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On the Arizona Strip, Now is the Time for Fire and Fuels Work
When it comes to the desert southwest, the Arizona Strip is entirely its own place. Everything north of the Grand Canyon (or “the Big Ditch,” as locals call it) and south of Utah, including 3.1 million acres of Bureau of Land Management land, is geographically isolated, sparsely populated, and culturally unique. It doesn’t totally identify…
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A Southwest Success Story at Watershed Scale
If a person were to park on the border of Arizona and Nevada, step out of their vehicle, and start walking east across the Bureau of Land Management’s Arizona Strip District, it would be many days, perhaps even weeks, before they reached the other side. The scale of the landscape is nearly incomprehensible. There is…
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On the Arizona Strip with IWJV’s Sage Capacity Team
Perhaps no partnership of field-based individuals has had the breadth of impacts on the sagebrush biome as IWJV’s Sage Capacity Team (SCT). During the week of May 16th, the SCT convened in St. George, Utah, and after more than two years of virtual meetings many SCT members were meeting in person for the first time.…
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Creativity Sparks Unique Watchable Wildlife Experience in Arizona
Wetlands, lakes and rivers are rare commodities in Arizona, yet the biological diversity of these places is immense. Though few and far between, these areas provide habitat for potentially hundreds of species of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and invertebrates. These wet places are also a magnet for human recreation. Boating, fishing, hunting, wildlife watching and…
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The O’Haco Ranch, a Place for Family, Livestock and Birds
When asked why he makes conservation an integral part of his cattle operation, third generation rancher James O’Haco restates the simple mantra he said his grandfather lived by: “We just want to leave the land a little better for our children.” O’Haco will tell you the key to ranching is the continual maintenance and care…
