The Sonoran Desert Area
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Ironwood cactuses hit; target-shooting ban?
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. [...] Learn more
Federal Government Has Nine More Months To Finish Management Plan
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) now has until September 15, 2012, to complete its Resource Management Plan for the Sonoran Desert National Monument. Learn more
Waterfowl of the Sonoran Desert National Monument
Jan. 21 8 AM - 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. Learn more
Coalition Seeks to Preserve Sonoran Desert in West Valley
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 [...] Learn more
Project Roam: Reclaim Our Arizona Monuments
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 “Project Daylight” on Interstate 8 PHOENIX – Continuing to [...] Learn more
