[AZ-Observing] Re: Observing in Arizona -- State Trust Land
- From: Joe Larkin <joeclarkin@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 21:03:58 -0700 (PDT)
I think you can do astronomy on State Trust Land (STL) but every
person (or family) needs a permit. Part of the law about STL makes it
a requirement that it generate revenue from use.
Camping, Hiking and Off highway driving are allowed with a permit.
Hunters are allowed on it because they pay the fee through the
hunting permit. Amateur astronomers would likely fit under camping,
sightseeing and photography, all permited activities.
Every individual on STL must be covered by a permit. There are
individual permits for $15 and family permits for $20. Note that
family permits cover immediate family that lives under one roof.
There are also group permits, but I don't know how they work and
these would probably be a bit cumbersome for regular star parties.
But they might be just the thing for a small group of motivated
observers.
More information is available at:
http://www.land.state.az.us/programs/natural/rec_offroad_permit.htm
Joe Larkin
--- Dean Ketelsen <ketelsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You guys have it easy way up north there in Phoenix... When
> observing
> SW of Tucson on the Sasabe road or at Kitt Peak, more often than
> not
> the Border Patrol stops me on the way home again - probably close
> to
> 80% of the time. It is just a quick inspection and making sure we
> are
> US citizens, but is getting to the point I expect it. Of course,
> I'm
> driving a van from the border towards civilization at 2am, so what
> else
> should I expect...
>
> As for land use, years ago we were looking into buying some state
> land.
> Interestingly, you could hunt or camp on state land, but astronomy
> was
> NOT an approved use, so supposedly you could be told to move along
> if
> you didn't have a permit... FYI, at least 10 years ago. Of
> course, it
> has never happened to me, but when talking to the state land
> office, the
> topic came up.
>
> -Dean
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