Urban Wildlife

SV district of Coronado National Forest reopened

Submitted by Christina Thompson, Producer

Saturday, July 16th, 2011, 11:29am

The following is a news release from the Coronado National Forest:

The Sierra Vista Ranger District, Coronado National Forest, reopened yesterday. The other four ranger districts of the Forest have previously reopened. Areas affected by wildfire remain closed.

Fire restrictions are in effect in open areas.

The district is closed at the Coronado National Forest Boundary starting at Ash Canyon area and north to Carr Canyon area. All roads and trails in the area are closed.

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Fort's crews help fight Deer Springs Fire

Submitted by Christina Thompson, Producer

Friday, July 15th, 2011, 12:44pm

Fort's crews help fight Deer Springs Fire

The one acre fire is creating smoke that can be seen in the Huachuca Mountains.

The U.S. Forest Service will be airdroping crews at the ridgeline in Blacktail Canyon to help battle the Deer Springs Fire. The personnel will also establish operations at the Canelo Work Station.

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Some natural areas untouched by Monument Fire

Submitted by City of Sierra Vista, Tina Moore, Public Information Office

Thursday, July 14th, 2011, 12:09pm

Some natural areas untouched by Monument Fire

While much of the landscape of the area south of Sierra Vista has been scorched due to the Monument Fire, we are very fortunate that several natural areas, perfect for bird watchers, hikers and cyclers, remain pristine and welcome visitors.

For peaceful strolling, the San Pedro Riparian Natural Conservation Area has 40 miles of trails. You’ll share the trails with 100 species of breeding birds and 250 species of migrating and wintering birds, and of course wildlife such as beaver, javelina, deer and coyote.

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Experts say more Ocelots may be in the Huachuca Mountains

Submitted by Christina Thompson, Producer

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011, 4:09pm

Experts say more Ocelots may be in the Huachuca Mountains

Last week KOLD News 13 received a photo that was taken of an ocelot in the Huachuca Mountains.

Two hunters say they snapped it in late May.

Now, State Fish and Game workers say it's highly probable that it's the same cat you see below.

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As other parts of national forest reopen, Sierra Vista district remains closed

Submitted by Christina Thompson, Producer

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011, 1:00pm

The following is a news release from the Coronado National Forest:

Three ranger districts on the Coronado National Forest will reopen July 12.

The Santa Catalina Ranger District previously reopened. The Sierra Vista Ranger District remains closed. All open areas remain under Stage II Fire Restrictions.

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Monument Fire BAER plan approved

Submitted by Christina Thompson, Producer

Monday, July 11th, 2011, 3:48pm

The following is a news release from West Coronado BAER Team:

The West Coronado Burned Area Emergency Response team received final approval last night for their emergency stabilization request and recommendations involving burned areas affected by the Monument Fire.

“Now that we have the plan approved, we can move forward with the treatments suggested by the assessment team,” said Justin Seastrand, Monument BAER implementation team leader. “Once we are staffed with specialists to oversee projects, we will begin implementing those treatments.”

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Black sludge flooding fills Carr, Miller canyons area

Submitted by Christina Thompson, Producer

Monday, July 11th, 2011, 1:10pm

Mary Graf posted this video of the damage on Facebook. The black muck had little trouble running straight down the hill after the Monument Fire burned up what little protection these homes had against flash floods.

Law enforcement officers had to restrict access to some neighborhoods because of the damage. The area could get hit again today.