District 2 Supervisor Liz Archuleta — May is Mental Health Awareness Month

“No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.”

– Maya Angelou

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., May 13, 2020 — The Flagstaff Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest will begin selling commercial firewood permits May 18 for six areas of live and dead juniper trees near Yeager Canyon that will provide approximately 10 cords of wood in each area.

Permits cost $50, are good until Dec. 13, 2020, and can only be purchased by calling (928) 526-0866 during the morning business hours on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Your permit will be mailed to you after your purchase.

Each cutting area is about 4 to 7 acres, ensuring a minimum of 10 cords of wood available in each area. Specific cutting requirements are stated in the permit, which will be inspected upon completion or at the end of the firewood season. Each area must be completed and inspected before another permit may be purchased.

Detailed information, conditions, and a map will be provided with each permit. More information can also be found online on the Live Juniper Commercial Firewood Permits web page. For questions, please contact Jacob Dahlin at (928) 214-2424.

Today we are sharing one way of caring for yourself which is meditation. Meditation has many positive benefits for health and well-being. Take a look at the infographic below to see some of the benefits of meditation. If you’re interested in trying meditation for your mental health, click the video link below for a guided 5 minute meditation.

These figures are updated and will be shared every morning at 10:00 am in order tocoincide with the Arizona Department of Health Services release of data. We will continue sharing these figures in our daily newsletter.

Here is the information as of 05/13/2020:

AZDHS just updated their COVID-19 website which now includes race and ethnicity on confirmed cases, location of confirmed cases by zip code, ages & gender of related deaths, and number of hospital beds & ICU beds available.

Coconino County is participating in the Arizona Testing Blitz.

We encourage preregistering on our website https://www.coconino.az.gov/covid19.

Several community providers are participating in this statewide initiative.

To see all locations, visit www.azhealth.gov/TestingBlitz.

If you have not yet filled out the 2020 Census, please do so! By filling out the census, you are ensuring that our community is counted and can receive the necessary resources we need to keep our community safe, healthy, and thriving!

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