GLOBE-The Tonto National Forest has installed new Automated Fee Machines for your convenience at designated recreation sites. Starting Monday, August 14th 2017, the following campgrounds require camping passes to be bought at these fee machines. Senior and Access Interagency Pass holders receive 50% discount. The Tonto Daily Pass, Discovery Passes, and …
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Tonto National Forest Fee Implementation Continues
PHOENIX, August 8, 2017— New Developed Campground Fees Going into effect The Tonto National Forest continues to implement fee changes. These changes were based on two years of public input regarding how recreational users and the public would like developed recreation sites managed. Based on the public’s desire to keep …
Read More »County threatened by flooding after Pinal Fire moves to mitigate possible damage.
The question is not if flooding will occur, but when it will come and how much damage it may do. At a community meeting in Globe Tuesday night, experts from multiple agencies and local government addressed the threat of flooding in this area as a result of the fire which burned over …
Read More »Forest Service hosts 2nd public meeting on proposed mine
The Tonto National Forest held the second of four planned public meetings in Globe at the Elks Club last evening. Over sixty people attended and public comments and questions were heard for nearly three hours. What is “public scoping” and “EIS?” “Public Scoping” is the first step in the NEPA (National …
Read More »Public discussions of mine’s impact begins in earnest with scoping process
The Tonto National Forest announced that it would double the length of the public comment “scoping” period for the Resolution Copper Project, from 60 to 120 days, at a scoping meeting last night in Superior. Last night’s meeting was one of four currently scheduled in the area that provide …
Read More »Tonto National Forest at “extreme” fire danger. Caution urged for the Fourth
Press Release: Tonto National Forest With fires raging in all parts of the West, it may go without saying that each of us heading into the Fourth of July weekend must be careful not to create sparks when the forests are this dry. “Extreme” fire danger is the highest level …
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