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District 2 Supervisor Elizabeth ‘Liz’Archuleta: Be A Part of Shaping The Future of Parks And Recreation

by Community Contributor • September 14, 2018 • Comments Off

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Coconino County Government

ELIZABETH “LIZ” ARCHULETA

Supervisor, District 2

larchuleta@coconino.az.gov

Phone: (928) 679-7162

September 14, 2018

Be A Part of Shaping The Future of Parks And Recreation

Coconino Parks and Recreation Needs Your Input

Coconino County Parks and Recreation is updating their Master Plan and it is a great opportunity to shape the future of Coconino County’s parks, recreation, trails, and open spaces by having community members identify each community’s needs, goals, and priorities. Parks, recreation, and open space objectives change over time. By identifying existing conditions, needs, and future resources, the master plan will craft a shared vision in Coconino County. Let Parks and Recreation know your thoughts and what’s going on in the community by attending an upcoming meeting. Visit Parks and Rec to see a meeting schedule.

National Hispanic Heritage Month

In 1968 the United States Congress passed a resolution to celebrate Hispanic heritage at the national level and in 1988, the President of the United States formalized an annual month of Hispanic heritage recognition from September 15 to October 15 of each year. It is an honor to celebrate the histories, cultures and contributions of individuals whose ancestors came from Aztec and Mayan Indigenous peoples, Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin American, Central America and South America. Therefore, Members of the Coconino Hispanic Advisory Commission along with Human Resources presented a proclamation to the Board of Supervisors this week celebrating Hispanic Advisory Month.

Flagstaff Festival of Science

The Flagstaff Festival of Science is a FREE 10-day event with field trips, guided hikes, star parties, open houses, hands-on exhibits, presentations and archaeological excavations.

Flagstaff Festival of Science will accelerate into the future starting September 21st-30th. Please visit SciFest for more information of dates and times of each event.

Fort Tuthill

Explore the Fort Tuthill thinning project, a 330-acre effort to increase forest health, improve public safety and reduce wildlife risk. Learn about the impacts of fire on forest ecosystems and what fire scars tell us. Meet at the forest resiliency interpretive sign north of the Fort Tuthill Bike Park, next to the NAU Ecological Restoration Institute demonstration area.

When: Saturday, September 22

3-4:30 PM at Fort Tuthill County Park.

Legal Talk

There will be a FREE legal talk September 24 about the steps in a divorce, legal separation, or custody case on September 24th from 3PM-3:45PM. Coconino County Law Library will host the event along with a virtual classroom where you can register here.

Sechrist Forest Thinning Update

Sechrist Forest Thinning September 2018 Update

This week, Board of Supervisors Chairman Art Babbott and Forest Restoration Director Jay Smith toured the forest thinning project on the County parcel of land located behind Sechrist Elementary School.

Coconino County and the Greater Flagstaff Forests Partnership (GFFP) started the forest treatments (thinning trees) on a 57-acre County parcel located in the Lockett Ranches area, during the last week of August. This parcel is in the Flagstaff Watershed Protection Project (FWPP) and aligns with GFPP’s goals to adopt “fire-adapted communities” principles that reduce wildfire risk and create defensible space for students and residents in the area.The project is about 50 percent completed. The Sechrist project is just one of many to improve safety in the Wildland Urban Interface