WHITE MOUNTAINS — Soon, the cottonwoods will have their leaves back. Read more
Outdoors and Gardening
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is committed to staying connected with its customers and continuing to provide exceptional servic… Read more
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department is committed to staying connected with its customers and providing exceptional service, while p… Read more
PHOENIX — To protect the health and safety of customers and employees while continuing to provide services and support, the Arizona Game and F… Read more
Due to current health related concerns and to ensure public safety, the White Mountain Apache Tribe Game and Fish Department temporarly will n… Read more
PINETOP — The Arizona Game and Fish Department will allow up to 43 vehicles to access Silver Creek for the April 1 opening of the “catch and k… Read more
I was going to save this subject for an article at a later date but based on our unsettling circumstances swirling around the world, I felt it… Read more
SPRINGERVILLE — The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests began an orderly closure of developed recreation sites today, Monday, March 23, to prot… Read more
WHITE MOUNTAINS — Oh, no. Arizona’s dwindling aspen groves face yet another threat. Read more
Ecotones (merging habitats) such as meadows in the middle of forests, rivers flowing through deserts, and lakes appearing in the middle of gra… Read more
PHOENIX — In response to current CDC recommendations about large community events, the Arizona Game and Fish Department 2020 Outdoor Expo has … Read more
It’s March, when some days feel like spring until the wind brings another cold front of frozen mix and snow. The good news: the snow melts qui… Read more
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department reminds boaters to “clean, drain and dry” – and especially decontaminate — their watercraft and… Read more
The Sportsman’s Warehouse free Spring Turkey Hunting and Calling Seminar scheduled for Saturday, April 4, has been canceled. For more informat… Read more
One day last fall I had reached a stalemate with a nature movie I was creating. Those of us who are writers, artists, poets, or filmmakers att… Read more
A young mule deer buck lays among the foliage on a sunny afternoon. He appears to have already shed one antler. Read more
White Mountain Community Garden was established in June, 2010 when a small group of master gardeners and regular gardeners, who belonged to a … Read more
PINETOP — The Arizona Game and Fish Department wants you to know that their wildlife managers regularly donate game meat seized through the co… Read more
A couple of weeks ago, I woke up in the middle of the night and came out of a heavy dream which left me very confused about what was real and … Read more
• Bunny Dash registration starts Monday, March 2 to April 1 for runners ages 10 and under. Cost $5 per child pre-registration, $10 day of even… Read more
This spring, Arizona State Parks and Trails is helping more families experience the outdoors with its Family Campout Program. This fun learnin… Read more
I moved to Lakeside eight years ago and one of the attractions for buying my home was a small, gated garden. What a boon! I could grow vegetab… Read more
Before the back roads to the high country closed this year because of snow, I made one more trip out to find bighorn sheep in the rutting seas… Read more
RIM COUNTRY — I’m a sitting and a waiting on a stream bank. Read more
Readers may remember the article I wrote last August about Bernie, our winter-visiting bald eagle, who almost didn’t make it back to the Rim Country for his annual winter stay. Read more
WHITE MOUNTAINS — The residents of the White Mountains certainly love their birds. Every year, we look forward to the return of hummingbirds i… Read more
White Mountain Community Garden presents a lunch bag lecture "Introducing the White Mountain Community Garden" from 12:10-12:50 p.m. Wednesday… Read more
We welcome back the Master Gardener Program through the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension of Coconino, Gila, Apache and Navajo count… Read more
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) reminds hunters that the deadline to apply for 2020 hunt permit-tags issued through the… Read more
PHOENIX — This spring, Arizona State Parks and Trails is helping more families experience the outdoors with its Family Campout Program. This f… Read more
Hello and welcome to 2020, a new year, a new decade! Our teams here at the University of Arizona’s local extension offices are so excited abou… Read more
Throughout the years, I have written about many of our species of wildlife who live here in the White Mountains. I have also noted that many i… Read more
ST. JOHNS — Over the past few years, Lyman Lake has been working not only to expand its services, but also in how the park suits the needs of … Read more
Today is the first full moon of the year, which is known as the Wolf Moon. If you want to see it rise, the time will be 5:35 p.m., direction i… Read more
GREER — I’m perched on packed powder atop the mountain on the first day of a new decade, most of my life now behind me the world spread out be… Read more
GREER — Sunrise Park Resort received 39 inches of snow mountain-wide from the storm systems that lingered here from December 24-29. View our L… Read more
ARIZONA & NEW MEXICO — The Forest Service last week rushed to comply with a federal court order in the long-running drama centered on the … Read more
We tromp through the Christmas snow, me and Loki – still working out the relationship. He is in Malamute heaven – having spent the night sleep… Read more
PHOENIX — It started decades ago with names being scribbled on small pieces of paper, inserted into empty capsules and then deposited into a c… Read more
Soil is the first building block in gardening. In our area of Arizona, we’re surrounded by 405 young volcanoes. “Young” in geologic terms, mea… Read more
On Page B2 of the Outdoor page titled “Are you ready for 2020 gardening” in the Friday, Dec. 13, edition of the White Mountain Independent the… Read more
Mother Earth consists of life forms at work around the clock for the benefit of us all. We seldom think about how every life, and every little… Read more
PHOENIX — The nest is primed and the live-streaming camera is already broadcasting the day-to-day life of a pair of bald eagles hoping to rais… Read more
PHOENIX — Arizona’s embattled Mount Graham red squirrel population grew 4% in 2019, providing proof that the endangered squirrel continues its… Read more
The holidays are here, and for many parents, it’s all about managing their kids’ expectations. They think they need to give their kids the big… Read more
PHOENIX — Older adults with discomfort or low confidence while driving are adjusting their driving patterns to avoid driving at night, on the … Read more
It’s December already and I can’t believe how fast the year has gone. The days are shorter as Persephone Days slides into the gardener’s life.… Read more
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department will be closing to the public the Silver Creek Fish Hatchery, located in Show Low, Wednesday, D… Read more
Wintery wonderland at Bearizona Read more
Second Knoll WMSA welcomes the Second Knoll Benchrest Club. There are two divisions, Rimfire at 50 yards and Centerfire at 100 yards. Any rimf… Read more
PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) reminds seasonal residents and visitors who brought an off-highway vehicle into the sta… Read more
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