Post on 16-Dec-2015
Arizona Strip• Agencies & Groups: AZSLD, BLM, CE, NRCD, NRCS
and USFS• Number of CRM ranches: 6• Notes: The agencies do not meet on a regular
schedule. Individuals work together on a case by case basis as needed depending upon the ranch that is being planned or monitored. Three CRM plans are currently being developed.
Flagstaff• Agencies & Groups: NRCS and USFS• Number of CRM ranches: 2• Notes: There has been no scheduled meeting of
the agencies to discuss planning efforts. Two plans have been developed with another plan at the beginning stages.
Lower Mohave County• Last met: 4/15/08• Agencies & Groups: AZG&FD, AZSLD, BLM, CE, NRCD and
NRCS • Number of CRM ranches: 4• Notes: Currently working on one large plan.
Navajo County • Last met: 9/7/06• Number of attendees: 9• Agencies & Groups (# of representatives): AG&FD (3),
ranchers (2), USFS (2), ASLD (1) and NRCS (1)• Number of CRM ranches: 3• Notes: The group meets as needed on a ranch by ranch
basis. NRCS, AG&FD, ASLD & USFS are currently working on large scale brush management over three ranches encompassing almost an entire watershed.
Prescott • Last met: 1/07• Number of attendees: 21• Agencies & Groups (# of representatives): USFS (12), NRCS
(6), ranchers (2) and AZG&FD (1)• Number of CRM ranches: 3• Notes: Currently, 5 ranches are being planned involving NRCS,
USFS & BLM.
Springerville• Notes: No planning group exists at this time. The Forest
Service has encouraged it’s permitees to begin CRM planning processes on their ranches and 12 are currently signed up as interested.
• Tonto • Last met: 5/22/07• Number of attendees: 25• Agencies & Groups (# of representatives): NRCS (12), USFS
(9), Gila County Cattle Growers (3), AZG&FD (1), CE (1) and NRCD (1)
• Number of CRM ranches: 34• Notes: 8 new CRM planning efforts are in place for this year.
Tucson • Last met: 8/13/08• Number of attendees: 16• Agencies & Groups (# of representatives): NRCS (4), AZSLD
(4), Pima Co. (4) BLM (2), AZG&FD (1) and CE (1) • Number of CRM ranches: 10• Notes: This group meets yearly, in the fall. A quarter of the
ranches on the work group list were developed using the CRM planning method. There are 37 potential CRM planning efforts listed by the group.
Willcox • Last met: 8/12/08• Number of attendees: 16• Agencies & Groups (# of representatives): NRCS (5),
AZG&FD (5), USFS (1), AZSLD (2), BLM (2) and CE (1) • Number of CRM ranches: 13• Notes: This group meets yearly, generally in the fall.
Coordination is mostly centered upon monitoring efforts on existing cooperative plans. A quarter of the listed ranches are planned using the CRM format. There are 44 potential CRM planning efforts listed by the group.
Bill WilliamsBig Sandy NRCD
Bill Williams River Corridor Steering Committee
Chino Winds NRCDCocopai RC&D Council
Hualapai TribeKingman Habitat Partnership Committee
Lower Colorado River RC&D CouncilLower Mohave County CRM Field Group
Prescott CRM Field GroupPrescott Habitat Partnership Committee
Triangle NRCDWickenburg NRCD
Colorado/Grand CanyonArizona Strip CRM Field Group
Big Sandy NRCDCoconino NRCD
Coconino Plateau Water Advisory County Committee
Cocopai RC&D CouncilFlagstaff CRM Field Group
Forage Resource Study GroupFredonia Habitat Partnership Committee
Fredonia NRCDHavasupai TribeHualapai NRCDHualapai Tribe
Kaibab-Paiute TribesKingman Habitat Partnership Committee
Little Colorado River SWCDLittlefield-Hurricane Valley NRCD
Lower Colorado River RC&D CouncilLower Mohave County CRM Field Group
Navajo Mountain SWCDNavajo Nation
Navajo Nation RC&D CouncilNorthwest Arizona Watershed Council
Salinity Control Forum
Little Colorado/San JuanAlpine-Springerville Habitat Partnership
CommitteeApache NRCDChinle SWCD
Coconino NRCDCocopai RC&D Council
Diablo TrustFlagstaff CRM Field Group
Flagstaff-Williams Habitat Partnership CommitteeForage Resource Study Group
Fort Defiance SWCDGreater Flagstaff Forest Partnership
Hopi TribeLittle Colorado River Plateau RC&D Council
Little Colorado River SWCDLittle Colorado River Watershed Coordinating
CouncilMoenkopi NRCD
Navajo County CRM Field GroupNavajo County NRCD
Navajo Mountain SWCDNavajo Nation
Navajo Nation RC&D CouncilShiprock SWCD
