THE PRESCOTT NATIONAL FOREST WILL BE LIFTING THE CLOSURE RESTRICTIONS AND OPENING THE JOHN’S TANK TRAIL #94 ON THE EAST SIDE OF LYNX LAKE TOMORROW. THE TRAIL HAS BEEN CLOSED TO PUBLIC ENTRY SINCE DECEMBER TO PROVIDE PROTECTION TO NESTING BALD EAGLES.

BALD EAGLES HAVE USED LYNX LAKE AS A NESTING SITE FOR THE LAST FIFTEEN YEARS AND HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL FOR EIGHT OF THOSE YEARS, INCLUDING TWO YOUNG EAGLES PRODUCED THIS YEAR.

THE CLOSURE ORDER ON THE BALD EAGLE NESTING AREA ALONG THE VERDE RIVER, SOUTH OF CAMP VERDE, WILL ALSO BE LIFTING TOMORROW. THE LADDERS CLOSURE AREA IS LOCATED SOUTH OF CAMP VERDE ALONG A 2-MILE SECTION OF THE VERDE RIVER AND ADJACENT NATIONAL FOREST LANDS IN THE VICINITY OF THE "VERDE FALLS" DOWNSTREAM TO BELOW SYCAMORE CANYON.

NEST SITE MONITORING BY THE ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT'S NESTWATCH PROGRAM CONFIRMED FLEDGING OF ONE YOUNG BY THE BREEDING PAIR.