As part of the long-term strategy on border-related issues, BLM Arizona initiated Operation ROAM (Reclaim Our Arizona Monuments) in 2010. We are now in the second year of coordinated operations in the Ironwood Forest and Sonoran Desert National Monuments. Here are the cumulative reports for the Federal fiscal year that began Oct. 1, 2011.

Ironwood Forest and Sonoran Desert National Monuments

Sites Oct. 1, 2011 to May 5, 2012   IFNM SDNM Abandoned vehicles 13 24 Agency assists – narcotics/ undocumented immigrants 98 62 Agency assists – other law enforcement 22 53 Camp/layups 18 48 Listening Posts/Observation Posts 23 50 Narcotics seizures 20 23 Narcotics seizures in pounds 5,300 10,880 Fence repairs 3 215 Road rehab needed 0 0 Signs (Missing/damaged/needed) 2 6 Trash sites needing cleanup 11 22

Cleanup/Mitigation Oct. 1, 2011 to May 5, 2012 IFNM SDNM Pounds of trash 8,980 39,735 Bags of trash 356 883 Tires 217 25 Bicycles 0 61 Smuggling roads rehabbed, in feet 0 80,635 Foot trails rehabbed, in feet  0 34,024