Show Low Creek Watershed Enhancement Partnership
Show Low Habitat Partnership CommitteeSilver Creek Advisory Commission
Upper Little Colorado River Watershed PartnershipWinslow Habitat Partnership Committee
Zuni Pueblo
Lower Colorado/Lower GilaBard NRCD
Big Sandy NRCDBuckeye Valley NRCD
Cocopah TribeColorado River Tribes
Coronado RC&D CouncilFort Mohave TribeGila Bend NRCD
Hohokam RC&D CouncilKingman Habitat Partnership Committee
Laguna NRCDLower Colorado River RC&D Council
Lower Mohave County CRM Field GroupNorthwest Arizona Watershed Council
Parker Valley NRCDQuechan Tribe
Salinity Control ForumSouthwest Arizona Habitat Partnership Committee
Tohono O’odham NationTohono O’odham SWCD
Wellton-Mohawk Valley NRCDWickenburg NRCD
Yuma Heritage CrossingYuma NRCD
Middle Gila/Agua FriaAgua Fria-New River NRCD
Buckeye Valley NRCDChino Winds NRCD
Cocopai RC&D CouncilEast Maricopa NRCD
Florence-Coolidge NRCDGila Bend NRCD
Gila River Indian CommunityGila River NRCD
Hohokam RC&D CouncilLower Colorado River RC&D Council
Pima/Pinal/Santa Cruz CRM Field GroupPrescott CRM Field Group
Prescott Habitat Partnership CommitteeSalt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
San Carlos Apache NRCDSan Carlos Tribes
Southern Yavapai Water Advisory GroupTonto NRCD
Triangle NRCDUpper Agua Fria Watershed Partnership
Wickenburg NRCDWinkleman NRCD
SaltApache NRCD
Coronado RC&D CouncilEast Maricopa NRCD
Hohokam RC&D CouncilNorthern Gila County Water Planning Alliance
Payson Natural Resources CommitteeSalt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
San Carlos Apache NRCDSan Carlos Apache TribesTonto CRM Field Group
Tonto NRCDWhite Mountain Apache NRCDWhite Mountain Apache Tribes
Yavapai-Apache Nation
San Pedro/San BernardinoCampomocho-Sacaton Watershed Group
Cochise CRM Field GroupCommunity Watershed Alliance
Coronado RC&D CouncilGila Valley NRCD
Graham/Greenlee CRM Field GroupHay Mountain Working Group
Hereford NRCDHohokam RC&D Council
Malpai Borderlands GroupRedington NRCD
San Carlos Apache NRCDSan Carlos Apache Tribes
Santa Cruz NRCDTucson CRM Field Group
Upper San Pedro PartnershipWhitewater Draw NRCDWillcox-San Simon NRCD
Winkleman NRCD
Santa CruzAltar Valley Conservation Alliance
Canelo Hills CoalitionCienega Corridor Conservation Council
Cienega Watershed PartnershipCoronado RC&D Council
Eloy NRCDFriends of Sonoita Creek
Friends of the Santa Cruz RiverGila Bend NRCD
Gila River Indian CommunityGila River NRCD
Hohokam RC&D CouncilPascua Yaqui Tribe
Pima Association of Governments Watershed Planning SubcommitteePima NRCD
Pima/Pinal/Santa Cruz CRM Field GroupSanta Cruz NRCD
San Xavier CommunitySonoita Valley Planning Partnership
Tohono O’odham NationTohono O’odham SWCD
Tucson Habitat Partnership CommitteeWest Pinal NRCD
Upper GilaApache NRCD
Cochise CRM Field GroupCoronado RC&D Council
Gila Valley NRCDGila Watershed Partnership
Graham/Greenlee CRM Field GroupHohokam RC&D Council
Little Colorado River Plateau RC&D CouncilMalpai Borderlands Group
Safford Habitat Partnership CommitteeSan Carlos Apache NRCDSan Carlos Apache TribesTonto CRM Field Group
Upper Eagle Creek/Blue River Watershed AssociationWhitewater Draw NRCDWillcox-San Simon NRCD
VerdeChino Winds NRCD
Citizens Water Advocacy GroupCoconino NRCD
Cocopai RC&D CouncilEast Maricopa NRCD
Flagstaff CRM Field GroupFlagstaff-Williams Habitat Partnership Committee
Forage Resource Study GroupFort McDowell Yavapai Nation
Hohokam RC&D CouncilHyde Mountain Vista Group
Oak Creek Canyon Task ForcePayson Natural Resources Committee
Prescott Creeks Preservation AssociationPrescott CRM Field Group
Prescott Habitat Partnership CommitteeStewards of Public LandsTonto CRM Field Group
Tonto NRCDVerde NRCD
Verde River Citizens AllianceVerde Watershed Association
Yavapai-Apache NationYavapai County Water Advisory Committee
Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe
Bill Williams (ADEQ lead)• The Bill Williams River Corridor Steering Committee
is an existing entity that is actively carrying out conservation planning and implementation in the Bill Williams watershed. The Group feels that this effort needs to be encouraged and where possible, strengthened by AZ CRM.
