The John’s Tank Trail #94 on the east side of Lynx Lake has re-opened to the public. It had been closed since December to provide protection to nesting bald eagles. All closure signage and barricades have been removed. Bald eagles have used Lynx Lake as a nesting site for the last 16 years and have been successful for eight of those years.
Unfortunately, nesting failed this year at the Lynx Lake site as the female bald eagle died from unknown causes. Results of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife examination of the bird following death will be available soon. Wildlife officials state the male will maintain the breeding territory and is expected to establish a pair bond with a replacement female by the 2025 breeding season.
The closure order on the bald eagle nesting area along the Verde River, south of Camp Verde, will remain in place until July 1.