11 – Objection to road into John Long Canyon (1992)
(This is a part of a series of gleanings from the history of CRC’s 30 years of work; additional posts available here.)
In March 1992, the Forest Service proposed building a road into John Long Canyon, on the west side of the Chiricahua Mountains between West Turkey Creek and the Rucker road, in a highly sensitive riparian area. We objected. That proposal subsided for a few years, then resurfaced.
Late in 1999, CRC learned of another initiative to bulldoze a new road into John Long Canyon. Public outcry grew, and once again the issue faded away.
(Photo by Eskild Petersen, 2021)
This battle, stretching over decades, is especially relevant today because a very similar for John Long Canyon has again reared its ugly head.
