fee free day

Posted on February 8, 2012 by gctrust

                   100 Years, 100 Miles:                      Flagstaff Area National Monuments                 Celebrate Arizona’s Centennial, 1912-2012                                           with a Fee Free Day and Special Event                           FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA – The National Park Service congratulates the great state of Arizona on 100 remarkable years … Continue reading →

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Historic Partnership Advancing Science on the North Rim of Grand Canyon

Posted on February 8, 2012 by gctrust

FLAGSTAFF, AZ – Against the stunning backdrop of the Kaibab Plateau and Vermilion Cliffs, a pioneering partnership has been forged to bolster the science guiding resource management and public lands stewardship along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. On … Continue reading →

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New poll shows Arizona/western voters agree that public lands essential to economy

Posted on January 30, 2012 by gctrust

Arizona Voters Across Political Spectrum Agree: Our Public Lands Are Essential to Our Economy Bipartisan Survey Finds Strong Support for Parks, Clean Air Regulations COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – The results from the 2012 Colorado College State of the Rockies Conservation … Continue reading →

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Arizona Republic editorial says U.S. must clear step to launch forest project

Posted on January 30, 2012 by gctrust

U.S. must clear step to launch forest project Monster wildfires are threatening to burn up Arizona. Last year alone, they blackened more than 1,100 square miles — an area two and half times the size of Phoenix. Our tree-choked forests … Continue reading →

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