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Road Conditions and Closures
All roads are open except Highway 273 from Sunrise to Crescent Lake which remains closed due to road construction. Highway 261 is the recommended route to the Big Lake area.
News
¤¤ Forest Service Schedules Open House Meetings, 08/18
¤¤ Update on Forest Service Motorized Travel Planning, 07/11
¤¤ Final Hot Air Wildfire Update, 07/03
¤¤ Hot Air Fire Update: Highway 191 re-opened, 06/30
¤¤ Hot Air — Bear Mountain Wildfire Update, 06/29
¤¤ Hot Air — Bear Mountain Wildfire Update, 06/28
¤¤ Hot Air — Bear Mountain Wildfire Update, 06/27
¤¤ Hot Air Wildfire News Release, 06/26
¤¤ Hot Air Update News Release, 06/25
¤¤ Hoyer Campground in Greer is Open!, 06/25
¤¤ Highway 191 Remains Closed Due to Hot Air Wildfire, 06/25
¤¤ Hot Air Wildfire Burns North of Morenci, Highway 191 Closed, 06/24
¤¤ Camping is Now OK Within The Rodeo/Chediski Fire Area, 06/13
¤¤ Public Comments Sought on Land Exchange Proposal Near Greer, 06/10
¤¤ Work Continues on Highway 273 Re-construction, 06/11
¤¤ Eagles Nesting at Woods Canyon Lake, 05/19
¤¤ Red Flag Weather Conditions Explained, 05/15
¤¤ The Travel Management Rule — Fact and Fiction, 03/31
Notices
Prescribed Fire Activity
Prescribed fire season is now underway so smoke may be visible in various locations throughout the Apache-Sitgreaves. Dial 593 or 928-333-3412 to listen to a recorded message about current prescribed fire activity.
Motorized Travel Management
The rule requires each National Forest and Grassland to designate where the public can operate motor vehicles. more »
Forest Plan Revision
We are revising the strategic direction for the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. Your input is important to us more »
Recreation Facility Analysis
Recreation Facility Analysis (RFA) is a study tool being used nationally to help national forests create a sustainable program that aligns their developed recreation sites with visitors' desires and use. more »
Fire Wood
Fuelwood permits are available now; contact the appropriate Ranger District office for more information, since each district has their own rules and local areas in which to cut wood. News release - Clifton RD
Map of Arizona showing the location of the Apache-Sitgreaves Forests
The Apache and Sitgreaves National Forests, administered as one national forest, encompass over two million acres of magnificent mountain country in east-central Arizona. The Sitgreaves National Forest was named for Captain Lorenzo Sitgreaves, a government topographical engineer who conducted the first scientific expedition across Arizona in the early 1850’s... read more »
On the Sitgreaves, the major attractions for the visitors from the desert are the Mogollon Rim and eight cold-water lakes. From the Mogollon Rim’s 7,600- foot elevation, vista points provide inspiring views of the low lands to the south. The Rim (pronounced: muggy-own) extends two hundred miles from Flagstaff into western New Mexico.
The Apache National Forest ranges in elevation from 3,500 feet to nearly 11,500 feet and is named for the tribes that settled in this area. The area from Mount Baldy east to Escudilla Mountain is often referred to as the White Mountains of Arizona. From the edge of the Mogollon Rim south of Hannagan Meadow the land drops precipitously into the high desert around Clifton.
2008 marks the 100th anniversary of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests!
In this the Centennial year, the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests is celebrating its past achievements and sharing its story of conservation with the people it serves. As a part of this celebration, we encourage you to visit our Centennial webpage now as well as in the coming months as we will highlight new and different stories, pictures, and interesting facts that are unique to these Forests. Join us and "Discover the Legacy" of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests! read more »
Update on Forest Service Motorized Travel Planning
Motorized travel management planning continues on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. The Forests have contracted with a private firm to assist in the analysis processes necessary to implement the Travel Management Rule (TMR). Using information and data supplied by the Forest Service, the contractor will manage the process and organize, assemble and compile the required documents. Having a contractor perform these time-intensive tasks enables Forest Service specialists to provide their professional expertise to this effort, while also continuing work on other important Forests' priorities, such as forest thinning projects that reduce the risks of wildfire to local communities, and forest plan revision. read more »
Public Comments Sought on Land Exchange Proposal Near Greer
The Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Black River Land Exchange was published in the Federal Register / Volume 73, No. 115 / Friday, June 13, 2008 / Notices, on page 33814. This date begins the start of the 45 day comment period. We invite your comments.
The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests are requesting comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Black River Land Exchange project. This project is a proposal to exchange 337.74 acres of federal land north of Greer for 396.35 acres of private land in Apache and Greenlee Counties. The purpose of this proposal is to allow the Forest Service to acquire isolated parcels of private land within existing Forest boundaries that have high resource values, such as perennial waters and habitats for threatened and endangered species. read more »
Hoyer Campground in Greer Is Open Now!
NOTE: Shower Facility, RV Dump Station and Portable Toilets Now Operable at Hoyer - The Forest Service continues working with RRMA and the citizens of Greer to make the flush toilets operable.
Collaborative efforts among Greer residents, the recreation concession company Recreation Resource Management of America (RRMA) and the Forest Service resulted in Hoyer Campground opening this summer, in spite of problems with the wastewater treatment infrastructure. These collaborative efforts continue and could make showers and a RV dump station at the campground available by the end of July.
"The citizens of Greer are the ones who have made this possible," said Springerville District Ranger Jeff Rivera. "I had to make the difficult decision to close this campground earlier this year because of problems associated with the outdated wastewater treatment system. We do not have the funds available to bring the current system up to code, so Greer residents came up with an innovative solution that enables the campground to open this summer. They actually purchased portable toilets to place in the campground and provided funds to help with the maintenance costs of these toilets," added Rivera. The Forest Service continues working with RRMA and the citizens of Greer in an attempt to provide shower facilities and a RV dump station by the end of July. read more »
Recreation Business Opportunity: Campground Prospectus
The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests is offering a private business opportunity through the award of a recreation special use permit for a campground concessionaire. If you are interested in bidding on this opportunity please respond to the advertisement. read more »
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Last Modified:
Tuesday, 16 September 2008 at 13:33:11 EDT