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Forest Service to reopen Bull Pen on Saturday
From the forest service:
Sedona, Ariz. – The Coconino National Forest Red Rock District will reopen the Bull Pen Recreation Area
for day use beginning Saturday, November 2.
Public
use at Bull Pen will be limited to day use only, 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.,
with no overnight camping allowed. Dispersed camping will be allowed at
locations at least
one mile from the Bull Pen area.
The
presence of numerous cottonwood and sycamore trees with dead hazardous
limbs prompted the closure of the area in May. The Forest Service then
conducted a risk assessment.
As a result of the assessment, management changes are being implemented
for public safety. Hazardous trees have been removed or limbed within
an area designated for day use. This area includes several parking areas
and a toilet location.
The
tree cutting was conducted during the past month so biological impacts
could be minimized. The creekside forest is environmentally sensitive
due to habitat for
the Yellow-billed Cuckoo, a bird species proposed for the Endangered
Species Act list, as well as Black Hawks and other nesting and
hibernating wildlife that depend on trees.
Access
to the West Clear Creek Wilderness for backpackers and hunters will
again be available by parking at the West Clear Creek Trailhead at the
Bull Pen Day Use Area.
For more information, please contact Jennifer Burns at the Red Rock District office at 928-203-7529.
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