NEWSLETTER OF THE ARIZONA WILDERNESS COALITION ARIZONAARIZONA WILDWILD

Mountain Lions and Wilderness

Protecting the Upper Verde River

Saving Silence and Solitude on the Colorado

Wilderness Act Anniversary Events

Nipping Non-Natives in the Bud

SPRING/ SUMMER 2004 OUT OF THE BLUE Arizona Wilderness Coalition Main Office 928-339-4525 Where the Wilderness Path Takes Us P.O. Box 529, Alpine, AZ 85920 was recently asked how working for a wilder- ic organizations learn “who we are, what we do, and Communications Office ness advocacy organization was different from why we do it,” they want to join in our work. Our suc- 602-571-2603 my previous career as a Wilderness Manager for cess at developing support has been one of the most 8628 E. Wilshire Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85257 Ithe U.S. Forest Service. My instinctive response rewarding experiences of my life, but it is a continuous was to admit that I’ve come to recognize my need to process. The cogs and wheels must stay oiled and Central Mountains-Sonoran and Western dress professionally and I now find myself window spinning. Deserts Field Office shopping for men’s clothing when walking along city Another measure of our success includes garnering 928-717-6076 sidewalks. That’s a profound change from my days recognition as a credible, honest, and professional P.O. Box 2741 packing with mules in the Blue Range! organization with a clear mission. Increasingly, other Prescott, AZ 86302 I have also come to realize that my primary role as organizations, politicians, news reporters and individ- Executive Director uals seek our expertise in knowing where Arizona’s Grand Canyon Field Office for the Coalition is most intact wild lands are and why their protection is 928-638-2304 to tell people who important. We are constantly being engaged by media, P.O. Box 1033 we are, what we do, agencies, and citizens to speak on behalf of wilderness Grand Canyon, AZ 86203 and why our work is in Arizona. Our membership has grown from the 50 important. The mes- activists in 2000 to over one thousand in 2004! All of Sky Islands Field Office sage remains con- this bodes well for our future success protecting our 520-624-7080 stant whether I am special wild places. P.O. Box 41165 talking with poten- The Arizona Wilderness Coalition has adapted to Tucson, AZ 85717 tial members or sup- circumstance by diversifying our foundation and porters, politicians, member support. We recognize the importance of AWC Staff federal land man- reaching out to more volunteers and members – our Donald Hoffman, Executive Director, agers, dedicated ultimate goal being to find and motivate everyone who [email protected] staff, knowledgeable cares about wilderness in Arizona. The cost of main- Katurah Mackay, Communications Director, Board members, taining our burgeoning member database is quite sig- [email protected] philanthropic foundations, or our current and poten- nificant. For instance, the web-based service that Jason Williams, Central Mountains-Sonoran tial individual donors. Our work becomes more excit- maintains our database now costs about $2000 per Regional Director, [email protected] ing and complex each week as we face diverse and pre- year. Our website, e-newsletter, and postage costs are Jay Krienitz, Western Deserts Regional Director, viously unheard-of challenges related to wilderness also quite expensive. [email protected] protection. The current administration certainly keeps This first paper version of our newsletter is Kim Crumbo, Grand Canyon Regional Director, us on our toes: we must constantly sort out the real designed to reach out to many new members, but not [email protected] threats from the distractions. It is important for our without cost. We have asked and will continue to ask Matt Skroch, Sky Islands Regional Director, small and efficient organization to remain focused on our members to provide financial and volunteer sup- [email protected] our mission and objectives in order to achieve the port. Please consider how you can contribute toward prize of protecting wilderness, old and new, in the protection of our wild places in Arizona. Mission Statement Arizona. The key words are focus, focus and focus I promise you will not be disappointed. The Arizona Wilderness Coalition (AWC) is The Arizona Wilderness Coalition has gone an organization of groups and individuals whose through a remarkable metamorphosis within the last For the Wild, mission is to protect and restore the wilderness couple of years. Our flexible staff and Board of lands and waters of Arizona. Directors have helped to make our transition mostly We coordinate and conduct inventories and painless, but not effortless. In 2000, 50 activists met at educate citizens about the unique features of the Phoenix Zoo to reorganize the Coalition. The Pew Executive Director Arizona’s wild lands, while advocating and Charitable Trust offered generous multi-year funding building support for their lasting protection. to reactivate a wilderness movement in Arizona. With The Coalition has completed inventories and secure funding intact, groups and individuals with a prepared preliminary wilderness recommenda- passion for preserving Arizona wilderness created a tions for federal land agencies covering nearly steering committee to direct this effort. My first official one half of the state. We are actively organizing day on the job was 9/11/2001 in Washington D.C., of volunteers to complete this effort for all of all places, and of course things changed very quickly. Arizona. The economy stumbled and foundation support Contents We need your help! To get involved please understandably took a nosedive. It became more and SPRING/ SUMMER 2004 consider joining the Arizona Wilderness more evident that we had taken on a worthy but long Coalition. See back page for details. term mission, and that we needed to develop a long term and diversified approach to sustain a successful The Mountain Lion that Saved a Wilderness . . . What is Wilderness? effort. 3 Wilderness is an area of undeveloped federal The AWC decided to incorporate as a stand-alone Upper Verde River Proposal ...... 4 land that appears “to have been affected prima- non-profit organization in the eyes of the IRS. Our Saving Silence and Solitude ...... 6 rily by the forces of nature, with the imprints of application is pending. We have sent staff and Board Wilderness by the Numbers ...... mans’ work substantially unnoticeable,” as writ- members to four fundraising training sessions provid- 7 ten in the Wilderness Act of 1964. Unlike ed at no cost by the experts at TREC (Training Upcoming Wilderness Activities ...... 7 national parks, wildlife refuges, or monuments, Resources for the Environmental Community). We Special Feature: John Muir ...... 8 wilderness designation from Congress provides have diversified our foundation support to include Wilderness to Watch ...... 9 the highest level of natural resource protection grants from—listed alphabetically: Campaign for available in the world. The Wilderness Act cre- America’s Wilderness (funded by Pew Charitable The Short and Long of It ...... 10 ated the National Wilderness Preservation Trusts), Earth Friends Wildlife Foundation, Patagonia, Where the Wild Things Are ...... 11 System to preserve the last remaining wild lands The Wilderness Society, Wilburforce and Wyss in America. Currently, about 4.7 percent of all Foundations, and we continue to broaden that sup- available land in the United State is protected as port. wilderness. In Arizona, wilderness designation We recently were awarded a very prestigious protects approximately 6.2 percent of our land $32,000 grant from the Outdoor Industry Cover photo © Mark Miller and wildlife. Conservation Alliance. Apparently when philanthrop- Design by Mary Williams

