Category: State News

Volunteers are a Valuable Asset in the Adoption Process ARIZONA – Each November individuals and communities come together to celebrate and bring awareness to adoption and foster care.  For over 20 years, the third Saturday in November has been designated National Adoption Day. It celebrates the child and family in their new forever home.    The Arizona Supreme Court’s Dependent Children’s Services Division facilitates two statewide volunteer programs, the Foster Care Review Board (FCRB) and the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), that are dedicated to the well-being of the approximately 10,000 children in Arizona’s foster care system. Comprised of an amazing and dedicated…

PHOENIX – Veterans, active duty military, and National Guard members are invited to enjoy a fee-free day at any Arizona state park this Veterans Day, Saturday, November 11, 2023. Arizona State Parks and Trails is proud to honor veterans’ service to our country with this offer for admission-waived day use of its more than 30 parks throughout the state. “This is our way of showing our appreciation and an opportunity for veterans and service members to take a break from their daily routine and explore the beauty and history of Arizona,” said Arizona State Parks and Trails Executive Director Bob Broscheid. “Whether…

The Biden-Harris administration has announced $63.4 million in new investments as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for water conservation, water efficiency, and protection of critical environmental resources in the Colorado River System. The investments, which will improve and protect the stability and sustainability of the Colorado River System now and into the future, are administered through the Lower Colorado River Basin System Conservation and Efficiency Program and funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, the largest climate investment in history.  Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton joined federal, Tribal and state leaders in Phoenix to announce the…

FLAGSTAFF – The Arizona Department of Transportation’s statewide fleet of snowplows is ready to roll wherever and whenever needed now that crews have completed the annual process of equipping the vehicles with what’s needed to clear snow and ice from state highways. Many of ADOT’s 200 snowplow vehicles are used for other important work, primarily as dump trucks, during our warmer weather. By late summer, crews begin to install the large plow blades and other equipment so those trucks are once again prepared as large, powerful snowplows. Systems that measure and spread deicing agents on highways also are installed each…

LAKE HAVASU CITY — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lake Havasu Field Office is seeking public input on an environmental assessment analyzing a Programmatic Vegetation Management Plan. The purpose of the plan is to maintain and improve ecological conditions in vegetation communities on public lands within the field office area by using an integrated treatment approach. Treatments would improve biological diversity and ecosystem functionalities, preserve public access and address high risk fuel areas.   This plan would allow BLM personnel to use integrated treatment methods including manual, mechanical, prescribed fire, and chemical treatments. Treatments would take place on up to 500…

The Biden-Harris administration has announced next steps in the formal process to develop future operating guidelines and strategies to protect the stability and sustainability of the Colorado River system and strengthen water security in the West. The guidelines under development would be implemented in 2027, replacing the 2007 Colorado River Interim Guidelines for Lower Basin Shortages and the Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead, which are set to expire at the end of 2026. The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation published the Proposed Federal Action and a Scoping Summary Report related to Colorado River Basin operations post-2026. The Scoping Report,…