FUSD, NAU and other Flagstaff schools closed today due to weather

11:20 am Update: Coconino Community College also announced it will close its Flagstaff campus on Thursday due to snow. Universities are asking students to check their canvases to confirm communications with instructors, and faculty are asking students to contact them to “help keep them up to date on their coursework.” “Faculty may also offer Zoom […]

Discovery Station: Desert Defenders (Drop-in, no registration) – Plants – Events

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 11:30 AM – 01:00 PM White Tank Mountain Regional Park20304 W. White Tank Mountain RoadWaddell, AZ 85355 (602) 506-2930 ext. 5 Stop by this drop-in information session to chat with Ranger Nikki about Desert Defenders, a citizen science project focused on locating, mapping and removing invasive plant species […]

California keeps sending toxic soil to out-of-state landfills — Newsom and legislators are slow to change course – Santa Cruz Sentinel

South Yuma County landfill in Yuma, Arizona, November 29, 2022 (Photo: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMatters) State lawmakers plan oversight hearings to investigate how California handles toxic soil from old industrial, military and other cleanup sites. These wastes are contaminated with lead, petroleum hydrocarbons, the infamous DDT pesticide, and more. a CalMatters Survey Last month, companies and […]

Logging Operations to Begin Near Flagstaff Airport

open audio article player To staff | | upon March 2, 2023 By Coconino National Forest Audio of the article was made possible by the CAST11 Prescott Podcast Network. Production of Talking Glass Media. Logging begins this week in Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff Pulliam Airport. of Southside Airport Timber Project Scheduled to open on […]

Letter | Fix the roads now | Kingman Daily Miner

Mojave County’s highways, byways, and even Interstate 40 are in their most dilapidated condition ever. Curbside projects, talk of Interstate 11, and myriad proposals have done nothing to improve the shape of the road. Potholes and craters continue to grow in depth and number, and everyday drivers pay the ultimate price in many ways. A […]

Wildflower Walk (Registration Required, Limit 20 participants) – Plants – Events

Join Ranger Nikki on an easy/moderate 1.3-mile hike along Black Rock Trail loop to search for common wildflowers and flowering shrubs. Join Ranger Nikki on an easy/moderate 1.3-mile hike along Black Rock Trail loop to search for common wildflowers and flowering shrubs of the Sonoran Desert, such as fiddleneck, filaree, brittlebush and globemallow. Another […]

Tribal water settlements slipped into must-pass federal budget bill | News

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Olivia, Liam remain the most popular names for Arizona babies in 2022

The most common names for newborns have remained largely the same in recent years Arizona’s parents are inconsistent when it comes to baby name choices. Olivia is the most popular name for her 2022 baby girl, and for the third year in a row Liam is the most popular name for a boy. In fact, […]