2 ARIZONAWILD www.azwild.org The Mountain Lion That Saved a Wilderness by Doug Hulmes

arely do people ever see a mountain lion. lion. We stared into each other’s eyes for several To catch a glimpse of one, say, dashing minutes as feelings of awe, and respect for the across a road is for many a lifelong dream. size and power of the animal began to REven to chance upon large, fresh lion replace my initial feeling of excitement. tracks while hiking along a remote canyon stream is Just as we began to question our enough to send prickles of excitement and anticipation proximity to the lion, he leaped through us. But to gaze into the emerald green eyes of from the branch, making contact one of these incredible animals, crouching on the limb with the trunk once before of a Ponderosa twenty feet above me, was a truly pro- launching through the air, and found experience and one I will always cherish. landing without a sound 15 Three years after my encounter with the lion, I was feet from the base of the tree. testifying for the Arizona Wilderness Bill in Fortunately, he had sized up Washington, D.C., before the House Subcommittee on his escape route and cata- Parks and Public Lands. I briefly mentioned my pulted himself in the oppo- encounter with the mountain lion while speaking on site direction from where behalf of the Woodchute Wilderness, a small area of Joanne and Melissa were about 5,600 acres that encompasses the northern end standing. of Mingus Mountain and overlooks the Verde Valley, Will and I climbed Sedona, and the distant Sand Francisco Peaks, one of down from our perch and the classic vistas of Arizona. joined the women who The area had received little attention and had not were collecting their compo- made the final cut of recommendations by the U.S. sure. We walked back and I Forest Service for protection under wilderness status, felt a strange sense of wonder despite a lack of any major conflicts between as I gazed up at the sun break- stakeholders and the Woodchute area. It was sim- ing through the forest canopy. ply not one of those “spectacular” areas that draw Never again would I have to imag- interest: Woodchute lacks rugged topography, deep ine what it would be like to see a canyons, or picturesque waterfalls. But for me, the area mountain lion in the wild. held a truly symbolic reason for deserving the protec- In Washington, the photograph of the tive mantle of wilderness. It was near Woodchute that lion must have triggered an inner yearning I had my first, and perhaps only, encounter with a from Congressman Seiberling, for at the end of Special Update: Sabino Canyon mountain lion. my testimony, he said, “I want to see Woodchute des- Speaking before the Subcommittee, trying to eluci- ignated at wilderness.” And hopefully, years from now On the civic action front, wildlife and conservation date people to the beauty and significance of a land- another group of hikers will gaze up into the branches groups have issued a statement that opposes the scape they have never seen—and having only five of a thousand year old alligator juniper and catch a removal of any mountain lions from Sabino Canyon minutes to do so—was a humbling exercise. glimpse of a mountain lion silhouetted against the sky. near Tucson. According to the groups, the Arizona Surrounded by the power and ego of Washington, and Hearing of the recent planned killing of mountain Game & Fish Department and Coronado National realizing that I was one of many who would testify lions in Sabino Canyon near Tucson left me saddened Forest have not shown that any of the lions pose a dan- before this Subcommittee only added to my feelings of and disheartened that our civilization is now ger to the public, nor have they explained the process verbal inadequacy. So as a means of trying to inject encroaching on the last refuges for these great crea- through which the decision was made. some lasting impression, I passed around several pho- tures. Yes, mountain lions deserve our respect, and Moreover, documents obtained through the Arizona tographs of the areas for which I was testifying. The have been known to occasionally attack people, but so Public Records Act demonstrate that Arizona Game & only photo I had to represent Woodchute was of the have domestic dogs. While Sabino Canyon is not a Fish Department personnel did not believe the lions mountain lion, staring down at me from his perch in protected wilderness legally, lions have chosen it as were a threat during the last month. At press time, the the Ponderosa. In passing, I mentioned that the expe- their habitat, and therefore, have a right to exist there. Commission and Department had called of the hunt rience was as great a “wilderness experience” as any I Like many other predators in the West, they play an indefinitely until further research can be done on the could ever hope for, and went on to talk about anoth- important role in maintaining a balance of nature. animals and any potential interaction with humans. er area. Perhaps people who go to these areas to recreate “The Sabino Canyon issue is indicative of two larg- Congressman John Seiberling from Ohio was should consider the possible dangers, and not go er problems,” says Stephanie Nichols-Young, an attor- chairing the meeting, and happened to be holding the alone. Or perhaps people should recognize that some ney and mountain lion activist for the Animal Defense photograph of the lion when I mentioned the places must be left wild, not simply for humans to be League of Arizona (www.adlaz.org ). “First, Arizona encounter. He interrupted my testimony and asked for able to experience wild nature, but because some has no real plan to manage mountain lions and sec- a more detailed account of what happened. I fumbled species of animals need wild and remote areas to sur- ond, the Arizona Game & Fish Commission is not ful- to fill in the story, which began for me when I heard vive. Aldo Leopold recognized this 80 years ago, when filling its duties to Arizonans by shutting the public Will Evans, a close friend and co-worker, yelling some- the grizzly bear and Mexican wolf were eradicated out of decisions that affect public lands and the thing about a lion. Two other friends, Joanne Maas and from Arizona. I wonder how many of our wildlife wildlife that lives there.” Melissa Halverstadt, joined us as we raced a mile managers have read A Sand County Almanac, or if The groups are asking the Arizona game and Fish through the forest to where Will’s dog had treed the they have, perhaps it is time to read it again. Commission and its Department to immediately devel- large cat. Amazingly, the lion remained crouching in op a public process that will create a plan that the tree, his huge eyes staring down at us and his pink includes: tongue panting. •More research to better understand Arizona lion We watched the magnificent animal for at least 15 populations and lion behavior, including studies of minutes. Will suggested that he and I climb a tree human/mountain lion interfaces. nearby and try to get some better photographs. The cat •The protocols for all studies should be peer pensively watched as we ascended a large Ponderosa, reviewed by outside mountain lion experts, prior to clinging to branches that were only yards from the initiation.

