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Red Rock Ranger District Trail Rehab Event

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Join the Red Rock Ranger District Saturday April 21st for an Earth Day Work Event.

We will be working on a trail rehabilitation project in the Soldiers Wash Area.

Project will start at 10:00 am and finish by 3:00 pm.

Please RSVP to Angie Abel at aaabel@fs.fed.us or (928) 203-7535.

Be sure to bring water, lunch, hat, sunscreen, work boots, gloves and a hardhat/mountain bike helmet if you have it.
We will have tools on site. Work may include seeding, raking, and vegetation replanting.

Project Directions: Directions to the site are 89A to Soldiers Pass Rd, right on Shadow Rock, proceed to Canyon Shadow drive. Forest Service personnel will be on site to guide you from there.
Earth Day History: Gaylord Nelson, the ambitious junior senator from Wisconsin staged the first Earth Day, on April 22, 1970 (a date chosen to fit best in college schedules between spring break and final exams). This brought together millions of people and gave rise to the modern American environmental movement. Please join the movement this year. Hope to see you there!

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IMBA Trail Care Crew Trail Building School this weekend in Sedona

Monday, March 26th, 2012

Join in on one of the best means of learning the ins-and-outs of trail planning and sustainable trail construction techniques!

Hosted by the Red Rock Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest.

Saturday, March 31 -

•   IMBA Trail Building School. 9:00 a.m. – 12 noon. USFS Red Rock Ranger District Office – 8375 State Route 179, Sedona, AZ (just south of the Village of Oak Creek). The morning session will be held indoors, and will focus on sustainable trail construction techniques. This session is open to all, and lunch will be provided for volunteers. A big thanks to Absolute Bikes for providing lunch!

• IMBA Trail Building School. 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. The afternoon session will be held outdoors and will leave from the USFS Red Rock Ranger District Office. This session will focus on sustainable trail construction techniques. Please bring water, snacks, work clothes (including boots, hard hat or bike helmet, long sleeved pants and shirt, gloves, sun-screen, etc.) and be prepared for an afternoon in the Sedona outdoors!

•    Folks will gather on Saturday evening (location to be announced) for socializing and refreshments

Sunday, April 1 -

•    Group ride. Time and location will be announced on Saturday afternoon

Please register here in advance, to assist with planning

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Arizona Trail Workshops- Help shape the Future of the AZ Trail!

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

The 817 mile Arizona Trail was designated a National Scenic Trail in 2009, with the U.S. Forest Service as the lead agency for administering the Trail.  It was the dream of Dale Shewalter who envisioned a cross-state trail in the 1970s and walked from Mexico to Utah in 1985.  He then successfully promoted the idea and began working with the Forest Service to develop the Trail in the late 1980s. With the help of thousands of hours of volunteer labor, organized primarily by the Arizona Trail Association, the dream of completing the Trail was realized early this year.

Now that it is complete, public input is needed to generate ideas on how to maintain and manage the trail into the future.  The Forest Service intends to use this input in preparing a Comprehensive Management Plan.

As the lead agency for managing the Arizona Trail, the U.S. Forest Service is hosting a series of workshops along the Trail during the week of March 12. The purpose is to explain the planning process, describe the existing condition, and listen to ideas from the public on how to improve the Trail.

Workshop Schedule:


  • Monday, March 12, Desert Sky Middle School 9850 E. Rankin Loop, Tucson, 6 – 8:00 pm
  • Tuesday, March 13, Superior High School, 100 West Mary Drive, Superior, 6 – 8:00 pm
  • Wednesday, March 14, Payson Library, 328 North McLane Road, Payson, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
  • Thursday, March 15, Radisson Woodlands Hotel, Flagstaff, 6 – 8:00 pm


Please join us on this important journey!  If you would like additional information contact Laura White, Arizona National Scenic Trail Administrator, US Forest Service, 520/388-8328 or Email Laura White

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Red Rock Ranger District Trail work on Slim Shady/ Templeton Connector

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

Another Red Rock Ranger District Trail Work Day! Help adopt Slim Shady onto the USFS Trail System…

What: Volunteer trail work day

When: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Saturday March 10th, 2012

Where: Meet at Yavapai Vista Parking Lot on southbound State Route 179 (the lot is closed for construction but will be open for this activity)

What: We will organize into small teams and do new trail construction on trail to connect to the Templeton Trail and the trail to connect to the Slim Shady Trail.

