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CASA of Arizona needs more volunteers

Pam Wanner2 years ago2 years ago2 mins

PHOENIX – In its ongoing effort to recruit more volunteers towards the goal that every child in Arizona’s foster care system should have an advocate by their side, the state Court Appointed Special Advocate program (CASA) launched two commercials last month to be seen throughout the state. It’s also an opportunity for CASA of Arizona to remind others this holiday season of the joy that comes with advocating for a child in foster care and that no matter where you live in the state, you can volunteer and change a life, just by being there. When a child is removed…

Check harvest limits, season status before archery-only nonpermit-tag deer hunts

Pam Wanner2 years ago2 years ago2 mins

PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) advises hunters who plan to be in the field for the upcoming archery-only nonpermit-tag deer seasons — Dec. 13-31, 2024; and Jan. 1-31, 2025 — to make certain the game management units in which they intend to hunt are open.

AZGFD to conduct aerial winter wildlife surveys through January

Pam Wanner2 years ago2 years ago1 mins

PHOENIX — The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) will conduct its aerial winter wildlife surveys for deer and javelina through January 2025.

Eggs are available — but pricier — as the holiday baking season begins

Pam Wanner2 years ago2 years ago4 mins

PHOENIX – Egg prices are rising once more as a lingering outbreak of bird flu coincides with the high demand of the holiday baking season.

But prices are still far from the recent peak they reached almost two years ago. And the American Egg Board, a trade group, says egg shortages at grocery stores have been isolated and temporary so far.

“Those are being rapidly corrected, sometimes within a day,” said Emily Metz, the Egg Board’s president and chief executive officer.

The average price for a dozen eggs in U.S. cities was $3.37 in October, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

New Fee at Lees Ferry Campground

Pam Wanner2 years ago2 years ago1 mins

PAGE, Ariz. – On January 1, 2025, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area has a new rate for sites at Lees Ferry Campground.

Federal and state officials seek assistance in investigation of Mexican wolf death near Flagstaff

Pam Wanner2 years ago2 years ago2 mins

PHOENIX — A federally protected Mexican wolf was found dead northwest of Flagstaff, Ariz., on Nov. 7. Female Mexican wolf 2979 (F2979) was found dead in the vicinity of Forest Service Road 2058 and East Spring Valley Road. The incident is under investigation, and a reward of up to $103,500 is available for information that leads to successful prosecution in the case. No additional details about the cause of death are being shared at this time, except that the mortality was not related to agency management actions.

Mexican wolf F2979 was first documented outside the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area (MWEPA) north of Interstate 40 near Flagstaff in early summer 2024.

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CASA of Arizona needs more volunteers

Check harvest limits, season status before archery-only nonpermit-tag deer hunts

AZGFD to conduct aerial winter wildlife surveys through January

Eggs are available — but pricier — as the holiday baking season begins

New Fee at Lees Ferry Campground

Federal and state officials seek assistance in investigation of Mexican wolf death near Flagstaff

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