www.azwild.org ARIZONAWILD 3 •Reform of hunt guidelines, and the hunt guide- line process, including incorporation into a broader management plan and development of a method to For the Upper Verde, better estimate lion populations. •Protection of lion habitat and wildlife corridors. Wild and Scenic Means •Consideration of mountain lions’ status as a key- stone species and the important ecosystem role they play in all management decisions. Stronger Protection By Cacia McClain and Katurah Mackay

pring is the season to get outside and enjoy within the upper 19-mile segment of the Verde River Arizona’s tranquil rivers and wetland areas. that discouraged designation. Today the Prescott Few other places in Arizona embody riparian National Forest owns one of the inholdings and is Shealth than the Verde River. Cacia McClain, a working collaboratively with The Nature Conservancy student from Prescott College, is completing her to acquire the other private parcel. This transaction Senior Project and serving as a work-study student will hopefully allow for a better chance for the upper with the Arizona Wilderness Coalition’s Prescott office, Verde River to be designated as Wild and Scenic. after which she will graduate in May with a B.A. in Cacia has been working closely with Jason Environmental Conservation. Cacia’s Senior Project Williams, AWC’s Central Mountains-Sonoran Regional will complete a Wild and Scenic River Study of the Coordinator, on updating past wilderness field inven- upper Verde River – one of Arizona’s last perennial tories to ready them for publication. “With Jason, I streams in the Central Highlands Region of Arizona. have learned a lot how much time it takes to write a The culmination of this project will be a written pro- single proposal and how much work goes into it,” she posal to be submitted to the U.S. Forest Service. says. Included in her study is a course in natural history and It is stated in the Congressional Declaration of Policy ecology, in which she has been able to capitalize on the of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act that, “certain select- help of many local volunteers for her river inventory. ed rivers of the Nation which, with their immediate

Photo courtesy of US Fish and Wildlife Service

“To be well informed on the subject of wildlife and requirements for its conservation, we’re also calling for broad reform of the Commission and Department to manage Arizona’s wildlife consistent with current con- servation biology, not a species-by-species system they are currently using,” says Nichols-Young. At press time, Game and Fish officials caught a female lion they believed to be the animal causing human alarm in the Sabino Canyon area. She was transported to a Scottsdale wildlife facility where she will reside in a 6,000-square-foot, chain-link enclo- sure. The Southwest Wildlife Rehabilitation and Educational Foundation says it may eventually move the cat to a much bigger facility it hopes to build 50 miles northeast of Tucson. Wildlife activists believe that the lioness may have left cubs in the wild that may starve as a result of their mother’s capture. Contact the Animal Defense League of Arizona www.adlaz.org for more information on how you can help protect lions in the wild.

Katurah Mackay

Photo by Laura Schuessler “Wilderness is an idea as

much as a place, with “I love being outdoors,” says Cacia, “and my goal in environments, possess outstandingly remarkable sce- the environmental field is to share my passion and nic, recreational, geologic, fish and wildlife, historic, modern man learning to respect for the natural world with others. Hopefully I cultural, or other similar values, shall be preserved in will enable them to create their own individual rela- free-flowing condition, and that they and their imme- pass like the shadow of a tionship with the wild lands that are still out there.” diate environments shall be protected for the benefit The upper Verde River flows through Prescott and enjoyment of present and future generations.” cloud across what he did National Forest and lies west of Paulden, AZ, south of Not only is the Verde River an important ecosystem the Mogollon Rim, northwest of the town of Jerome. In to preserve as it is one of the few last perennial streams not make and cannot 1982, the Forest Service completed a Wild and Scenic in the Arizona, it is also an important habitat corridor River Study of the entire Verde River. Congress desig- for birds, mountain lions, and other mammals. Many improve.” nated lower reaches of the river as Wild and Scenic but endangered or threatened species use the river corri- did not give any designation to the upper Verde River. dor as migration routes or nesting sites. Bald eagles When the Forest Service submitted the Wild and have been known to nest in the Verde River in the past Gilbert M. Grosvenor Scenic proposal, there were two private inholdings and are currently abundant within the corridor.

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A drawing of the threatened spikedace.

Sections of the upper Verde River are designated as The goal of land and water conservation is to con- critical habitat for two native threatened fishes called nect protected habitat areas and to provide birds and the spikedace and loach minnow. animals with corridors in which genetic exchange and However, because more than thirty species of migration can occur. The resources of the Verde’s ripar- exotic fishes have been introduced to the Verde River ian ecosystem are of such outstanding quality that they for recreational fishing, the populations of these and can and must be protected. other native species have dwindled. Population recov- “It’s our hope that once the Forest Service reads our ery of native fish in the Verde has been difficult, due to proposal, they will agree that it is time to take action increased competition for habitat and food and dis- and protect this beautiful river,” says Cacia. eases introduced from the exotic fish varieties. Cacia donated her artistic skills to paint an Arizona “If the upper Verde River can be protected from Wilderness Coalition sign for the Prescott office. She further development, if the grazing allotments can be also enjoys birding, climbing, and writing, and after limited, and if the river’s flow can be protected from graduation, she hopes to pursue work with the US diversion, the corridor can become an important com- Forest Service as a wilderness, wildlife, or recreation ponent of a network of regionally protected areas,” ranger or work as an environmental educator on Cape says Cacia. “This river segment ties into a network of Cod. protected wildlands such as the Sycamore Canyon We will miss her and wish her the best of luck! Wilderness to the east and the Woodchute Wilderness Photo by Laura Schuessler to the south.”

