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Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia At 2 million acres (8,000 km²), the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests runs along the Mogollon Rim (pronounced muggy-own rim) and the White Mountains in east-central Arizona and extending into New Mexico, USA. Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests has 8 notable cold water lakes. Both forests are managed as one unit by USDA Forest Service. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Apache-Sitgreaves_National_Forest   (140 words)

The Payson Roundup: Fate of ‘wild' horses stalls in legal wrangling "One of the reasons the national forests were formed 100 years ago is that people were pretty much turning animals onto them to graze and there was a lot of overgrazing," she said. The forest was hoping to select a contractor to capture the horses by the end of September and hold the auction by the end of October. Forest officials said the tribe initially indicated it wasn't interested in getting the horses back, but recently changed its position and agreed to help identify those that belong to the tribe. www.paysonroundup.com /section/frontpage_lead/story/20467   (957 words)

CBD - Letterhead Contradicting many politician's claims that Arizona's forests have not been actively managed, nearly all of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest where the fires have burned has been logged and is heavily roaded. National Forests in Arizona and New Mexico have consistently demonstrated their unwillingness to limit forest treatments to needed small-diameter thinning, even when presented with community collaboration efforts that strongly support this approach. However, after receiving funds appropriated under the National Fire Plan in 2000, the agency has twice requested that it be allowed to utilize this funding to conduct a total of 1,300 acres of small-diameter, wildland-urban interface treatments around the community of Forest Lakes. www.biologicaldiversity.org /swcbd/press/baca6-28-02.html   (645 words)

National Forest - Wikipedia Wähle „National Forest suchen“ um nach National Forest zu suchen. Ein Wörterbucheintrag zu National Forest hat seinen Platz im Wiktionary (Wiktionary). de.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Forest   (141 words)

Arizona White Mountains Online The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests are truly an oasis from the heat and concrete of southwestern cities in the summer and a snow-season paradise during the winter. The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests are managed as one of 11 National Forests in the Southwestern Region of Arizona and New Mexico. Some of the most spectacular scenery in the Southwest awaits the forest visitor on the two million acres of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. www.wmonline.com /attract/asforest.htm   (987 words)

Shooting Banned in Tonto National Forest near Phoenix Tonto National Forest officials this week banned shooting on 80,000 acres of the forest's lands near Valley cities. Homes near Wolverine Canyon near Apache Junction have taken fire from people shooting in the forest. They also closed to shooting forest areas north of Mesa and Apache Junction, south of the Lower Salt River and adjacent to Arizona 88 in the Mesa Ranger District. www.gamebird-alliance.org /artrep08-09-01.html   (333 words)

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests The Sitgreaves National Forest was named for Captain Lorenzo Sitgreaves, a government topographical engineer who conducted the first scientific expedition across Arizona in the early 1850’s. The Apache National Forest ranges in elevation from 3,500 feet to nearly 11,500 feet and is named for the tribes that settled in this area. The history of the Forest Service is an integral part of the modern history of the Southwest and of the Forest Service as a National agency. www.fs.fed.us /r3/asnf   (343 words)

Game Management Unit 1 Unit 1 covers a portion of the Apache -Sitgreaves National Forest, encompassing the Springerville Ranger District, and portions of the Alpine and Lakeside Ranger Districts. Unit 1 covers a portion of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, encompassing the Springerville Ranger District and portions of the Alpine and Lakeside Ranger Districts. Unit 1 covers a portion of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, encompassing the Springerville Ranger District, and portions of the Alpine and Lakeside Ranger Districts. www.gf.state.az.us /h_f/hunting_units_1.shtml   (9419 words)

Charts & Documents Top notes that Sitgreaves is owed and appropriation of $61.50 "For fuel and quarters of the officers of the Army serving on Lt. House duty - 3 March 1853" and "For fuel and quarters while stationed at Detroit Mich on Lt. House duty, from 1 July to 30th Sept". During the Mexican War Lorenzo Sitgreaves took part in the Battle of Buena Vista and marchd through Chihuahua, he led an 1851 Zuni and Colorado Rivers survey expedition and for many years after was assigned to the Light House Establishment and involved in the construction and repair of many of the nation’s light stations. Sitgreaves was Light-House Inspector in the Eleventh District, and designed and built a number of light stations in his long career. www.lighthouseantiques.net /Charts/charts.html   (10437 words)

Phoenix News July 2 - 8, 1998 She called Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest Supervisor John Bidell and told him she wanted to protect the water source. But when she drove back to the lake June 15, accompanied by Forest Service personnel and Apache County deputies, the signs had been torn down and a diversion pipe had been put into the spring. For their part, the Rainbows contend that their scouts were assured by Forest Service personnel that accessing the lake's water would not be a problem. home.earthlink.net /~kzirk/scroll/Arizona/waterrights.html   (1359 words)

Cow killing stirs up New Mexico ranchers The deaths of four other cows on Arizona's Apache Sitgreaves National Forest also have been blamed on wolves. Her comments came after endangered Mexican gray wolves killed a pregnant cow in Gila National Forest over the weekend, the first livestock killing in New Mexico by a reintroduced wolf. The Arizona cows were found dead in an area the Forest Service had told a rancher not to use. www.gamebird-alliance.org /artcit12-30-99.html   (579 words)