Colorado/Grand Canyon (NRCS lead)• There is no single example of coordinated
conservation representing the entire Watershed that currently exists. Various groups have limited interests in specific portions of the Watershed. It was mentioned that the Salinity Control Forum is the group that meets regularly and does have an interest over the entire watershed, though this area is only a portion of their entire area of concern. It was agreed that the Arizona Strip, Flagstaff and Lower Mohave County CRM Field Groups need to be reinvigorated to encourage the CRM planning process in this area.
Little Colorado/San Juan (ADEQ lead) • The Little Colorado River Watershed Coordinating Council
meets regularly to plan and discuss conservation needs in this area. AZ CRM needs to stay in touch with its effort and assist where it can.
Lower Colorado/Lower Gila (NRCS lead)• There is no single example of coordinated conservation
representing the entire Watershed that currently exists. The Lower Mohave County CRM Field Group includes a portion of the far north, and is beginning to become reinvigorated in the CRM ranch planning process. Challenges in this watershed include the fact that the water rights at this point are fully appropriated and activity seems to be centered upon operation and maintenance. Other challenges arise from the ephemeral nature of many of the grazing lands in this area and the large tracts of military lands in the southern portion.
Middle Gila/Agua Fria (NRCS lead)• There is no single example of coordinated conservation
representing the entire Watershed that currently exists. Various groups have limited interests in specific portions of the Watershed. The Pima/Pinal/Santa Cruz CRM Field Group is effective and active yet covers only the southeast third of this Watershed. The Prescott CRM Field Group covers the north third of this area and it is starting to become effective.
Salt (ADEQ lead)• There is no single example of coordinated conservation
representing the entire Watershed that currently exists. Various groups have limited interests in specific portions of the Watershed. Representing the western half of the area, the Tonto CRM Field Group represents the most active and widespread CRM effort currently taking place. The rest of the watershed could be represented by a coordinated effort between, the San Carlos and White Mountain Apache Tribes along with a CRM Field Group effort based out of Springerville, which currently does not exist.
San Pedro/San Bernardino (BLM lead) • There are three groups who are actively planning and
meeting in this Watershed though individually, each one encompasses only a portion of the whole. Together, the three groups’ areas of interest make up most of the Watershed area. These three groups are the Community Watershed Alliance, Malpai Borderlands Group and the Upper San Pedro Partnership. The work of these Groups should be encouraged and strengthened by AZ CRM.
Santa Cruz (NRCS lead)• Two active groups have areas of concern that
encompass this Watershed. The two groups are the Friends of the Santa Cruz River and the Pima Association of Governments Watershed Planning Subcommittee. These groups should be encouraged in their conservation efforts where appropriate by AZ CRM.
Upper Gila (BLM lead) • The Gila Watershed Partnership is an
active, effective effort towards resource conservation that works in their Watershed area. This group should be encouraged and strengthened by AZ CRM.
Verde (AZG&F lead) • The Verde Watershed Association and the
Yavapai County Water Advisory Committee are active groups meeting regularly on resource related issues in this Watershed area. These groups need to be encouraged by AZ CRM.