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Chandler Council accepts grant for tree education

3/25/2024
In September of last year, the U.S. Forest Service announced funding awards of $1.13 billion to 385 projects, of various aims, nationwide. At its March 18 meeting, the Chandler City Council …

Chandler tree program funded by Forest Service

3/19/2024
In September of last year, the U.S. Forest Service announced funding awards of $1.13 billion to 385 projects, of various aims, nationwide. At its March 18 meeting, the Chandler City Council how …

Forest Service grant will bring more trees to …

10/9/2023
The U.S. Forest Service announced Sept. 14 that the city of Phoenix would be receiving a $10 million grant to support tree-planting efforts in underserved communities and heat-vulnerable areas. 

Arizona hunters not barred from using lead ammunition, …

9/2/2023
PHOENIX — Hunters in Arizona won’t be barred from using lead ammunition even if the bullets left behind can cause the death of other animals.

Federal government ready to drop lawsuit with Arizona …

8/28/2023
PHOENIX — The federal government is finally ready to drop its lawsuit against the state over the storage containers it contends were erected illegally last year on Forest Service land by Gov. Doug Ducey.

‘We cannot continue to scar Mother Earth’: Public …

7/23/2023
Dozens of community members, tribal leaders and state officials gathered in Flagstaff on Tuesday to show their support for a proposed national monument around the Grand Canyon, saying the designation could protect natural and cultural resources.

I-11 project clears key legal challenge

5/25/2023
PHOENIX — A challenge to plans to build the 280-mile Interstate 11 project from Nogales to Wickenburg has survived a key legal challenge.

Arizona will fail clean-air standards if other states …

3/30/2023
WASHINGTON – Arizona is doing all it can to improve air quality but will not meet federal standards as long as pollution from other jurisdictions can drift across its borders, the director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality testified Wednesday.

Horse slaughter in forest highlights friction between …

1/5/2023
At least 30 horses were found shot to death in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in October, highlighting the tensions among scientists, hunters, government agencies and horse advocates.

SRP extends contract for renewable biomass power

10/4/2022
The Salt River Project has approved a contract to continue purchasing renewable energy from a Snowflake biomass plant that will provide reliable baseload power. The contract, according to a news …

Superheroes Splash Down on Salt River June 25

6/20/2022
Join Salt River Tubing for its Sixth Annual Superheroes Splash Down 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 25. Free bandannas will be distributed to superheroes while supplies last. The cost for the …

Salt River Tubing opens April 30 in Mesa

4/23/2022
Salt River Tubing opens 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30, on the Lower Salt River. The cost is $21 plus tax per person or tube, which includes tube rental, shuttle bus ride and free customer …