www.azwild.org ARIZONAWILD 5 Saving Silence and Solitude

By Kim Crumbo

mposing escarpments and walls the ecological impacts of crowds of fiery stone, the pounding and the loss of a true wilderness course of the river, and the experience, the river running Idiverse wildlife that thrives in its industry’s primary concern lies depths make the Grand Canyon one of with the prospect of phasing out the premiere wilderness areas in the powerboats. Motors are not nec- world. And many believe these awe- essary for safe river trips, but inspiring assets are protected under the most river concessionaires prefer mantle of national park status. But as faster, crowded powerboats to seen in such treasures as Yellowstone maximize profits. Under federal and Yosemite, we can quite literally law, motors are prohibited in love our parks to death. wilderness. Considerable time, money, effort River running concession- and public trust have gone into Grand aires claim that powerboats are Canyon National Park’s proposal to essential for public access. In protect the wilderness heart of the fact, professionally guided com- canyon, the Colorado River. The mercial trips—either oar-pow- process has included six management ered or motorized— provide workshops, nine public meetings, at safe travel, but only for those least six versions of a draft wilderness who can afford the pricey serv- recommendation, and the completion ice. Non-motorized, non-com- of two separate environmental impact mercial boats, controlled by Photo © Mark Miller statements—in all, more than a decade skilled guides at the oars, pro- vide a quiet, safe, and intimate Draft alternatives for managing the river will be available this summer. If we don’t support a experience on the river that embraces all the wonders and natural sounds the Grand Canyon offers. wilderness management alternative loudly enough this time around, the theme park atmosphere The Grand Canyon Wilderness Alliance, including that pervades the river will persist, and we can kiss one of our nation’s—and the world’s—prime the Arizona Wilderness Coalition, advocates protect- wilderness experiences goodbye. See below for how to comment to the . ing the canyon’s unique opportunity to experience one of America’s last truly wild rivers. The Alliance has put forth a proposed resolution to the conflict over access of public involvement. And for 20+ years, the National The Colorado supports a $29 million dollar-a-year and resource protection that would retain an oppor- Park Service has labored under the obligation to pro- tour industry that gives 70 percent control of recre- tunity for the current level of visitors to enjoy the river. tect the river’s wilderness attributes from harm— ational river access to motorized, large-sized trips. As Commercial outfitters’ could retain their existing boat including subtle resources like natural quiet and the a result, the Park Service has been forced to squeeze share on the river. By extending the river-running sea- opportunity for solitude. Yet finding those special thousands of self-guided, do-it-yourself river runners son earlier in the spring and later in the fall and reduc- attributes on the longest wild whitewater in the lower who don’t require commercial help to run the river— ing the size of commercial trips, the opportunity for 48 states is difficult. and who may seek a more remote, wild encounter the self-guided river runners to enjoy the Colorado with the canyon—onto River would double and the overall visitor’s experience a 20+ year waiting list would greatly improve. (See chart at left). A Wilderness Resolution for Colorado River Use to access the river. Soaring through the Grand Canyon on its own in Grand Canyon National Park Moreover, the wild terms and at its own pace is an exhilaration found Based on a 50% split (commercial vs. self-guided user days) during an extended primary season river’s popularity few other places in the world. Why tamper with that results in heavy, con- when instead, we can protect it for future Americans to Summary of Comparison with Status Quo (current river allocation) centrated use at camps enjoy? Status Quo Alternative and favorite hiking Comparable Attributes Wilderness Resolution (Current River Use) locations, harming the Kim Crumbo worked professionally as a river canyon’s fragile desert Primary Season May 1 – September 30 April 1 – October 31st guide, river ranger, and wilderness manager at Grand and riparian environ- Commercial = 4–7 launches/day, Canyon for over 30 years. He also served as a Navy 4 total launches/day ments. Rumbling out- SEAL in Vietnam. Kim is currently the Grand Canyon Launches per day based on 150 passengers/day. (2 commercial, 2 private) Self-guided = only 1 launch/day. board motors and Regional Director for the Arizona Wilderness Coalition. crowded boats dimin- Current use Slightly more He can be reached at [email protected]. Commercial allocation ish the wild, isolated 106,156 user days 107,352 user days/year experience of floating Extended primary season = double the river. Many dories Self-guided boater Current primary season = 8 the number of self-guided and non-motorized opportunities launches/week. 20-year wait list. launches. Signigicantly reduces rafts drift solitarily and wait for river access. TAKE ACTION! Commercial = 36 + paid staff undisturbed, until two Maximum group size 18 recreational passengers Self-guided trips = 16 or three motorized par- Help us protect the wilderness experince at the ties pass to disrupt the Fewer launches = fewer encoun- Colorado River. Stay tuned for updates on how to Primary season = very high. All natural peace of their Encounters with other ters. All trips traveling at similar comment and send letters supporting a wilderness motor trips leaving 7 days after trip. With more trips groups non-motor trips will pass non- speeds provide opportunity to river alternative at: www.azwild.org or the passing each other, motor trips. coordinate with other groups to National Park Service site, minimize encounters. boat congestion builds www.nps.gov/grca/crmp. up at popular trails and Safety No change No change. Actually slightly fewer injuries, per availble data. campsites, creating Thank you! Fair to Poor Good to Excellent crowds of people on an Wilderness Experience No change. Motor noise, large Complies with wilderness policy, otherwise remote trip. group size, many encounters— quiet trips, appropriate group size, While conserva- based on social research. less congestion, fewer encounters. tionists worry about

