Friends of the Forest Member News

Verde Valley Search and Rescue volunteers are frequently called out to join search missions after dark. In fact, night time search and rescues are more typical on the National Forest than daylight events. It is rare, however, for volunteers from Friends of the Forest...

Most of us are aware that we’re experiencing an exceptionally dry year. Depending on where you live, you may have received only 10% to 40% of average annual precipitation. Our monsoon season ended early in 2017. Our winter precipitation was significantly below normal....

When I was young, my hero was Jacques Cousteau, and I dreamed of working as an oceanographer, advancing science and traveling the world. While I didn’t follow that path in life, my interest in science has remained. I suspect many of you reading this column can share a...