Northern AZ Grassland Restoration Phase 2
Project Information
Year Awarded: Fiscal Year 2020
USDA Funding: $1,046,979.49
Partner-Contributed Funding: $1,046,979.49
Project Timeline: 2022-2027
RCPP Conservation Activities: Land Management Contracts
Arizona Counties: Coconino County
Lead Partner: Arizona Game and Fish
Collaborating Partners: Mule Deer Foundation, Arizona Elk Society, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Partners Program, Arizona Antelope Federation, and Arizona Deer Association.
Summary
The Northern Arizona Grassland Initiative RCPP Phase 2 will continue to address natural resource concerns, specifically Degraded Plant Condition, Fish and Wildlife - Inadequate Habitat, and Insufficient Water Quantity. This five-year collaborative effort will continue to be led by the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AGFD) and include seven partners: two National Forests who will contribute environmental and/or cultural clearances when opportunities arise, and four wildlife conservation organizations (WCOs). Goals are to restore a minimum of 16,750 acres of degraded grassland and savanna habitat and to establish reliable water sources for wildlife on a total of 100,000 acres. Old woven wire fences will be replaced with wildlife friendly fencing that will prevent wildlife entanglement and allow for unrestricted movement along an estimated 24 miles of fence line.
Resource Concerns
terrestrial habitat, degraded plant condition, fire management, livestock production limitation, wind and water erosion
Conservation Practices Offered
- 614 Watering Facility
- 516 Pipeline
- 533 Pumping Plant
- 642 Water Well
- 645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
- 574 Spring Development
- 636 Water Harvesting Catchment
- 378 Pond
- 521 Pond Sealing and Lining
- 314 Brush Management
- 528 Prescribed Grazing
- 500 Obstruction Removal
- 587 Structure for Water Control
- 550 Range Planting
- 315 Herbaceous Weed Control
- 649 Structures for Wildlife
- 342 Critical Area Planting
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