6 ARIZONAWILD www.azwild.org 40 YEARS OF WILDERNESS FEVER 10 Mark Your Calendars for Wilderness 2 Anniversary Activities he Arizona Wilderness Coalition is in the Allegheny National Forest. The trip will be three days 9 midst of planning for a Wilderness and two nights and we will be camping on some of the Anniversary Celebratory Conference this Allegheny Islands Wilderness islands during the trip. 8 Tfall! Stay tuned as we hammer out the For further information, contact Friends of Allegheny details, and check Wilderness at (814) 723-0620 or e-mail Wilderness you email box for [email protected]. By the Numbers3 regular updates! Visit www.azwild.org to September 9–12 join our activist alert High Desert Conference, Malheur Field Station, 9,078,675 Number of acres of the largest list. Oregon. The Sierra Club and other environmental U.S. wilderness – Wrangell-St. Elias, AK organizations are ressurecting the Desert Conference May 21–23 which has been absent for the last couple of years. The 5 Number of acres of the nation’s smallest ConservAmerica will host its second Land conference will be held at the Malheur Field Station a wilderness – Pelican Island, FL Conservation for Conservatives Conference in half hour south of Burns. The theme of the conference Albuquerque, . Lead sponsors include will be recognition and celebration of the 40th anniver- 8 Number of years it took to pass the REP America, The Wilderness Society, and the Healing sary of the Wilderness Act and today’s’ efforts to gain Wilderness Act Winds Foundation. Contact Ruth Fish permanent protection for desert wildlands. There will ([email protected]) for information about the con- be educational field trips, lectures and workshops, and 662 Current number of wilderness areas in ference or to learn more about ConservAmerica. opportunities to network with other desert activists. the USA Contact: Tara with Oregon Natural Desert Association August 13–16 at [email protected] or 503-525-0193. 44 Number of states with wilderness areas 40th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act Celebration, Jackson Hole, WY, at the Murie Center. September 18–22 20 Number of states with current Join us for an historic gathering of the wilderness com- Wilderness Act 40th Anniversary Wilderness wilderness bills or proposals munity this summer in Jackson Hole at the Murie Week: Celebrating 40 Years of People Protecting Center Featuring: Alaskan Tribal Elder and Wind River Wilderness for People, Washington, DC. 43 Number of laws signed by President Reservation Young Warriors Society honor Wilderness. This September, gather up your maps, pack your Reagan to protect wilderness Wilderness mentor’s “conversations” with young bags, and rally your volunteers, staff, and coalition activists. Community presentation of the Wyoming partners for Wilderness Week, an exciting convergence 14 Number of laws signed by President Wilderness History Project & cookie exchange. upon the nation’s capital to celebrate 40 years of the Carter to protect wilderness Symposiums and panels of national wilderness heroes. Wilderness Act. Early morning Walks for the Wild. Join us in Washington for activities, events, and to 4 Number of laws signed by President Banquet at Jackson Lake Lodge with dancing to the hear powerful speakers reflect on the last 40 years of George W. Bush to protect wilderness Fire Ants. Delicious catered meals. Group camp site wilderness protection — and where we go from here! available at the Gros Ventre Campground.FOR MORE We’ll share lessons from today’s efforts to protect wild 66,300,000 Acres of wilderness protected INFO OR TO REGISTER: call: 307 739-2246 places and strategize about effective ways to preserve by laws signed by President Carter email: [email protected] our nation’s heritage of wilderness in the decades ahead. The week will include networking and socializ- 500,000 Acres of wilderness protected by August 27–29 ing opportunities, educational brown bag lunch ses- laws signed by George W. Bush 40th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, Allegheny sions, and a Wilderness Act commemoration and River canoe trip. This trip will highlight the 40th awards dinner on September 19th, to honor wilder- 106,000,000 Acres of protected wilderness Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, and it will also ness champions of the past four decades. in America highlight the role of Tionesta, Pennsylvania’s own Activities organized by the Wilderness Week plan- Howard Zahniser in the establishment of the National ning committee will take place primarily on Saturday 4.7 Percentage of America’s landmass Wilderness Preservation System. It will also highlight the 18th, and in the evenings. Groups are encouraged permanently protected as wilderness the current efforts of Friends of Allegheny Wilderness to organize a delegation of people to come to to get additional wilderness designated in the Washington and hold their own campaign-specific 85,700,000 Acres of wilderness protected strategy sessions, meetings with Members by Democratic presidents of Congress, and other events during the week. 19,800,000 Acres of wilderness protected Go to: by Republican presidents http://www.wildernessforever.org/calen- dar/wilderness_week.html for more infor- 2,505,011 Acres in the California Wild mation and to register for this action- Heritage Act now pending in Congress packed week in Washington, D.C.!

106,000 Acres in the Wild Sky Wilderness Bill (WA) now pending in Congress

11,000 Acres in the Ojito Wilderness Act (NM) now pending in Congress

6 Percent of land in Arizona that is protected as wilderness

90 Number of wilderness areas in Arizona President Lyndon Johnson signed the Wilderness Act in 1964 in the Rose Garden. Photo courtesy of the National Park Service.

www.azwild.org ARIZONAWILD 7 Inspiring SPECIAL FEATURE Protection John Muir, Coming to a and Respect Neighborhood Near You By Jason Williams

he Arizona Wilderness Coalition sincerely ecognized generally as the Father of thanks Phoenix-based photographer Mark Wilderness, John Muir has also been Miller for his artwork on the cover and referred to as a naturalist, explorer, inven- Tthroughout our newsletter. His work cap- Rtor, and philosopher. A Scottish immi- tures the stunning ecosystems of Arizona that the grant, Muir spent much of his adult life exploring and Coalition is working hard to protect as wilderness for studying the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Alaska. He future generations. authored more than two-dozen books and gained Mark became interested in photography around respect as the nation’s foremost spokesperson for the time he became a full-time resident of Arizona 20 wilderness and the ideas of preservation and reverence years ago. His attempts at using a large 4x5 format for life. He promoted the designation of Yosemite, Grand Canyon, and Petrified Forest national parks, and was one of the founders and first president of the Sierra Club, formed in 1892. Today John Muir comes to life for 21st century Americans through the medium of Chautauqua. Chautauquans are scholars who portray historical characters, in costume, voice, and interaction with others. Doug Hulmes has been performing John Muir under a contract with the Arizona Humanities Council Doug Hulmes as John Muir in a scholar speakers’ bureau while also serving as a professor of Environmental Studies at Prescott College, where he teaches courses in ecology, environmental ronmental perspective on the West through the eyes of education, and environmental history and philosophy. one of American history’s greatest conservation minds. Hulmes also sits on the board of the Arizona He brings to life Muir’s ideology that took root the past Wilderness Coalition. century in response to the destruction of public lands Hulmes was the co-recipient of the 1990 National by early pioneers—and that blossomed into the mod- Wilderness Education Award, sponsored by the U.S. ern-day land conservation ethic. Forest Service and the Izaac Walton League. In 1994, As part of its celebration of the 40th anniversary of Hulmes received the Educator of the Year and the Wilderness Act, the Arizona Wilderness Coalition President’s Appreciation Awards from the Arizona will bring John Muir to its members in a special pres- Environmental Education Association. Hulmes was also entation this fall. Stay tuned for more details later this a Guest Professor at Telemark College in Norway, where summer. he taught with Norway’s first interdisciplinary Suggested reading: The Wilderness World of John Environmental Studies Program in 1997. In May of Muir, by Edwin Teale, The Life and Adventures of John 1998, Hulmes received an award for outstanding pre- Muir, by James Mitchell Clarke, Son of the Wilderness, senter at the National Wilderness Rangers Conference in by Linnie Marxh Wolfe, John Muir and His Legacy, by Durango, Colorado, for his performance of John Muir. Stephen Fox, Wilderness and the American Mind, by In his presentation as Muir, Hulmes gives an envi- Roderick Nash. camera in 1994 led him to take his photography more seriously by seeking out more challenging subject mat- ter and compositions. Mark's photographic passion stems from creating dramatic images of the natural world that move the viewer to respect and protect our fragile environment. His work has appeared in Arizona Highways magazine, Phoenix Magazine, National Parks magazine, and vari- ous calendars. He currently uses 35 mm, 6x7 medium format, and 4x5 large format equipment to capture his images. Mark's large stock file contains western landscapes, natural history subjects, and travel-related scenes. For stock photos, assignments, or photographic prints, Mark can be reached at 480-545-0027, or by e- mail at: [email protected].

