PRESCOTT, AZ – OCTOBER 15, 2020 – The Horse Fire was reported by Union Lookout shortly after 12:00 PM on Thursday, October 15th. The fire is burning through juniper and chaparral on the north side of Horse Mountain which is approximately 6 miles northwest of Crown King and 18 miles south of Prescott (T11N, R2W, S24). At 16:00, aircraft on scene mapped the fire at approximately 300 acres. Due to the fire’s remote location and […]

You can not have a camp fire in Walker yet. We are still under restrictions.

Sorry. You can still sit on the deck and drink beer.

PRESCOTT, AZ, September 3, 2020 – Prescott National Forest would like to remind weekend visitors that we all have a role to play in preventing human-caused fires, and that the forest is still in Stage 1 Fire Restrictions.

Stage I Fire Restrictions went into effect on Friday, August 14th and prohibit the following on all Prescott National Forest lands:

Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, charcoal, coal, or wood stove, […]

There have been some small amounts of rain over the last couple of months, but no real downpour until Saturday, August 22, 2020.

Here’s a photo of the rainbow as the rain was coming into the valley.

It was followed by a huge downpour with hail. We have a metal roof and it sounded like someone was throwing rocks at the cabin. It came down hard.

The small white spots in the photo at actually hail falling to the ground. You can see my shadow at the bottom as I hold my camera up over my head.

All they had […]

WFPA published a notice about their annual meeting.

As announced, the WFPA Annual meeting will be held on Sunday, September 6, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

While the Board of Directors will be present and this will be the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors is requesting Members send in a proxy instead of planning to attend because of the social distancing restrictions
issued by the Governor. We need 75 Members present either in person or by proxy to have a quorum and a binding decision.

There will be merchandise sales during this time too.

We are required both by our bylaws and […]

Got an email from WFPA. They have face masks now!

OK, it’s been about 5 months since we all were introduced to the Coronavirus. We were all hoping it would be long gone by now, but it’s not. Arizona is still considered a “hotspot”. Wearing masks is a part of our “normal” when going out in public, so why not do it in style?

On August 20th, I will be receiving a limited supply of embroidered “Walker WFPA” face masks. They are 3 layer cotton, adjustable, and machine washable. They come in black or silver/gray. […]

I was wondering about the lack of monsoons this year.

We’ll go back under restrictions without more rain.

Decision will be made on Monday.

PRESCOTT, AZ, August 7, 2020 – With minimal monsoon moisture received this year, Fire Managers on the Prescott NF plan to implement Stage I Fire Restrictions. Campfire, smoking, and shooting restrictions will likely go into effect on the Prescott National Forest next week; August 12-14. Fire Managers have determined that key criteria will be reached or near enough to warrant taking these restrictive actions. These include lack of moisture this time of […]

I guess we’ve had some rain, but I wouldn’t call it a monsoon.

I keep waiting for the flooding to begin.

Be careful with camp fires and shooting out there!

REMINDER – The Prescott NF implemented restrictions on “Target Types” effective July 24, 2020. Read the Target Restriction Order and News Release at: Forest Order #03-09-00-20-266.

PRESCOTT, AZ, July 28, 2020– Due to precipitation received and the potential for continued monsoon activity across the forest, the Prescott National Forest will lift all fire and recreational shooting restrictions on Saturday, August 1st at 8:00 […]