Greetings!, 

This is your invitation to brave the morning chill and come if you can to the Friends of Madera Canyon Annual Meeting this Saturday, January 14th, with a social hour beginning at 8:00 AM and the meeting at 9:00 AM at the Community Performing Arts Center, 1250 W. Continental Road, Studio B.

Along with a warm welcome and news of Friends activities you will enjoy hearing from Cathy Hufault, author of Death Clouds on Mt. Baldy, the acclaimed story of heroism and tragedy with Boy Scouts trapped in a huge 1958 blizzard on the mountain above Madera Canyon.  

Mine Update

The time to comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Rosemont mine is drawing to a close. The final Forest Service public hearing is this Saturday, 1:00 to 5:00 PM, at Sahuarita High School, 350 W. Sahuarita Rd. The deadline to submit comments to the Forest Service on the DEIS is next Wednesday, January 18th, 2012. More information is available from Save the Scenic Santa Ritas.