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Ironwood Forest National Monument

Target shooting banned at Ironwood Forest Monument

Target shooting banned at Ironwood Forest Monument

Recreational target shooting is now illegal at Ironwood Forest National Monument, following years of controversy about the practice.

February 26, 2013 12:00 am Photos

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Target shooting banned at Ironwood Forest park

Target shooting banned at Ironwood Forest park

A bullet-riddled BLM sign warns that it's illegal to leave shotgun shells behind at Ironwood Forest National Monument.

February 26, 2013 12:00 am Comments
Target shooting banned at Ironwood Forest park

Target shooting banned at Ironwood Forest park

Officials said they believed shotgun blasts felled this saguaro in an area used for wildcat target shooting at Ironwood Forest.

February 26, 2013 12:00 am Comments
Saturday visitor event spotlights Ironwood Forest park

Saturday visitor event spotlights Ironwood Forest park

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November 05, 2012 12:00 am Comments
Saturday visitor event spotlights Ironwood Forest park

Saturday visitor event spotlights Ironwood Forest park

Rugged rock summits, bounding bighorn sheep and grand stands of desert trees are among the many wonders at Ironwood Forest National Monument - but many Tucsonans have never been there.

November 05, 2012 12:00 am Comments

BLM ends plan to ban shooting at monument

After heavy protests from gun-rights' groups, the federal government is dropping a proposed ban on target shooting at the Sonoran Desert National Monument.

May 15, 2012 12:00 am Comments

BLM children's book: Tortoise journeys across Arizona

The Bureau of Land Management has produced a children's book about a tortoise that takes a 100-year journey across Arizona.

February 22, 2012 7:18 am Comments

In brief

Catalina park hosts solar party Saturday

April 14, 2011 12:00 am Comments
Tour features history, mysteries, oddities

Tour features history, mysteries, oddities

Ragged Top looms above members of the Dove Mountain Hiking Club and the Friends of the Ironwood Forest. About 70 bighorn sheep live atop Ragged Top.

December 30, 2010 12:00 am Comments
Tour features history, mysteries, oddities

Tour features history, mysteries, oddities

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December 30, 2010 12:00 am Comments
Tour features history, mysteries, oddities

Tour features history, mysteries, oddities

Kathy Church checks her camera while out on a hike with members of the Dove Mountain Hiking Club and the Friends of the Ironwood Forest.

December 30, 2010 12:00 am Comments
Tour features history, mysteries, oddities

Tour features history, mysteries, oddities

Researchers at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum have surmised that mites may have caused saguaros to mutate near the Ironwood Forest National Monument.

December 30, 2010 12:00 am Comments
Tour features history, mysteries, oddities

Tour features history, mysteries, oddities

The Silverbell Cemetery is on land adjacent to the monument and contains more than 80 graves of people associated with the community of Silverbell and the Silver Bell Mine.

December 30, 2010 12:00 am Comments
Tour features history, mysteries, oddities

Tour features history, mysteries, oddities

If you're hankering to get out and about after - or during - the hectic holiday, here's an idea: Check out the Ironwood Forest National Monument, which has been celebrating its 10th anniversary all year.

December 30, 2010 12:00 am Photos

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Family event celebrates town's collaboration with park

Marana's Parks and Recreation Department on Saturday will showcase its new partnership with the Ironwood Forest National Monument, which is putting on a "Get Outside With Your Kids" event at parks and rec headquarters.

November 04, 2010 12:00 am Comments

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