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Celebrate 10 years of Ironwood Forest National Monument this Saturday

This Saturday, I’m headed down towards Tucson for what is sure to be a great event. The Friends of Ironwood Forest are hosting a celebration marking the 10-year anniversary of Ironwood Forest National Monument and the National Conservation Lands (also known by its more cumbersome name, the National Landscape Conservation System). There’s still time to [...]

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Free tour of Ironwood Forest National Monument—Mar 20

Friends of Ironwood Forest and the Bureau of Land Management invite you to a Free Tour of the Ironwood Forest National Monument on Saturday, March 20 Spend a day in one of southern Arizona’s most treasurered landscapes as we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Ironwood Forest National Monument. Throughout the tour, BLM speakers and [...]

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Restore a native grassland and an historic trail this weekend

There are two great volunteer opportunities this week in National Conservation Lands here in Arizona. If you have some time, please consider getting involved. Check out the Volunteers for Outdoor Arizona to register. Las Cienegas NCA Road Closure and Restoration Weekend Feb 19 – Feb 21 Experience a lush desert grassland just an hour southeast [...]

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Celebrate Agua Fria National Monument this Saturday

Join the Bureau of Land Management, the Friends of the Agua Fria National Monument, and Sonoran Audubon Society this Saturday, January 9 in celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Agua Fria National Monument and the National Landscape Conservation System. Agua Fria National Monument was designated by President Clinton to protect one of the most significant [...]

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Celebrate the Conservation System in Arizona

It’s been nearly 10 years since the creation of the National Landscape Conservation System - America’s newest system of protected lands managed by the US Bureau of Land Management. That’s all a mouthful to say that it’s been a decade (and sometimes two) since some of the most interesting, most wild, and mostly-unknown special places in [...]

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A permanent National Landscape Conservation System

Less than two hours ago, President Obama signed into law the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009, one of the most important conservation bills of the last decade. In addition to establishing three new National Park units, protecting 2 million acres of wilderness and 1,100 miles of Wild & Scenic Rivers, the act made [...]

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