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The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it is expanding a program to help rural communities with serious sewage problems get technical help to plan improvements and apply for funding.Eleven communities in the South and Southwest were chosen in 2022 for a pilot program, and another 150 will be able to apply for assistance, which will be granted on a rolling basis, said
The Forest Service is hosting a pair of community meetings in Camp Verde and Prescott this week to discuss a proposed exchange of federal land for land owned by the Yavapai-Apache Nation.At stake is more than 4,700 acres of land the tribe owns that includes parcels of land situated in 4 national forests, from the Coconino to the Apache-Sitgreaves. In exchange, the tribe would
When the Endangered Species Act was passed, fewer than 50 whooping cranes existed in the wild.In Arizona, the list of animals facing extinction included the Apache trout, a native of White Mountain streams, the California condor and the Mexican gray wolf. The growing list of endangered animals pushed Congress to take action, and the measure passed unanimously in the Senate.
As visitation to the Grand Canyon’s North Rim declines and temperatures cool, the park will work with the U.S. Forest Service to carry out prescribed burns over the next two weeks.Fire managers hope to thin fuel on the forest floor and reduce the risk of a major wildfire in the future.Smoke from the project may be visible from in the park and along State Route 67. It could
Those thinking about traveling to a national park may need to rethink their plans, as the federal government could shut down Oct. 1. The budget impasse would close gates and furlough rangers at parks throughout the nation, but the Grand Canyon will remain open.