The Tonto National Forest is the fifth largest forest in the United States and of one of the most-visited “urban” forests in the U.S. It receives about 5.8 million visitors annually).

The fire started Dec.14 and caused an emergency closure of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests and Tonto National Forest earlier this ... burning acres of ponderosa pines and mixed conifer forest.

TONTO NATIONAL FOREST, AZ (AZFamily)—Crews are battling multiple fires that broke out in the Tonto National Forest during Sunday night’s thunderstorms. At this point, no buildings have burned ...

The Tonto National Forest said the fire was human-caused in an update on X. Fire crews are responding to the #SkittleFire, located at Sugarloaf Mountain on Mesa Ranger District.

PHOENIX — Tonto National Forest officials have lifted stage 1 fire restrictions due to recent monsoon rain and lower fire danger. Officials implemented the restrictions to decrease the risk of ...

The Point Fire northeast of New River in the Tonto National Forest has grown to 5,174 acres and was at 0% containment Friday afternoon. The fire has crested New River Mesa, ...

Kjolsrud, 18, and Clark, 17, were both found shot to death on May 27 near Mount Ord in the Tonto National Forest, north of Mesa, Arizona. A spokesperson for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office ...

The Brief. More than a week has passed and there are still no answers about what happened to 18-year-old Pandora Kjolsrud and 17-year-old Evan Clark in the Tonto National Forest.

Now imagine pulling weeds in the Tonto National Forest. That’s the task a Mesa man is taking on, and he’s making some pretty good progress in a unique spot in the East Valley, where Mesa meets ...

Patti Fenner, who became the Tonto National Forest’s first noxious weed manager in 2003, with a blade of invasive red brome grass. Image Ms. Fenner, who retired in 2014, runs Friends of the ...