Coconino National Forest

The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office says a 19-month-old was killed in an off-road vehicle roll-over crash near the top of Oak Creek Canyon Sunday morning.

Coconino National Forest officials will implement heightened stage 2 fire restrictions Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Officials will implement stage 1 fire restrictions Friday morning on Coconino County and state trust lands along with the Prescott National Forest.

Coconino National Forest and Flagstaff officials will implement the area’s first fire restrictions of the year Friday at 8 a.m.

Flagstaff leaders and environmental activists say the Trump administration’s first 100 days have left Arizonans “dangerously vulnerable” to wildfires and other effects of climate change.

The historically dry northern Arizona winter has made forest officials nervous for the fire season. Conditions improved after March storms brought significant snow and rain to the region.

Coconino National Forest employees were among the thousands of federal workers recently laid off by the Trump administration. Three now-former federal workers shared their stories with KNAU.

The National Weather Service in Flagstaff will release avalanche reports for the first time to increase awareness and public safety.

Since the beginning of November, Flagstaff hasn’t received much precipitation. That has forest officials worried about the risk of wildfire. Coconino National Forest Fire Planner Jesse Causer weighs in.

The non-profit Flagstaff Biking Organization and the Coconino National Forest say a new recreational trail has connected one of the city’s most popular parks with forested areas.