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Category: Passage 14

The Arizona Trail: How to Avoid Norovirus on Trail

May 23, 2025 Shannon Villegas

thetrek.co~ MAY 20TH : GOOD ZEN Part 9: Oracle to Kearney: The Prometheus of Poo Much of the land after Oracle is a flat expanse between mountains. A good place for music, audiobooks, or conversation. The trail flew by for once, and with Mt. Lemmon a recent memory, Ice Cream and I were grateful to have some cruisy ground to […]

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🚨 URGENT: We Need Your Voice TODAY! 🚨 The A 🚨 URGENT: We Need Your Voice TODAY! 🚨

The Arizona Trail Fund is at risk of being left out of the 2026 state budget, and we need your help right now to make sure that doesn’t happen.

📞 Please call Governor Hobbs’ office and your Arizona state legislators TODAY and tell them you support state funding for the Arizona Trail Fund. This critical fund helps maintain and protect the 800-mile Arizona National Scenic Trail — a natural treasure that connects communities, supports rural economies, and provides life-changing outdoor experiences.

🗣️ Your voice matters. Your call could be the one that tips the scale.

👉 Find your legislators here: https://www.azleg.gov/findmylegislator/
📞 Call Governor Hobbs’ office: (602) 542-4331

🧡 Tell them:

“Please include the Arizona Trail Fund in the 2026 state budget. The Arizona Trail is essential to our state’s environment, economy, and quality of life.”
Time is running out — make the call today and help protect the Arizona Trail for future generations.

#ArizonaTrail #SaveTheAZTrail #AZLeg #AZGov #AZBudget #ProtectWhatYouLove
📢June 17, 2025 ~ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Comprehe 📢June 17, 2025 ~ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Comprehensive Plan Signed for Arizona National Scenic Trail
ARIZONA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service recently signed the #ArizonNationalScenicTrail Comprehensive Plan. The plan establishes a long-term framework to guide the coordinated management of the 800-mile trail that spans Arizona from Mexico to Utah.

Required by the National Trails System Act, the comprehensive plan outlines administrative objectives, policies, and management guidance for the Arizona National Scenic Trail. The plan supports future stewardship actions by the Forest Service and partners, including landowners, land managers, and volunteer organizations, while preserving the trail’s unique ecological, historical, and recreational values. The plan’s approval is a significant step in continued coordination across multiple jurisdictions and landscapes.

“This plan reflects years of collaboration and a shared commitment to protect one of the country’s most iconic, non-motorized long-distance trails,” said Michiko Martin, Regional Forester for the Southwestern Region. “The Arizona National Scenic Trail not only showcases the natural and cultural diversity of the state, but it also connects communities, supports local economies, and inspires environmental stewardship.”

“We couldn’t be more excited about the completion of the plan,” said Matthew Nelson, Executive Director of the Arizona Trail Association, the nonprofit organization formed in 1994 to lead the development of the Arizona Trail. “Our organization has been working for decades to gather documentation for a robust plan that prioritizes protection of the #ArizonaTrail’s resources – from natural quiet and scenic vistas to accessible trailheads and visitor capacity recommendations. This plan is a map for land managers to follow, and gives us hope for the future direction of the #AZT. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this plan over the years, and US Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz whose signature makes it reality.”
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We are excited to share the news that the Coronado We are excited to share the news that the Coronado National Forest recently approved one of our priority reroute projects – Santa Rita Foothills Singletrack. This will remove the #AZT from its co-location along forest roads on Passage 5 by constructing 10.6 miles of fresh trail, and naturalizing 0.5-mile of abandoned trail. Why is this important to the ATA, and why should all trail users be celebrating?
 
First, the AZT is intended to be a non-motorized trail experience, as defined by the National Trails System Act. Sharing roads with ATVs, UTVs, motorcycles, ebikes and other motorized uses is not the #ArizonaTrail experience that Congress, the US Forest Service, and the ATA envision. By replacing road segments with trail, the AZT becomes more of a National Scenic Trail and less of a patched together network of roads and trails. More time on trail means you get to experience natural quiet, wildlife, and nature immersion within this unique landscape of grassland prairie and oak woodland.
 
