Julie Pendergast walks through the scenic beauty of Happy Jack, enjoying the stately old growth ponderosa pines, gnarly oak trees and abundance of wildlife including red tail hawks, hummingbirds, deer, elk and squirrels. As the manager of Happy Jack Lodge & RV, located on Lake Mary Road between … [Read more...] about Happy Jack Lodge Answering Recreation Demand, Easing Forest Impacts
Coconino National Forest
Last of the Large Flagstaff Loggers Retires
When forest restoration giant Wally Covington drives by the Ribelin Logging Co. sort yard on East Huntington in Flagstaff and sees the equipment up for sale, it makes him sad. “They are very good operators in the forest and had a huge impact on the community.” With decades of experience, millions … [Read more...] about Last of the Large Flagstaff Loggers Retires
The Path to Trail Preservation
It’s often said that the journey is as rewarding as the destination. Such may well be the case for visitors using the more than 400 miles of world-famous red rock trails in the Sedona Red Rock District of the Coconino National Forest. Sedona trails serve about three million people each year. As … [Read more...] about The Path to Trail Preservation
