National Conservation Lands Arizona Three-Year Strategy 2013-2015
The National Landscape Conservation System (National Conservation Lands) is part of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and its larger National System of Public Lands. In Arizona, the National Conservation Lands are found in five National Monuments, three National Conservation Areas, 47 Wilderness areas, two Wilderness Study Areas, and portions of two National Historic Trails and one National Scenic Trail.
This Arizona Three-Year Strategy builds upon the earlier Arizona National Landscape Conservation System Strategy and identifies State-Level Actions that contribute to the accomplishment of the Themes and Goals of the BLM 15-Year Strategy for the National Conservation Lands. The State Strategic Approach within each Theme communicates Arizona’s overall intent for that Theme. The Arizona Three-Year Strategy connects national emphasis with state action and focus. It will be updated as actions are completed and when new priorities and actions are identified. The strategy is a means for carrying out the decisions made through BLM land use plans and local plans and does not change or replace those plans.
Managers of each national monument and national conservation area and managers in districts or field offices containing other National Conservation Lands are encouraged to develop individual unit or district/field office step-down strategies. These strategies will provide additional detail on how, when, and where specific actions will be taken as a way of achieving the Goals and accomplishing the broader Actions within the Themes of the national and state strategies. Unit or district/field office step-down strategies will contain immediate actions to be taken within one to three years in those units or district/field offices. These field-level strategies will be developed through a collaborative process that invites participation of friends groups, stakeholders, community leaders, and local organizations and individuals. Through this process, the BLM and its partners can work together to identify what actions are needed and how they can be completed with the assistance of interested volunteers.