PINETOP — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is seeking to bolster its pool of hunters who apply to be randomly selected throughout the year for specific population management hunts. Read more
Outdoors and Gardening
SPRINGERVILLE — The Alpine Ranger District on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests is planning to begin the Pace Creek Pile Burning project … Read more
If you think January is a non-gardening month, think again. There are many gardening tasks to do in January, even when it is covered in snow. Read more
PHOENIX — In a move to further modernize its licensing system, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) will no longer offer traditional p… Read more
WILLIAMS — For public safety, short-term closures will be in place on three Bill Williams Mountain trails starting Monday while active logging… Read more
PHOENIX — Arizona hunters are reminded the new Arizona Game and Fish Commission rule R12-4-303.A.5, which states that a person shall not use a… Read more
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) has announced it will no longer offer Community Fishing licenses for sale beginning Jan. 1. Read more
A free class about purchasing, planting and maintaining fruit trees in Navajo County will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Dec. 18 at Northlan… Read more
PHOENIX — Arizona’s bald eagles are back, and they will soon be preparing for the next generation of eagles at breeding sites statewide. Read more
PHOENIX — Once again, Arizona hunters have stepped up in a big way in their support of wildlife conservation efforts across the state. Read more
The White Mountain Community Garden is closing out the year with great memories. 2021 is a year of firsts. Read more
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) began accepting applications for limited-entry permit-tag seasons on Monday, Nov. 29. Read more
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) has released the draw results for 2022 spring hunts for turkey, javelina, bison and bea… Read more
Four years ago, we were fortunate to meet Shawntel Skousen, one of the most valued people in the food preservation business up here. As a Mast… Read more
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is seeking information on a pronghorn buck that was poached and left to rot in game management un… Read more
PHOENIX — The deadline to submit 2022 spring hunt applications is fast approaching. Read more
It is not an exaggeration to say that New Mexico’s Chaco Culture National Historical Park is under siege. A surge of oil and gas development t… Read more
As the summer season turns to fall, Petrified Forest National Park will be tackling some much-anticipated improvement projects in the Painted … Read more
The harvests are in full swing and we’re collecting large amounts of tomatoes, beans, cucumbers in addition to many favorite vegetables that a… Read more
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department is asking hunters to continue doing their part to help keep Chronic Wasting disease at bay. Read more
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) anticipates offering up to $1,500,000 in grant funding through the federal Clean Vessel… Read more
On Oct. 1, Silver Creek switches to its catch-and-release season regulations until March 31. During this time, only artificial flies/lures and… Read more
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reviewed a formal petition to exclude lands around the proposed Rosemont Copper Mine from the jaguar cr… Read more
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is accepting applications for 2022 hunt permit-tags issued through the draw process for… Read more
PRESCOTT — Openings are still available for the “Becoming an Outdoors Woman” (BOW) workshop Sept. 10-12 at Friendly Pines Camp near Prescott. Read more
PHOENIX — The deadline to submit nominations for the 2021 Arizona Game and Fish Commission Awards is Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. The awards reco… Read more
PRESCOTT — Openings are still available for the “Becoming an Outdoors Woman” (BOW) workshop Sept. 10-12 at Friendly Pines Camp near Prescott. Read more
This has been a banner year for crops at White Mountain Community Garden because we were blessed with plenty of rain. Read more
PHOENIX — Like clockwork, those gray-feathered missiles called doves will start flying across Arizona’s skies 30 minutes before legal sunrise … Read more
PHOENIX — Arizona’s dove hunters should have no complaints when the 2021 season opens on Wednesday. Read more
OAKLAND, Calif. — Despite a sweeping trend of wolf slaughter across some US states, recently the Biden administration defended the Trump admin… Read more
PHOENIX — The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) as part of the Environmental Assessment… Read more
PHOENIX — The dog days of summer are officially here, but this is the perfect time for hunters to be doing some spring cleaning, metaphoricall… Read more
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) has created a new webpage that offers a simplified and logical learning approach to hun… Read more
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August marks a transitional time in the garden when the temperatures are high during the day and the nighttime temperatures see a little dip b… Read more
Getting outdoors is an important part of our American heritage and fosters a lifetime of awareness and appreciation for wildlife and the environment. Read more
The Apache Sitgreaves National Forest, part of the US Forest Service, has settled a threatened lawsuit by promising to monitor the condition o… Read more
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The US Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing the availability of a revised draft recovery plan for the Gila trout, a spe… Read more
PHOENIX — As part of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission’s goal to increase online services for customers, the commission proposes to amend r… Read more
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PHOENIX — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) today extended the deadline for the publ… Read more
The lazuli buntings give me hope. Read more
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PHOENIX — There’s not a better time than right now to apply for 2021 hunt permit-tags issued through the draw process for deer, fall turkey, f… Read more
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PHOENIX — The US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Arizona Game and Fish Department on May 11 made available for public review a draft Environ… Read more
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department is accepting applications for 2021 hunt permit-tags issued through the draw process for deer, f… Read more
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