Times Spent Outdoors: Priceless!
Times Spent Outdoors: Priceless!
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Kevin Bergersen, boating-law administrator at the Arizona Game and Fish Department, is surrounded by the pile of life jackets that people turned in so they could get new, updated ones — for free — at last year’s Tri-State Boating Safety Fair. Again this year, boating officials from three states (Arizona, California, and Nevada) are teaming up to highlight the importance of wearing PFDs. The ninth annual event is set for May 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at London Bridge Beach Park, Lake Havas... Full story
The Lake Pleasant Paddle Fest will be on Saturday, April 28. Save the date and put on your calendar for a wonderful, waterful experience. There will again be a wide selection of watercraft to try out and many fun contests, demos, and free instruction as well. Time to checkout the cool equipment, new boats, listen to the clinics on various subjects and meet with fellow paddlers. Some plan on camping Friday night to be in place with help for Saturday events. From the organizers, a word on dinner... Full story
One of the biggest and best fishing and family events of Arizona’s Centennial year is coming soon to Pleasant Harbor, Lake Pleasant, Ariz. Save March 16 through 18 for three fun-packed days of fishing, outdoor competitions, and activities for everyone, young and old (and in between). The list for this event (no, make it these events) just keeps growing and growing, thanks to Kim Carter, general manager of Bill Luke Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM; Don McDowell, event director of Bill Luke Bass Days a... Full story
Lake Powell water temperature still hovers between 49 and 54. Not much change will occur in fishing conditions until significant warming of air and water comes toward the end of March. The good news is that stripers, walleye, largemouth and crappie can be caught now with specific effort directed in the small areas of vulnerability these species exhibit. Here is the pattern for success. Look for water that is murky green instead of blue and clear. Most fish are holding in the back of canyons... Full story
In the cold of winter when rowers cannot get out on the Charles River in Boston, committed athletes still compete. No, they are not in sleek rowing shells but rather on the torture machine known as the rowing ergometer. The outside sport moves inside to the hockey stadium at Boston University. The event — the C.R.A.S.H.-B's World Indoor Rowing Championship — draws people from around the world. Four adaptive athletes are heading for the C.R.A.S.H.-B's on Feb. 19. Linden Aitken, Jesse Ant... Full story
AWESOME! -- "Though it's actually a small city, Sedona, Ariz., merits inclusion because its homes are located within one of the most stunningly beautiful stretches of red sandstone formations in the world. Residents wake in the morning to a glowingly cinematic-looking backdrop that is both awe-inspiring and familiar, having been featured in more than 60 Hollywood productions, many of them timeless westerns from the ‘30s, ‘40s, and ‘50s." — Forbes... Full story
The Arizona Game and Fish Department recently served as host agency for the prestigious Quail 7 National Symposium in Tucson. The symposium, which is the largest periodic meeting of quail scientists and managers in the country, marked the seventh gathering of experts who convene every five years to deliver and discuss findings on biology, ecology, conservation, genetics, economics, hunting, and social science. The symposium involved two days of educational and informative presentations on Jan.... Full story
Bill Luke Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM One of the biggest and best fishing and family events of Arizona’s Centennial year is coming soon to Pleasant Harbor, Lake Pleasant, Ariz. Save March 16 through 18 for three fun-packed days of fishing, outdoor competitions, and activities for everyone, young and old (and in between). The list for this event (no, make it these events) just keeps growing and growing, thanks to Kim Carter, general manager of Bill Luke Chrysler Jeep Dodge RAM; Don McDowell, event d... Full story
Coconino County Parks And Recreation To Automate Services FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Coconino County residents waiting until the New Year to reserve picnic ramadas at County parks can make their reservations beginning March 1. Traditionally, visitors to parks managed by the County Parks and Recreation Department could reserve ramadas beginning Jan. 1, but the County is in the process of switching over to a new recreation-management system to assist in managing the parks. When up and running within the coming months, the Internet-based system will a... Full story
Grand Canyon’s Trail Of Time Receives National Recognition Grand Canyon, Ariz. — The Trail of Time, located on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, recently won an Interpretive Media Award from the National Association for Interpretation (NAI). The award, first place in the Wayside Exhibit category, recognizes and promotes excellence in the delivery of natural, cultural, and historical non-personal interpretive services (things like visitor center exhibits, waysides and brochures whe... Full story
Information Needed On Bull Elk Poaching Cases In Northern Arizona FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Arizona Game and Fish Department is seeking the public’s assistance in finding the individual or individuals responsible for illegally killing bull elk in two unrelated poaching incidents in northern Arizona. The first poaching occurred on Nov. 25 during a rifle bull elk season in Game Management Unit 6A on the Coconino National Forest. Officers investigating the case received information about a 5 x 6 bul... Full story
For 2012, the 21st Annual Lake Havasu Boat Show kicks-off the biggest week-long celebration of boating in the Southwest starting Friday, April 20, ending at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 22. • Monday, April 23 is designated as "demo day" at Windsor Beach launch ramp for prospective buyers. • Tuesday, April 24, Desert Storm gets underway with a "manufacturers lunch run" to Pirate Cove Resort. • Wednesday, April 25 is the "Havasu for Youth Boat Rides" charity event and a welcome party that eveni... Full story
Tonto National Forest ORV Plan Is Disaster for Air, Wildlife and Watersheds PHOENIX, Ariz. The Tonto National Forest released a plan this week that would open an additional 1,441 miles of roads despite the fact that off-road vehicles have been identified as a major contributor to air- and water-quality problems in that forest and in Maricopa County. Many of the Tontos watersheds are already impaired or at risk for impairment, and roads are often in poor quality in damaged watersheds. The f... Full story
Space Still Available At Becoming An Outdoors Woman Ladies: Learn outdoor skills in a comfortable outdoor setting SAGUARO LAKE, Ariz. — If you’d like to learn outdoor skills in a scenic, comfortable, fun outdoor setting, make sure to sign up for the seventh annual Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) “Deluxe” program set for Jan. 27-29. The three-day workshop, sponsored by the Arizona Wildlife Federation in cooperation with the Arizona Game and Fish Department, will be held at Saguaro Lake Ranch l... Full story
Sonoran Pronghorn Return To King Valley YUMA, Ariz. — For the first time in over 100 years, Sonoran pronghorn are residing in King Valley on the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Arizona. The Sonoran pronghorn have been protected under the Endangered Species Act since 1967, and the United States population was on the brink of extinction in 2002 due to habitat fragmentation, human disturbance, loss of forage and perennial rivers, and periods of extreme drought. In early 2011, c... Full story
Peoples Canyon Receives Influx Of Bighorn Sheep Translocation to provide data, increase diversity KINGMAN, Ariz. — Arizona Game and Fish biologists and several volunteers waited patiently as the doors to a bighorn sheep transport were pulled open. At first the bighorn sheep were a bit reluctant, but after the first one took off in a gallop to begin exploring its new home, the others were quick to follow, leaping from the transport and bolting for the hillside. Such was the scene during the m... Full story