Bring helmet, glasses, gloves, long sleeved shirt, long pants, boots, water, sun screen.

Breakfast bagels provided courtesy of the SEDONA WESTERNERS. Thank you Westerners!!

No need to RSVP, see you then.

If you have questions please call Justin Poehnelt at (928) 203-7531.

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New Belgium Brewing is Seeking Film Submissions for “Clips of Faith” Tour

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

You make the film. We make the beer.

Coming to Flagstaff  – Thursday, July 12, 2012.

New Belgium Brewing, maker of Fat Tire Amber Ale, is calling all filmmakers, beer-lovers and videographers! New Belgium’s Clips of Faith is in its third year and searching for short films of the tasty variety.

Clips of Faith is an 18-city tour where people can savor beers from New Belgium’s esoteric Lips of Faith series, along with some popular classics, while enjoying short films and raising money for local nonprofits. Since its inception two years ago, the tour has raised more than $91,000 for local philanthropic organizations and shown nearly 40 amateur films.

“We really enjoy working with all the creative folks in our community of beer drinkers to bring the event together,” said Christie Catania, Clips of Faith Manager-at-Large. “The whole evening is a remarkable collaboration of passions – hand-made films with handmade beer. We look forward to bringing out some new unique beers and putting together the final cut of the 2012 show.”

Over the last two seasons, New Belgium has received nearly 200 film submissions, with approximately 20 selections making each tour. This year, all selected entries will receive a custom gift from New Belgium and screenings in 18 cities.

To enter, upload your film by April 16 to www.clipsoffaith.com. The guidelines include:

  • The film must be no more than seven minutes.
  • Filmmakers must be at least 21 years old.
  • The film can cover any subject/genre, but extra points go to films that include a New Belgium folly: craft beer, sustainability, whimsy, adventure or culture.
  • Keep it clean.
  • Filmmakers must secure rights for all elements included in the film.

In 2010 and 2011, some of the selected storylines included a paddling trip through whaling waters, a talking beer bottle sketch comedy and an absurdist spaghetti western. Film genres ranged from comedic shorts, animation and environmental documentaries to tales about the beloved bike.

For the latest information on Clips of Faith, go to www.clipsoffaith.com and for more information on New Belgium Brewing, visit www.newbelgium.com.

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Red Rock Ranger District Trail Day on Soldiers Wash Trails

Monday, February 13th, 2012

The time has come to adopt the Soldier WashTrails. So come on out and help the US Forest Service swing some tools and blaze a sweet single track!

What to bring:

Sturdy Closed-Toe Shoes
Long Pants
Work Gloves
Glasses or Sunglasses
Food
H2O
Great Attitude!!!

Optional gear to bring:

Shovel
Rake
Lopping Pruners
|Pruning Saw
MT BIKE!!!!!

Specific directions:

Take 89A north to “Uptown Sedona”, left onto Jordan Road, left onto Navahopi Road, right onto Apache Trail to end where the gate will be open. Drive in to substation area and park.

Click here to RSVP and for more details!

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PLEASE ATTEND PICTURE CANYON PUBLIC MEETING!

Friday, February 10th, 2012

Members of the State Trust Land Commission will be in Flagstaff on Tuesday 14 February at City Hall at
10:00 AM to determine if the granting of “Growing Smarter” state funds toward the purchase of Picture Canyon is warranted. They will decided in the canyon should be reclassified as suitable for conservation
and if the Flagstaff community supports that change.
We have speakers ready to make the case for Picture Canyon. What we also need is a good turnout from the community to fill the City Council Chambers in support of the purchase. This is our last -
and best chance – to make Picture Canyon a part of our community.

The Arizona and Flagstaff Loop Trails already run through that property and if purchased there will be a FUTS connection also.We need to have bicycle riders in the audience.

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