The Herald Review With a passion for the outdoors, Rep. Martha McSally is launching an initiative to promote Arizona’s natural beauty and diverse landscape across the state. On Saturday, she led an entourage of hikers from the Coronado National Memorial parking down the Arizona Trail to its starting point at the Arizona/Mexico border, highlighting the trail while calling attention to […]
Read moreMarthMcSally.com U.S. Representative McSally (AZ-02) will become the first member of Congress to hike the 800-mile Arizona Trail, which spans from the U.S. – Mexico Border in Cochise County to Utah. Planning to hike it in segments in the months ahead, today she led members of Cochise County on a 3.6-mile kick off hike at the start of the Arizona […]
Read moreSeptember 30, 2017 Peace Surplus and the ATA teamed up to present an event on the Arizona Trail to celebrate National Public Lands Day near Mormon Lake. Twenty-two volunteers came out to give back to the public lands that they love on the Coconino National Forest. Segment steward Conrad Langley lead one team in rehabilitating a portion of the trail […]
Read moreSeptember 28-30, 2017 Given the access issues, the northern AZT passages receive their love in short, intense bursts. This year that included the annual steward event in June, the logging push on Passage 39 in July and now a three-day gate installation effort that resulted in six AZT super-gates on Passage 42. The Kaibab National Forest and Arizona Trail Association […]
Read moreThe Daily Sun Celebrate National Public Lands Day Saturday with free admission to national and state parks and monuments and a long list of volunteer opportunities across the region. National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest, single-day volunteer effort for public lands. [To read the rest of this article, click here.]
Read moreVerde Independent On September 23, 2017, Magdalena Romanska, owner of the Be Fit Fit in VOC, completed the 55km (34 mile) Flagstaff to Grand Canyon Stagecoach Line Race. On the race day, the foothills of Snowbowl (the starting point) experienced below-freezing temperatures. Over the course of the day, they morphed into a great, sunny, “just right temps” race day, with […]
Read moreSeptember 16-17, 2017 Melvin and Marlene Betani lead a group of 10 volunteers on a weekend of repair to the Lakeview Connector trail between the Lakeview Campground and the top of Anderson Mesa. Matt Roberts from ACE came by on Saturday to help find some solutions to erosion on the trail near the top where the grade is steepest and […]
Read moreThe Daily Sun A section of the Arizona Trail in Flagstaff recently benefited from the attention of volunteers. Natural Restorations, a non-profit conservation organization, hosted a cleanup event along the Arizona Trail and the areas surrounding the Arizona Trail behind Mary’s Cafe in Flagstaff on Sunday, Sept. 10. [To read the rest of this article, click here.]
Read moreSeptember 10, 2017 Participants met under the scenic pines of the Mormon Lake passage for classroom and hands-on learning time for Modules 1&2 of the ATA Trail Skills Institute. 10 volunteers were joined by instructors Mark Loseth and Matt Roberts of ACE in learning the basics of trail corridor maintenance and drainage. The class covered terminology, slope recommendations and vegetation […]
Read moreSeptember 9, 2017 The REI “Force of Nature” event brought 23 female volunteers out to help address issues with drainage and erosion issues immediately north and south of the Apache Spring Trailhead. The crew built 9 wide drains and debermed the trail, repaired 3 switchback turns including adding drainage above, below, and on the inslope to protect the turns. They […]
Read moreSeptember 9, 2017 Many thanks to Josh Ellner, Holly Hovious, Rachel Dockendorf and Jennie Slusar for supporting our September work event south of the Grandview Fire Tower. Since this area was burned in a fire last year (about 2 miles of the Arizona Trail) we had many “leaner” and downed trees to remove. We were happy to see that in […]
Read moreThe Daily Sun Ask A Ranger Sabrina: When winter grips the high snowy north, hikers seeking warmer trails look to the desert climate of southern Arizona. My recommended hike features stunning views, Sonoran Desert flora and a lush riparian corridor along the Gila River Canyons Passage of the Arizona Trail. [To read the rest of this article, click here.]
Read moreOctober 1-7, 2017 Fourteen volunteers traveled from all over the United States to volunteer to participate in the American Hiking Society and ATA’s Volunteer Vacation. The AHS program matches trail volunteers with a wide variety of trail volunteer opportunities throughout the US and beyond. Many of these volunteers had never visited Arizona before, and most of them had not even […]
Read moreSeptember 6, 2017 The USFS Globe Ranger District has long been a strong supporter of the AZT and the ATA. Through the cooperative effort between the District and the ATA, all AZT gates on the district are now the iconic super gates, the last one being, understandably, the most remote. Volunteers replaced the gate on Montana Mountain, located just south […]
Read moreThe Daily Sun The Arizona Trail Association’s Seeds of Stewardship program has announced the receipt of a grant from Recreational Equipment Inc. to launch Gear Girls, a girls-only club that uses mountain biking, trail work and snowsports to build confidence, outdoor competence, character and community in young women grades 4-8. [To read the rest of this article, click here.]
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