Tonto National Forest

A federal appeals court has ruled that a land exchange paving the way for one of the nation’s largest copper mines can move forward. Oak Flat in central Arizona is a sacred site to the San Carlos Apache Tribe, who’ve opposed the project for years.

Many Arizona national forests will implement Stage 1 Fire Restrictions beginning Thursday, May 5, 2022. Forest managers say the move is due to increased wildfire activity and extremely dry conditions.

The U.S. Forest Service has released an environmental review that paves the way for more thinning projects and prescribed burns in northern and eastern Arizona.

Apache holy ground at Oak Flat on the Tonto National Forest has been vandalized for a second time.

An attorney for members of the San Carlos Apache tribe has asked the the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to back their efforts to halt…

Several members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe and others have arrived in San Francisco in what they’re calling a “spiritual convoy.” They’re urging a…

Congressional Democrats are attempting to undo a controversial federal land swap in southeastern Arizona. A budget proposal in the U.S. House of…

Arizona’s second-largest labor union is urging Congress to pass a bill that would block a massive copper mine in central Arizona. The controversial…

The Prescott National Forest on Wednesday joined four other national forests in Arizona in lifting closures that generally barred public entry. The…

Wildfire danger throughout Arizona and the Southwest remains very high this week. Firefighters are battling several large blazes throughout the state amid…