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To inform and advise the public about the geologic character of Arizona in order to foster understanding and prudent development of the State's land, water, mineral, and energy resources . ... [Read More]
National Fire News
(White River Field Office, Bureau of Land Management): 800 acres. This lightning-caused Wildland Fire Use (WFU) incident is being managed to accomplish resource objectives. This fire is 10 miles west of Meeker. Active ground fire with group torching, crown runs and spotting were reported. ... Irish Channel (Kenai-Kodiak Area Forestry, Alaska Division of Forestry): 1,010 acres. This lightning-caused Wildland Fire Use (WFU) incident is being managed to accomplish resource objectives. This fire started on Fish and Wildlife Service land 20 miles southeast of Sterling. The fire is being monitored. ... [Read More]
Petrified Forest National Park (National Park Service)
Petrified Forest National Park is a surprising land of scenic wonders and fascinating science. The park features one of the world's largest and most colorful concentrations of petrified wood, the multi-hued badlands of the Chinle Formation known as the Painted Desert, historic structures, archeological sites, and displays of 225 million year old fossils. ... Painted Desert Inn National Historic Landmark Museum ... [Read More]
News Media
The California condors are being released as a "non-essential/experimental population" under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act. Section 10(j) provides that the species can be released in an area without impacting current or future land use planning. This authority has been spelled out further in an innovative agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and local governments. This "Implementation Agreement" spells out a positive working relationship between the federal government and the various local governments. ... [Read More]
National Fire Plan
A number of fuels reduction projects and fire prevention projects in northwestern Arizona are the result of new partnerships with the BLM's Kingman field office, working with the Arizona State Land Department, Mohave County, city governments, local fire departments and businesses and special interest groups. The BLM is the only federal land management agency in the Kingman area dealing with hazardous fuels and fire prevention on public lands, and BLM staff recognize the importance of working relationships with local cooperators. More information is available [ HERE ] ... [Read More]
BLM FOIA: BLM Information Access Centers
Below is a listing of the Information Access Centers of the Bureau of Land Management(BLM). These centers, formally known as BLM Public Rooms, contain a wealth of informationand can help you with just about any question you may have. They also provide mapsconcerning BLM land. ... Portland, Oregon 97208-2965 ... U.S. Bureau of Land Management , ... [Read More]
USDA-ARS Southwest Watershed Research Center Home Page
to understand and model the effects of changing climate, land use, and management practices on the hydrologic cycle, soil erosion processes, and watershed resources; ... [Read More]
Remembering Pearl Harbor: The USS Arizona Memorial
2. The Island of Oahu ... T oday the battle-scarred, submerged remains of the battleship USS Arizona rest on the silt of Pearl Harbor, just as they settled on December 7, 1941. The ship was one of many casualties from the deadly attack by the Japanese on a quiet Sunday that President Franklin Roosevelt called "a date which will live in infamy." The Arizona 's burning bridge and listing mast and superstructure were photographed in the aftermath of the Japanese attack, and news of her sinking was emblazoned on the front page of newspapers across the land. The photograph symbolized the destruction of the United States Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor and the start of a war that was to take many thousands of American lives. Indelibly impressed into the national memory, the image could be recalled by most Americans when they heard the battle cry, "Remember Pearl Harbor." More than a million people visit the USS Arizona Memorial each year. They file quietly through the building and toss flower wr ... [Read More]
Arizona NRCS
Limited Resource Farmers received 1,156 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) contracts covering nearly 436,000 acres of farm and ranch land in fiscal year 2004 for a total of $18.3 million. Arizona producers have 25 contracts covering 189,479 acres in the program with a cost share of $902,232. ... [Read More]
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