GORP - Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona - Scenic Driving The Rim Road begins on the Coconino National Forest off State Highway 87 north of Payson and extends eastward across the west half of the Sitgreaves National Forest. Forests a few of the more popular are outlined here. Although there are no specific areas provided, many forest roads are open which allow the pursuit of these activities. gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_national_forest/az/drv_apach.htm   (806 words)

Arizona Public Lands The Apache side was named for the tribes that settled in this area, and ranges in elevation from 3,500 to nearly 11,500 feet. It is located off the Apache Trail (Highway 88) about 65 miles from Phoenix, and is a favorite with many sportsmen, particularly those from southern Arizona.The Apache Lake Marina and Resort is one mile from the main highway and features a motel, gas station, coffee shop, picnic supplies and a trailer park for 12 units. On the Sitgreaves side, the major attractions are the Mogollon Rim, the string of man-made lakes, and its outstanding White Mountain trail system. www.biggamehunt.net /sections/Arizona/public_lands   (662 words)

98-2211 -- Federal Lands Legal Consortium v. U.S. -- 10/28/1999 FLLC consists of individuals who hold livestock grazing allotments in the Gila National Forest in New Mexico and the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in Arizona. The Forest Service issued FLLC members their permits pertaining to the Apache-Sitgreaves Forest pursuant to this Congressional authorization because it had not completed the NEPA analysis for the Apache-Sitgreaves Forest. Because Congress expressly allowed the Forest Service to alter the terms and conditions of the permits after the completion of the NEPA analysis, FLLC cannot successfully premise a legitimate claim of entitlement to the terms and conditions of the permits as issued. www.kscourts.org /ca10/cases/1999/10/98-2211.htm   (4424 words)

Wildernet - Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest The Forest has 24 lakes and reservoirs and more than 450 miles of rivers and streams - more than can be found in any other Southwestern National Forest. We had not realized our detour was through the national forest and was no prepared for what came, so here I am offering some help in others preperation. The Forest borders the north and east sides of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. www.wildernet.com /pages/area.cfm?areaid=0301&cu_id=1   (1582 words)

Hiking Escudilla National Recreation Trail, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona - CompassMonkey.com The stumps now are being naturally recycled into the forest ecosystem in the shade of a thick growth of aspens which has sprung up in the aftermath of the fire. The scenery is magnificent, the surroundings are picturesque and the walking is comparatively easy, considering the heights to which you are headed. Those blackened snags were later cut in an effort to salvage what wood could be recovered in the aftermath of the fire. www.compassmonkey.com /activities/activities.php/675   (429 words)

Apache-Sitgreaves The Southwest Forest Alliance is committed to the preservation and the restoration of the Apache/Sitgreaves National Forest. The Apache and the Sitgreaves National Forests represent a familiar scene found in forests throughout the Southwest. The Apache/Sitgreaves National Forests is home to the Northern goshawk, Southwestern willow flycatcher, and the Mexican spotted owl. www.swfa.org /Apache_sitgreaves.html   (150 words)

Birds of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest The wide variety of birds found in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest can provide you many memorable moments. Bird watching is a good way to enjoy your National Forest lands and the knowledge and appreciation that can come from this activity will help you realize what a treasure these lands are. The White Mountain Chapter of Northern Arizona Audubon Society was formed in August 1987 as a result of increased local interest in wildlife. www.wmonline.com /attract/birds/birds.htm   (210 words)

The Walton Abduction - UFO Evidence On November 5, 1975, six young woodcutters, along with their employer, were working in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, engaged in a tree-thinning contract for the U. Forest Service. Summary: On November 5, 1975, six young woodcutters, along with their employer, were working in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, engaged in a tree-thinning contract for the U. Forest Service. The forest is located in east central Arizona, and the work area is fifteen miles from Heber. www.ufoevidence.org /documents/doc353.htm   (1444 words)

Arizona Mission Accomplishment Lying on the northern edge of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, the Cross L property offers substantial habitat for 500 to 1,000 elk during the winter months along with a resident herd of pronghorn antelope. Surrounded by the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, this diverse wildlife treasure characterized by rolling meadows, grasslands, pinyon-juniper woodlands, and valuable wetlands provides critical habitat for up to 1,000 wintering elk as well as a host of other wildlife species that roam the property. Improved water availability on the Apache-Sitgreaves, Coconino, Kaibab, Prescott and Tonto national forests to better distribute elk, other wildlife and livestock, increase habitat effectiveness, attract grazing away from sensitive riparian areas and reduce private land depredation. www.rmef.org /pages/paz.html   (562 words)

