Jan 7, 2026
During Friends of the Forest’s Annual Meeting in November, milestones were shared and volunteers celebrated. Between October 1, 2024 and September 30, 2025, FOF volunteers provided the U.S. Forest Service’s Red Rock Ranger District with a record 37,669 volunteer...
Dec 3, 2025
The Sedona area is full of rocks of varied kind and colors, as is evident on any given hike. But it is also full of certain composite organisms that are often on those rocks and yet may be completely overlooked. Have you noticed crust-like mats on sandstone or basalt...
Nov 5, 2025
From my daily interactions with non-Native individuals, I’ve found that Indian gaming and casinos are very poorly-understood. While I do not claim to be the ultimate expert on this topic, I hope to bring some clarity for readers. Several of my family members were...
Oct 1, 2025
Friends of the Forest Sedona is one of the largest all-volunteer organizations in the nation that is dedicated to providing a volunteer workforce to the U.S. Forest Service. Our volunteers partner directly with the Red Rock Ranger District of the Coconino National...
Sep 3, 2025
On a recent morning, a group of trained volunteers made their way along the Soldier Pass Trail. Their destination was an off-trail site that attracts lots of hikers, and therefore lots of graffiti. The volunteers were from the Friends of the Forest, a not-for-profit,...
Aug 6, 2025
Wildfire is a constant topic these days in the news and in our regional landscape. The Coconino National Forest has implemented Stage 2 fire restrictions, and just a few weeks ago the lightning strike-initiated Dragon Bravo Fire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon...
