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TweetPinShareStable numbers are great news after a dry year Contributed Article/Courtesy AZGFD PHOENIX — The annual interagency survey of the endangered Mount Graham red squirrel in the Pinaleño Mountains of southeastern …
Endangered Mount Graham red squirrel population holding steady Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports MOUNT GRAHAM — The Safford Ranger District of the Coronado National Forest began igniting hand-built burn piles across the summit of Mount Graham this week as part of …
Prescribed burns underway on Mount Graham to reduce wildfire risk and protect endangered species habitats Read More
TweetPinShareMount Graham, White Mountains, stretches closing this month Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation is preparing for its annual winter closures of several high-country routes. The …
Seasonal closures of several high-country highways starting soon Read More
TweetPinShareBy Lori Dugan/EAC Thatcher – Eastern Arizona College’s Discovery Park Campus recently hosted a group of local educators for a special behind-the-scenes tour of the Mount Graham International Observatory (MGIO), …
EAC Discovery Park hosts local teachers for MGIO tour Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com MOUNT GRAHAM – Enlisted to ask a bachelor party to keep the volume down late at night at Riggs Lake on top of Mount Graham, the …
Shootout at Riggs Lake Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com MOUNT GRAHAM – The quick ground response and aerial support have kept the Jacobson Fire on Mount Graham limited to 7.3 acres with no growth overnight. …
Quick action and aerial support helping knock out Jacobson Fire on Mount Graham Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports MOUNT GRAHAM – A new wildfire has started on Mount Graham. The Jacobson Fire was reported at about 9:35 p.m. on Monday, southeast of the Lower Turkey Flat …
Mount Graham on fire Read More
TweetPinShareThatcher – Eastern Arizona College’s Discovery Park is once again bringing the cosmos closer to home by returning guided tours to the Mount Graham International Observatory (MGIO), one of the …
EAC Discovery Park offers telescope tours of Mt. Graham International Observatory Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports Contributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Forest Service – Coronado National Forest Riggs Lake is now open to the public with the seasonal reopening of the upper portion of State Route …
Eagles nesting near Riggs Lake on Mount Graham Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – With another winter behind us, three White Mountains-area state highways leading to lakes are scheduled to reopen on Tuesday, April 15, according to the Arizona …
State Route 366 ‘Swift Trail’ and White Mountain routes to reopen Tuesday, April 15 Read More