1998 USFS, Rainbow Report, Executive Summary, Part 1 The 1998 Rainbow Family National Gathering was held on the Springerville Ranger District of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Apache County, in northeastern Arizona. Some forests have attempted to incorporate this strategy in addition to some "good host" or "customer service" concept that is incompatible with the Rainbows unauthorized use of National Forest System lands and the impacts to the community from a criminal or indigent element. The 1998 Spring Council was held on the Kaibab National Forest on the Williams Ranger District near Kendrick Mountain. www.prop1.org /rainbow/98arizona.fsreport/98arizona.exesummary.1-22.htm   (7773 words)

Game Management Unit 4B Areas: A Forest Service land status map for the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, available at map stores, from the Forest Service, or Game and Fish Department, will be of great help in locating detailed entry points. A U.S. Forest Service land status map for the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, available at map stores, from the Forest Service, or Game and Fish Department, will be of great help in locating detailed entry. Areas: A U.S. Forest Service land status map for the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, available at map stores, from the Forest Service, or Game and Fish Department will be of great help in locating detailed entry. www.azgfd.net /h_f/hunting_units_4b.shtml   (2714 words)

ipedia.com: Rodeo-Chediski fire Article Of the rest, 167,215 acres (677 km²) was destroyed in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest and 10,667 acres (43 km²) in the Tonto National Forest. It was the worst forest fire in Arizona to date, consuming 467,066 acres of woodland. Of the woodland destroyed the majority, 280,992 acres (1,137 km²) was part of the Fort Apache Reservation. www.ipedia.com /rodeo_chediski_fire.html   (518 words)

Heber Wild Horse Territory The horses currently live in the protected Heber Wild Horse Territory, a 14,000-acre habitat within the Apache-Sitgreaves Forest that was designated under the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horse and Burro Act. Documents provided to In Defense of Animals (IDA) by the Forest Service claim the agency removed the last horses from the Heber Territory in 1993 and that all 400 horses it currently plans to capture are “trespass” horses who came from the Apache reservation during the Rodeo-Chediski fire in summer 2002. In a letter to Dr. Pat Haight, a Forest Service official wrote that the horses are being removed because they interfere with efforts to reestablish vegetation in the area damaged by the Rodeo-Chediski fire. www.awionline.org /wildlife/whb/heber   (431 words)

Fire in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest now 3,500 acres www.azstarnet.com ® The cause of the fire, 18 miles south of Springerville in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, was still under investigation, but it is believed to be human-caused. One of the Southwest's so-called overhead teams, led by Rich Kvale of the Coronado National Forest, was expected to assume control of the fire's management sometime this afternoon or evening. The Forest Service said no evacuations are imminent in Nutrioso, seven miles to the northeast, but residents there were alerted that may be necessary if conditions worsen. www.azstarnet.com /sn/wildfire/25429.php   (318 words)

Sitgreaves National Forest Information The Apache National Forest and Sitgreaves National Forest are administered together and are referred to as the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. The Sitgreaves National Forest is located in the central-eastern portion of Arizona and is comprised of 817,888 acres. The Forest's large and robust elk herd is often seen near campgrounds and in meadows along State Rt. www.forestcamping.com /dow/southwst/sitginfo.htm   (815 words)

Summer 2003 Also, the Ponderosa Pine forests of the Mogollon Rim country are notoriously thick with pine-duff ground cover, so the severity of the fire allowed for an examination of previously surveyed areas with this cover removed. Also, reports generated from previous work in the area had noted that there were specific zones of prehistoric habitation and that there were many areas of the forest that seemed completely void of a prehistoric presence with the exception of Isolated Occurrences of various artifacts, mostly projectile points. There have been numerous surveys within the forest over the years, however many were samples of an unknown percentage. garnet.acns.fsu.edu /~bnb3552/Mogollon.html   (1452 words)

IMBA: Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crews: 2002: Making TRACKS in Arizona TRACKS, a multi-user trail group in Pinetop-Lakeside, is leaving a legacy of beautiful trails in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. TRACKS members are working with the Forest Service to help rehabilitate the forest and assist families affected by the fire. Luckily the fires never reached the trails we wanted to work on, and we were able to build a re-route, do some reclaiming, and improve the flow on a fast piece of trail. www.imba.com /tcc/2002/arizona_2.html   (317 words)

Arizona: Goshawk Survival at Stake in Apache-Sitgreaves The Apache and the Sitgreaves National Forests were administratively In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving Forest Conservation informational materials for research and educational purposes. Sitgreaves are about 500 percent less dense than goshawk populations forests.org /archive/america/onegoose.htm   (451 words)

ARIZONA CENTRAL/News from The Arizona Republic The loose-knit reunion is expected to attract more than 20,000 peace advocates, social activists, zealots, idealists and street people to this patch of Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest west of Springerville for a massive camp-out that culminates in a meditative July Fourth prayer for peace. About 40 DPS officers and 60 Forest Service personnel are on the National Incident Management Team that has taken up headquarters at the Round Valley Middle School in Eagar to monitor the gathering, joining the Sheriff's Department and local law enforcement. So does the ring of Apache County sheriff's deputies, Department of Public Safety patrolmen and U.S. Forest Service rangers who are stationed just beyond the gathering's perimeter and on all the access roads. home.earthlink.net /~kzirk/scroll/Arizona/0704rainbow.html   (1254 words)

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