The red squirrel, which was once thought to be extinct, has a population most recently estimated at 250-300. With Weather permitting, the tours begin in mid-May and go through mid-November. Because permits are required to enter the endangered red squirrel refugium, advance reservations are required. The approved plan for the observatory includes a 1750-acre Refugium around the telescope site to protect the squirrel.

Graham red squirrel Refugium.

Red Rock Wildlife Management Area Hiking Trails. Congress authorized construction of the first telescope on Mount Graham in 1989. Graham International Observatory conducts weekend tours for interested people. Because permits are required to enter the endangered red squirrel refugium, advance reservations are required. (9th Cir.

Concerns have been raised about possible threat to the Mt. and return about 4:30p.m.

Weather permitting, the tours begin in mid-May and go through mid-November. Mount Graham International Observatory: The sky conditions in southeastern Arizona are among the best in the world for astronomical observations.

Graham Red Squirrel Refugium boundary is encountered, at the 9800 foot contour (I believe the usual forest service all purpose fine exists for entry into the Refugium: 6 months in jail, and/or a $5000 fine).

Graham red squirrel. A 9c classification indicates the taxon is a Red Rock Wildlife Management Area Hiking Trails. Graham red squirrel. The development of the observatories in the 1980s and environmental concerns about an endangered red squirrel, plus Native American concerns about the sanctity of the peak, prompted the forest service to declare all lands above 9,800 feet surrounding Mount Graham as a "refugium", meaning that no one is officially allowed. Mt. Furthermore, 60 acres of existing roads and firebreaks are to be reforested (compared to the 8.6 acres that will be used for the observatory). Furthermore, 60 acres of existing roads and firebreaks are to be reforested (compared to the 8.6 acres that will be used for the observatory).

A brief orientation and information about the telescopes and the Red Squirrel Refugium will be shared, and the tour van will leave the campus at about 9:30a.m. within an area designated as the Mt. The species’ recovery priority is 9c, pursuant to the Endangered and Threatened Species Listing and Recovery Priority Guidelines (48 FR 43098 and 48 FR 52985). Because permits are required to enter the endangered red squirrel refugium, advance reservations are required.