More information (FAQ)

 

 

Where is Walnut Canyon?

Walnut Canyon is south and east of Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. Parts of the canyon are already within the Walnut Canyon National Monument run by the National Park Service. To see their website click here:  Walnut Canyon National Monument

 

Tell me more about the shooting range threatening Walnut Canyon

In May 2010 the Arizona Game and Fish Commission announced that they were going to open a shooting range within a mile of Walnut Canyon National Monument. Although we desperately need a shooting range in northern Arizona to make our forests safer and cleaner, this is not the right location for it! For more details click here:

The latest on the shooting range   Background on the shooting range   How the site was chosen              Why this is a terrible location

What have the Friends of Walnut Canyon done? and what is their alternative to the Foster Ranch location?

 

What has happened since the monthly City/County meetings on Walnut Canyon in 2002?

In December of 2002 in an historic meeting, the City Council of the City of Flagstaff, and the Board of Supervisors of Coconino County unanimously signed a resolution asking Congress to authorize a study of the Walnut Canyon area. This federal study is to determine what the resources are and what is the best method to protect Walnut Canyon in perpetuity while preserving both the uses and resources.

 

Every year from 2003 through 2008 bills asking for the study have been introduced in either the House or Senate or both. However it was not until March of 2009 that both bills passed at the same time.

 

On Thursday March 26, 2009 the study was passed as part of an Omnibus Public Lands Bill.  It was signed into law by President Obama on Monday March 30, 2009.

 

What is the current status of the study?

 

Click here for the latest on the status of the study  What is the latest? Map of the Study Area

To see how this map was created click here

 

How do I contact our Congressman?

In the Walnut Canyon area, District One of Arizona, our Congressman will soon be Paul Gosar.  To contact him click here:  link not yet available

 

Show me more pictures!  The beauty of Walnut Canyon

 

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