We are very grateful for the staff at #CoronadoNationalForest and US Fish & Wildlife Service for reviewing and approving this project despite recent cuts to their workforce. All partners worked hard to follow all environmental laws and regulations, and solicit and integrate public input to get the project approved in advance of an upcoming funding deadline.
 
When will you get to hike, run or ride it? Well, thanks to funding from the @u.s.forestservice , @azstateparks & Trails, @south_32, the @spiritworld100, a private donor from the Tucson Saddle Club, and contributions from members and donors like you, we are confident this new segment will be completed within the next year. If you’d like to help, look for volunteer opportunities later this year by tapping the VOLUNTEER button in our profile bio . We won’t start corridor clearing and trail construction until after October 1 when yellow-billed cuckoos are done nesting and raising their young for the season.
A HUGE shout-out is going out today to @pioneertit A HUGE shout-out is going out today to @pioneertitleagency Arizona, who is a huge supporter of the Arizona Trail Association! Thank you for loving the AZT!
One thing that money goes toward, is the amazing #ArizonaTrail Finisher's Belt Buckle! If you've finished the 800-mile #AZT, it's our gift to you!
Congress is trying to sell our public land! NOW is Congress is trying to sell our public land! NOW is the time for you to reach out to your Senators and tell them our heritage is not for sale. 

Yesterday, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) included language within the budget that mandates the sale of over 2 million acres of public lands in 11 states across the West, including Arizona! It also mandates more oil and gas leasing, including on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, expedites road construction through Gates of the Arctic National Park, and requires mass timber sales in national forests, and other bad news.
 
Selling millions of acres of our public lands without a thorough public input process would be a huge loss to future generations of Americans, and kicks open the door to paying for whatever Congress and the Administration wants by selling our land to the highest bidder. This is not OK.

Please call your Senators TODAY and tell them public lands are not for sale, and urge them to reject Senator Lee's proposal.

If you live in Arizona, please call Senator Mark Kelly (202-224-2235) and Senator Ruben Gallego (202-224-4521). If you live outside Arizona, you can find the contact information for your Senators at www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member
#ArizonaTrail Supports Wildfire Prevention & Emerg #ArizonaTrail Supports Wildfire Prevention & Emergency Response

In addition to being a recreational destination that attracts hikers, runners, mountain bikers and equestrians from around the world, the #ArizonaNationalScenicTrail (AZT) is a valuable resource for wildfire prevention, response and recovery.

🌵Fire Break
Trails act as important fire breaks, often stopping the flames once they reach the trail as they run out of fuel. Some communities are building recreational trails around their towns to simultaneously increase fire breaks and provide recreational opportunities.

⚒️Fuels Reduction
Arizona Trail Association (ATA) volunteers contribute tens of thousands of hours of labor each year to removing brush from the trail corridor -- reducing vegetation on the ground that fuels wildfires.

👨‍🚒Wildland Firefighter Access
The AZT provides access to remote areas for wildland firefighters. A well-maintained trail makes it safer and faster for firefighters to respond to emergencies.

👋Trail User Reporting
As a popular path throughout the state, Arizona Trail visitors are often the first to report wildfires, both natural and human-caused, reducing damage to landscapes, structures, watersheds and other important resources.

😎Public Education
As a well-established nonprofit organization, the ATA provides immediate information to the general public about fire restrictions, wildfires near the trail, closures and detours, and much more through social media, website, eNewsletter and on-the-trail navigation apps.

✅Damage Assessments
After the flames have subsided, ATA staff and stewards are often the first ones on the ground conducting wildfire damage assessments and mitigation plans to restore the trail and the landscape as quickly as possible. The ATA also pursues state, federal and private funding sources to hire contractors to repair the trail after wildfires.

Your support of the ATA benefits landscapes, communities, Arizona's outdoor recreation economy, wildland firefighters, and so much more. Donate online today at aztrail.org to help us continue our important work. 🔗link in bio
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