Glamping, Airstreams, yurts and a caboose: How to reserve the coolest lodgings in Arizona Roger Naylor
After a year of being cooped up, make this the summer you lay your head someplace new and different. Make this the summer you sleep weird.
There’s nothing wrong with traditional vacations, but life is too short to always stay in square hotel rooms. If your tastes run beyond the ordinary, you have plenty of quirky options to choose from in Arizona.
Snooze in a caboose, a yacht, a wigwam or a swanky tent. Hike to a backcountry yurt. Get your kicks on Route 66. Invite your neighbors over for a swinging cocktail party. Watch wildebeests graze during breakfast.
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Survey: Grazing Destroying Critical Habitat in Arizona’s Agua Fria National Monument
Bureau of Land Management Urged to Remove Cattle
TUCSON,
Ariz.― The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is failing to protect critical habitat for threatened and endangered species from destructive cattle grazing within Agua Fria National Monument, field surveys by the Center for Biological Diversity show. The Center has urged the BLM to remove the cattle so the monument’s streams and riparian areas can recover.
In March and April the Center documented streams filled with cow manure, trampled streambanks and vegetation grazed to the roots, harming critical habitat for threatened yellow-billed cuckoo and endangered Gila chub. The monument was designated to protect riparian forests, grasslands and a diverse assortment of native wildlife, including more than 28 bird species with special conservation status.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) works hard to provide fun and unique fishing opportunities for anglers. Arizona has two native trout species that many anglers have on their bucket list to catch, Gila and Apache trout. The department has stocked these two threatened species in selected waters in the state.
Anglers are always interested in new fishing opportunities, and sometimes that comes with added responsibilities. That is the case with some trout streams recently identified by AZGFD. The department has been working for several years to establish recovery streams for Gila and Apache trout populations. Many of these streams are in Rim Country and the White Mountains in areas where these fish were found historically. Some of these streams will soon be open to fishing with restrictions, offering anglers a chance to catch wild, native Arizona trout.