Photo © Mark Miller Muir at Mirror Lake Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress

8 ARIZONAWILD www.azwild.org WILDERNESS TO WATCH Understanding Your Bureau of Land Management By Jason Williams

ondering which wilderness area needs on our BLM lands. These efforts will continue for the plain has spectacular solitude for the visitor, as the ter- special attention this season? All of it! next 2-3 years as the Tucson and Yuma BLM offices rain stretches far enough to make you feel lost after A big chunk of the potential wilder- begin their RMP revisions. There is no better time walking only 100 yards from the road. Its main feature Wness on Arizona’s Bureau of Land than now to become involved by writing a letter or vis- is the braided Cuerda de lena Wash running north to Management (BLM) lands should be on everyone’s iting one of these spectacular areas. south through this unit. The wash offers lush stands wilderness to watch list. The Arizona Wilderness There are of mesquite, Coalition is currently engaged in 10 BLM Resource more than 50 ironwood, and Management Plan (RMP) revisions (see Table 1). An proposed palo verde RMP is the guiding document for how each of these wilderness trees. In some large blocks of BLM land will be managed for the next areas on BLM places in the 10-15 years. During the revision process, the BLM land that you wash, crawling makes important decisions, among other things, about could easily on hands and which areas to “Manage for Wilderness visit tomorrow; knees is Characteristics,” where power lines will go, which many of them required and in lands could be exchanged, what kinds and how many are close to others it is flat archeological sites will be protected or enhanced for metropolitan and wide interpretation, which sensitive or threatened and Phoenix. The enough to have endangered species need special management for their Sand Tank a volley ball survival, and which roads will be closed or open. Mountains in game. The These planning processes are extremely important for the Sonoran wash is home citizens concerned about the quality of the environ- Desert National to great horned ment to be involved in and if you are reading this arti- Monument are owls, mule cle, that means you are already concerned. Read on just one of the Photo © Mark Miller deer, and and learn more about how you can help us keep bet- crown jewels desert tortoise. ter “watch” over our wilderness lands. that should be On the flats The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of added to the list of over 90 established wilderness outside of the wash, endangered Sonoran pronghorn 1969 coupled with the Federal Land Policy and areas in Arizona. The Sand Tanks are a prime example forage on the white bursage that grows between the Management (FLPMA) Act of 1976 are the two major of more than 100,000 acres of “untrammeled” Sonoran creosote. This area is closed from March 30th thru laws that mandate public involvement in the decision Desert habitat. Within large expanses of saguaros, July 15th for Sonoran pronghorn lambing. Illegal drug making process during palo verdes, and ironwood smuggling and border crossers have heavily impacted these RMP revisions. These forests, one can find evi- the surrounding lands, but somehow this little area has laws not only mandate pub- dence of past inhabitants, thus far escaped the tangle of illegal routes that is com- lic involvement, but also and maybe even a current mon in other places near the border. Check with BLM require that the BLM con- longtime residents, like the about pronghorn closures and stop by the Cabeza sider all reasonable alterna- desert tortoise. You may Prieta office in Ajo to learn tives presented to them by decide to ramble along one more about the area’s cultural and natural history. the public. This means that of the many desert washes unlike many of the deci- and practice your tracking sions that are made in that skills, or climb the 4,000- far away place called foot Maricopa Peak and Washington D.C., you CAN take in the panorama look- make a difference! ing south to Mexico. These The Arizona Wilderness mountains are isolated and Coalition believes we can hard to access and you effectively influence these must acquire a permit from agency processes. Our BLM to visit this area TAKE ACTION! attention and effort in these because of its proximity After, or even before, you visit these areas, we planning processes will and former management by urge you to get involved with protecting them. First enable the protection of the Barry M. Goldwater Air you can sign up and become a member of the more than 2 million acres of Force Range. Arizona Wilderness Coalition and stay abreast of let- wilderness quality lands. For the flat land and ter writing efforts in support of wilderness, organ- Over the last three years, creosote lovers out there, ized trips to backcountry wild lands, and ways you the Coalition has been there are places for you too! can volunteer your time to Watch Over the organizing volunteers to South of the old mining Wilderness. Contact one of our regional offices complete wilderness inven- town of Ajo and north of today! Check out the BLM’s new action website at tories, attend public meet- Organ Pipe Cactus www.BLMactioncenter.org for information or visit ings, and most importantly, National Monument lies http://www.az.blm.gov/ to get contact information write letters in support of Cuerda de lena Wash. This for a BLM office near you. new wilderness protections Photo © Mark Miller gently sloping 11,578-acre

“In wilderness I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia.”

