Officials with the Tonto National Forest defended the project as necessary for both camper safety and forest health.

The signature piece of the E. L. Wiegand Ponderosa Playscape is the Pinecone Portal, a 12-foot-tall pinecone large enough for an adult to walk through. The Playscape opened onSaturday, April 19, at ...

In the wake of more than two decades of deadly wildland fires, tribes in the West hope new partnerships will help reduce the ...

Pine Lake, Arizona, a small town in northwestern Arizona, is at high risk of wildfires, having survived scares in recent years. With $4 million from the federal government, state officials are ...

The area was also the site of a lightning-caused fire in September 2024, which was managed to help with forest health. “Nature was allowed to play its role (here),” Barton said. Taking steps: In ...

The U.S. Forest Service on Thursday provided notice ... that would clear the way for a massive copper mining project in Arizona that has been fiercely contested by Native Americans who consider ...

(AP) — The U.S. Forest Service on Thursday provided notice ... would clear the way for a massive copper mining project in Arizona that has been fiercely contested by Native Americans who ...

It’s so beautiful, just to see the sky, hear the trees and have that kind of immersive learning and immersive experience in the ponderosa pine forest and then kids are actively engaging in the ...

Coconino County is no stranger to fires, from the Pipeline Fire to the Schutze Fire, causing hundreds of millions in damages.