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	<title>Friends of the Sonoran National Desert Monument</title>
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		<title>Ironwood cactuses hit; target-shooting ban?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the proposals in the preferred Draft Management Plan presented by the BLM is to ban all recreational target shooting (not hunting or carrying firearms) in the monument. This proposal was made to insure that all monument objects such as cactuses, rock art sites, desert tortoise, etc.  are protected from careless target shooters, i.e. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sonorandesertfriends.org/fsdnm-news/cactuses-hit-target-shooting-ban/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=cactuses-hit-target-shooting-ban</link>
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		<title>Federal Government Has Nine More Months To Finish Management Plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) now has until September 15, 2012, to complete its Resource Management Plan for the Sonoran Desert National Monument.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sonorandesertfriends.org/fsdnm-news/federal-government-has-nine-more-months-to-finish-management-plan-for-the-sonoran-desert-national-monument/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=federal-government-has-nine-more-months-to-finish-management-plan-for-the-sonoran-desert-national-monument</link>
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		<title>Waterfowl of the Sonoran Desert National Monument</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<b>Jan. 21 8 AM</b> - Join the Friends of the Sonoran Desert National Monument for a day a viewing wintering waterfowl in the Sonoran Desert National Monument (SDNM) near Gila Bend, Arizona. The SDNM has several water catchments originally built for livestock production. These catchments continue to hold runoff and offer migrating waterfowl winter habitat.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sonorandesertfriends.org/nature/waterfowl-of-the-sonoran-desert-national-monument/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=waterfowl-of-the-sonoran-desert-national-monument</link>
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		<title>Newsletter Signup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sign up for occasional event invites and updates on how you can help protect and preserve this important national monument. Name: Email:]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sonorandesertfriends.org/news/newsletter-signup/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=newsletter-signup</link>
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		<title>Coalition Seeks to Preserve Sonoran Desert in West Valley</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A coalition of environmentalist, business leaders,developers and mayors announced a proposal Wednesday to protect roughly 700,000 acres of public lands in the West Valley. The group wants to preserve for future generations the ecology, cultural heritage and recreational opportunities in the Sonoran Desert west of Phoenix. The public lands, whichare managed by the Bureau of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sonorandesertfriends.org/fsdnm-news/coalition-seeks-to-preserve-sonoran-desert-in-west-valley/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=coalition-seeks-to-preserve-sonoran-desert-in-west-valley</link>
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		<title>Project Roam: Reclaim Our Arizona Monuments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management is working to hard to keep the Sonoran Desert National Monument safe and available to the public. For information on what they are doing check out these links. Release Date: 01/25/11 Contacts: Deborah Stevens , 602-417-9215 BLM Partners with ADOT on &#8220;Project Daylight&#8221; on Interstate 8 PHOENIX – Continuing to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sonorandesertfriends.org/fsdnm-news/project-roam-reclaim-our-arizona-monuments/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=project-roam-reclaim-our-arizona-monuments</link>
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		<title>Take Action</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Summer and Fall Schedule for the FSDNM Reptiles and Amphibians of the Sonoran Desert National Monument Join the Friends of the Sonoran Desert National Monument for an evening of viewing and learning about nocturnal reptiles and amphibians that inhabit the area. These fieldtrips will focus on the northern part of the Sonoran Desert National Monument [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sonorandesertfriends.org/take-action/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=take-action</link>
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		<title>Trouble on the Sonoran Desert National Monument</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Drug and human trafficking through the Sonoran Desert National Monument has economic consequences for local communities. For more information read this story originally broad-casted by KJZZ radio. www.kjzz.org/news/fronteras/archives?p=2961 Unfortunately the splendor of the Sonoran Desert National Monument has been disturbed again by criminal activities. As been reported in the media the Vekol Valley is a major [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sonorandesertfriends.org/fsdnm-news/more-touble-on-the-sonoran-desert-national-monument/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=more-touble-on-the-sonoran-desert-national-monument</link>
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		<title>Preserving the Antiquities Act</title>
		<description><![CDATA[America&#8217;s treasures need protections Mar. 2, 2011 The Arizona Republic Arizona got a big parting gift in the final years of the Clinton administration: five national monuments. With the president&#8217;s signature, Ironwood Forest, Sonoran Desert, Agua Fria, Vermilion Cliffs and Grand Canyon-Parashant were set aside for us to enjoy in their natural splendor. Their rich [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sonorandesertfriends.org/fsdnm-news/preserving-the-antiquities-act/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=preserving-the-antiquities-act</link>
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		<title>FSDNM Board Meetings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FSDNM board meetings are on the following Thursdays of each month at 5:30 pm at the Phoenix District office of the Bureau of Land Management 21605 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85027.  Meeting times and locations are subject to change. March 24 April 21 May 26 June 23 July 28 August 25 September 22 October [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sonorandesertfriends.org/meetings/fsdnm-board-meetings/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fsdnm-board-meetings</link>
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