Charles Lindbergh

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Sol-fully Yours Let’s Make It Last Another 40 Years A Weekend in the Blue Range Primitive The Arizona Wilderness Coalition was recently This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Area—August 19–22, 2004 invited to participate in SolFest Southwest, a week- Wilderness Act and the U.S. Wilderness Preservation Hike through the wilderness of the Blue Range end-long celebration of renewable energy, green build- System—legislation that passed with bi-partisan sup- Primitive Area, Black River, and Escudilla Mountain ing, organic farming, social change, and inspired living port in 1964. Since that time, approximately 106 mil- with Don Hoffman, Executive Director of Arizona for the entire family—a celebration of Hearth and Sol. lion acres of wilderness has been set aside for the ben- Wilderness Coalition. Learn about fire ecology in the This fun-filled educational weekend featured more efit of wildlife and human visitors. Sounds like a lot, wilderness, the progress of the reintroduced Mexican than 150 exhibitors, 60 workshops, keynote speakers, but this figure actually represents only 4.7% of the gray wolf, and “thinking like a mountain” in Aldo entertainment and a special “KidsZone” filled with entire United States landmass. All the more reason to Leopold’s stomping grounds. Sleep inside a guest cabin games, art projects and more, all located in six separate take care of what we have! or vintage trailers (space limited), or camp at Don’s tented areas. Presented by Kyocera You can help to make sure we home south of Alpine on the Blue River. All meals are and in cooperation with the City of treat these spectacular wilder- provided and free transportation is available from Scottsdale. ness gems with respect by fol- Tucson. The Arizona Wilderness lowing “Leave No Trace” princi- Cost is $379, including a $100 tax deductible Coalition offered a special work- ples. The next time you plan a donation to Arizona Wilderness Coalition. For more shop for attendees to learn more trip to your favorite wilderness, information and to register, contact Rochelle Gerratt of about wilderness protection in make sure you study the list Nature Treks and Passages at 520-696-2002 or Arizona and how interested citi- below, or visit www.lnt.org. [email protected]. zens can get involved with our critical field work and Plan Ahead and Prepare volunteer activities. Given that Arizona’s population Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces has tripled since 1970, wilderness areas are playing a Dispose of Waste Properly Stronger Rules for Off-Road Vehicles? more significant role in improving our quality of life Leave What You Find The U. S. Forest Service says they will take nation- and protecting our native wildlife habitat. Minimize Campfire Impacts al action to control problems caused by dirt bikes, all- Keynote speakers included actors and community Respect Wildlife terrain vehicles (ATVs), and other off-road vehicles. activists Ed Begley Jr. and Peter Coyote; authors Dan Be Considerate of Other Visitors Last year, Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth identi- Chiras, David Orr, and American Hydrogen fied unmanaged motorized recreation as one of the Association founder Roy McAlister; founding presi- four great threats to National Forest health. In recent dent of the New Dimensions Foundation, Michael meetings with the Natural Trails and Waters Coalition Toms; and David Holladay, renowned wilderness edu- (NTWC), the Forest Service said they will propose cator and consultant for the 2000 movie “Castaway, new rules that prohibit cross-country motorized travel starring Tom Hanks. Hunter Lovins, co-founder of the and restrict dirt bikes and ATVs to designated roads famous Colorado Rocky Mountain Institute also joined and off-road vehicle routes. the festival. The Arizona Wilderness Coalition is joining Music provided by Turning Point, William Eaton NTWC and other members of the conservation, hunt- Ensemble, Sistah Blue, Annie Moscow, Scott Beck, ing, and quiet recreation communities to push for Emily Richards, and Gabriel Fransisco. Traditional strong reform that will protect public lands and water, dancing performances by Nebellen Dance Troupe and while restoring the rights of others to enjoy our nation- Native American Hoop Dancer Tony Redhouse, who al forests. AWC Director Don Hoffman met with a performed a special blessing ceremony. Regional Forester recently to discuss what rules should be adopted and enforced for off-road vehicles on the National Forests in Arizona. Earth Day at the Verde Valley Nature and Please contact us at [email protected] if you want Birding Festival better enforcement of off-road vehicles or if you have a What better way to honor Mother Earth than attend- story to share about the issue. Also, please be prepared ing a four-day festival in one of Arizona’s most verdant, to submit your public comments to the Forest Service biologically spectacular regions? The Cottonwood when the proposed new rules are released. Thank you. Chamber of Commerce, the Northern Arizona Audubon Society, and Arizona State Parks teamed up in April to bring you the Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival, a unique recreational experience for those interested in the natural world of Arizona. The fes- tival helped to cultivate awareness of habitat protection Did you know…? in our sensitive natural ecosystems. Cottonwood and Arizona’s population growth rate is currently #2 in Dead Horse Ranch State Park lie within a stone’s throw the United States, according to the U.S. Census to several spectacular wilderness areas, including Bureau. By 2025, it is projected to be the 17th most Woodchute Wilderness, Munds Mountain Wilderness, populous state in the nation, with 6.4 million people. and Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness. The AWC took part in the festival by manning an informational booth, where staff was on hand to dis- cuss our latest wilderness campaigns, volunteer opportunities, and upcoming events. AWC also col- lected names of those who would like to receive our newsletter and periodic action alerts. Sign up today at www.azwild.org! “As long as people are active and interested in the The festival included field trips, guided walks, seminars, world around them, I feel hopeful. If people choose to workshops, exhibits, and spe- cial events. Visit simply watch from the sidelines and remain silent, then www.birdyverde.org for more information. we are doomed as a democracy.”

