Thank you to the Coconino Forest Service (CNF) for keeping the campfire ban in place for most of 2020. The Forest Service could promote better overall education by publicizing prosecutions of this type. Providing increased awareness of forest activities will go far toward reducing unlawful and destructive behavior by some recreationists. Unfortunately, unlawful activities still occur daily, like trash dumping, trail and road building, and tree cutting. Before illegally damaged land can be restored, the Forest Service must spend additional dollars and staff hours to comply with important federal regulations like the Antiquities and Endangered Species Act.

Source: Daily Sun December 28, 2020 16:52 UTC