Mary Page Stegner

10 ARIZONAWILD www.azwild.org WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Nipping Non-Natives in the Bud

By Jason Williams

nvasive, non-native weeds are colonizing our send out lateral roots up to 10 feet. These reproduc- requires detection and accurate monitoring of invasive public lands and Wilderness areas throughout tion tactics enable this plant to effectively crowd out species and the restoration of ecosystems that have Arizona—and at an alarming, destructive rate. nearby native vegetation. Dalmatian toadflax defeats been invaded. The Council offers direction to public IInvasive weeds are non-native plants that are so native vegetation for water and takes over significant land management agencies, which are beginning treat- aggressive that they kill native plants and can take over ground, limiting other native plant growth and, in ment plans for invasives in the Prescott, Kaibab, and entire landscapes. These pervasive weeds limit native turn, disturbing the natural forage for wildlife and pol- Coconino national forests here in Arizona. biodiversity, destroy wildlife habitat by limiting food linators. Toadflax has become established on about Because of the relatively untouched “biological lab- and cover, and often create wildfire danger in areas 200,000 acres along roadsides, campgrounds, and oratory” of wilderness areas, land managers can rely on that previously had little or no chance of fire. trailheads around Flagstaff in the Kaibab National good ecological examples from wilderness to observe Non-native weeds made their way to the United Forest and in many other localities throughout how invasives disrupt native plant communities. States in agricultural related imports that were shipped Mogollon Rim country. This species can be best sub- Guided by the Wilderness Act of 1964, they must take from other continents. Introduction as ornamental dued by pulling it out in late spring before it begins to proactive steps to ensure the biological integrity of a plants and decorative home plantings is also very com- flower, as it is not toxic to humans or harmful to the wilderness area is preserved in “its natural condi- mon. “Invasive” is a general term used to describe touch. However, the entire root system is tough to tions.” This mandate allows for a certain level of plant aggressive plants that could also be native. “Noxious” eradicate and must be monitored each year to remove control that is consistent with the “Minimum Tool” is a legal term used to describe non-native plants that remaining plants. concept, which directs managers to use the least are federally or state listed as a danger to human health Tamarisk—or salt cedar—is probably the most impacting method to accomplish a management objec- and natural or economic resources. In Arizona, land well-known invasive plant species in the Southwest. tive. The use of herbicides, biological controls, and managers oversee more than 49 state listed noxious Tamarisk is a deciduous shrub or tree that can grow up hand pulling campaigns has already begun in some weeds on our public lands. to 30 feet tall with small, scaly leaves like juniper. wilderness areas around the country and will likely In the Sonoran Desert—has crept into remote areas Tamarisk is a native to Eastern Asia and include Arizona wild lands on our public lands. This invasive was brought to the was first brought to the United States in before too long. United States in 1948 from Africa and the Middle East the 19th century for ornamental value, When asked about the as a forage grass for livestock and is still cultivated in windbreaks, and stream bank stabiliza- best method to control nox- Mexico and Texas for forage. Buffelgrass is a fire- tion. In the last 100 years, tamarisk has ious weeds, Jeff Schalau, adapted grass that burns readily, even when green, and firmly established itself in most of with the Yavapai County is able to resprout quicker than native desert vegeta- Arizona’s vital riparian areas with ease: a University of Arizona tion. It has established itself in the Ironwood Forest single tree can produce up too 600,000 Cooperative Extension, and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monuments and seeds per year. Tamarisk has been most didn’t talk about bulldozers Saguaro National Park, where it has led to unnatural successful at invading river or stream cor- and herbicides. wildfires that kill saguaro cacti and palo verde trees ridors that have been heavily impacted by “Prevention is the best that have not evolved in a fire adapted ecosystem. human activities such as dam construc- line of defense against nox- Control of this species is very difficult and requires tion and irrigation. In areas that are not ious weeds. However, edu- subject to seasonal flooding cation is also very impor- because of flood control, dalmatian toadflax tant when it comes to rec- tamarisk is able to overcome ognizing the individual native willow and cotton- species and understanding the environmental threats wood species. posed by noxious weeds.” Tamarisk grows in thick stands that The fact that there are no roads in wilderness has have lower biological diversity than been a tremendous factor in limiting the spread of native plants. These thick stands con- weeds into wilderness. The use of roads is one of the centrate salts in the soil, which results number one ways for weeds to be transported to new from the leaf litter that drops annually. areas. Efforts to require weed free hay to be used by This yearly fuel load creates a tamarisk equestrian users will be and has been a practice that “monoculture” by increasing wildfire risk can keep our wilderness areas weed free. Also, hikers killing off native willow and cottonwood can make sure they are not transporting weeds from species. Tamarisk also degrades local their home or anywhere else they may have been with ecosystems by lowering the local water their hiking gear and vehicles. Efforts to remove table because they require more water weeds must be coupled with monitoring and educa- than native plants. Their thick stands tion to be effective. Citizens can lend a tremendous impede water flow during high water hand in helping our land managers by watching for and consequently increase flood damage. invasive weeds on hikes, planting only native species Once this species takes control of an and shrubs around homes, removing invasive plants tamarisk area, restoration becomes very expensive from their property, and volunteering to help agencies and intrusive with the use of bulldozers remove non-native plants from public lands. Let’s nip various expensive and time-consuming methods for and herbicides. these non-natives in the bud! removal. The best control is early detection and quick Very little research has been completed related to removal, before it has a chance to proliferate. wilderness areas to determine the extent of coloniza- Want to Learn More? Dalmatian toadflax—a perennial species—has tion by invasive weeds. Seventy percent of the land University of Arizona Cooperative Extension become an increasing problem in the ponderosa pine managers who responded to a survey conducted by Web page: http://ag.arizona.edu/extension/ forests of the Central Mountain Highlands and the research Institute have Phone: (520) 621-7205 of Arizona. In the 17th century, this no plan in place to monitor or manage invasive weeds They have offices in each county and have pub- flowering species was brought to America from the in wilderness areas. In 1999, President Clinton signed lished a simple weed handbook for Arizona. Mediterranean as an ornamental plant. It has a yellow Executive Order 13112 establishing the National snapdragon-like flower and grows to three feet tall. Invasive Species Council and to “prevent the introduc- Southwest Exotic Plant Information Clearinghouse One plant can produce up to half a million seeds; tion of invasive species and provide for their control Web site: http://www.usgs.nau.edu/swepic/ dropping 90% of them at the base of the plant. A sin- and to minimize the economic, ecological, and human Absolutely the best information source on the web gle plant’s root system can increase by 400% a year and health impacts that invasive species cause.” The order for weed information in the Southwest

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