Arizona Featured Partnerships

Partnerships are a vital part of the Bureau of Land Management's mission. We work with partners every day to fulfill our mission.

Check out some success stories from our important partners in Arizona.

Fort Huachuca Sentinel Landscapes

Founded in 2013 by the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of Agriculture, and Department of the Interior, the Sentinel Landscapes Partnership works to empower private landowners, strengthen military readiness, and preserve natural resources. We work with Fort Huachuca and other federal and state agencies to promote compatible land uses that enhance operations and training on Fort Huachuca, while working to:

  • strengthen the local economies of adjacent farms and ranches, 
  • reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfire,
  • protect open space, 
  • and improve habitat and population numbers for threatened, endangered and at-risk species.

Learn more about the Sentinel Landscapes Partnership.

Florence Wild Horse and Burro Training

The Arizona Wild Horse and Burro Training and Holding Facility opened at Florence in May 2013. The facility is a partnership between the BLM and Arizona Correctional Industries, through Arizona Department of Corrections. Inmates train wild horses and burros and gain valuable experience working with the animals. 

Learn more about the Florence Wild Horse and Burro facility.

Lake Havasu Fisheries Improvement Program

The Bureau of Land Management Arizona has worked with the Lake Havasu Fisheries Improvement Program (LHFIP) since 1992 to create 875 acres of artificial fish habitat and five barrier-free public fishing piers around Lake Havasu.

Learn more about recent fisheries projects.

Arizona Conservation Partnership

Working together in conservation stewardship, BLM Arizona partners with the Arizona Association of Conservation Districts (AACD) through a specific cooperative agreement, called the Arizona Conservation Partnership. The partnership consists of 54 local, state, Tribal, and federal partners. We work within the partnership to conserve Arizona’s natural resources, open spaces, and wildlife habitats. 

Learn about the AACD.

Partnership Stories

Arizona, Phoenix DO
two people shake hands in front of a yellow fire engine. One person hands keys to the other.

BLM Phoenix District strengthens local wildfire response with engine transfer to rural fire partner

Earlier this month, the Bureau of Land Management’s Phoenix District transferred a Type 6 wildland fire engine to one of its wildland firefighting partners in Yavapai County.
Arizona, Colorado River DO, Kingman FO
Volunteers and agency partners stand in front of a large dumpster trailer collected 3,780 pounds of garbage.

Community Partnerships: Cerbat Ridge Runners leaving it better than they found it

Cerbat Ridge Runners UTV/ATV Club of Kingman conducted a desert clean up near the Hualapai Mountains in Arizona.
Arizona, Colorado River DO
BLM Arizona cleaning pit

BLM Arizona and Dolan Springs community join forces for a holiday desert cleanup

The holiday season is a time to give back to the community.
Arizona, Colorado River DO
Three people standing off to the side of a bright yellow fire engine.

BLM transfers wildland fire engine and boat to local fire department

The Colorado River District transferred a type 6 wildland firefighting engine and boat to the Martinez Lake Fire Department to support the local response to wildfire in Yuma County.
Arizona, Arizona Strip DO
A man in a tan shirt with a BLM logo along with a group of people out in the desert.

BLM rangers help save motorcyclist after fall from 150-foot cliff

A motorcyclist riding on public lands near the northern Arizona border fell from a 50-foot ledge with his motorcycle, then descended another 100 feet below.
Arizona
Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland, standing at a lectern with a small banner hanging from it which says the Corps Network

The Corps Network – providing opportunities for young adults and veterans to make a difference

The Corps Network, the National Association of Service and Conservation Corps, provides young adults and veterans with the opportunity to serve through projects on public lands and in rural and urban communities.
Arizona
Two men facing the camera with each one of them holding a side of a plaque.

Gila District Manager Scott Feldhausen receives prestigious partner award

BLM Arizona Gila District Manager Scott Feldhausen was recently honored by the Arizona Game and Fish Commission as their 2022 Natural Resource Professional of the Year.
Arizona, Colorado River DO
Two SCUBA divers

BLM fish habitat surveys are making a difference in Lake Havasu

The Colorado River District has played a key role in the Lake Havasu Fisheries Improvement Partnership since its inception in 1992
Arizona
group of people standing in a conference room facing the camera

BLM Arizona hosts Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders

BLM Arizona recently had the honor of hosting a cohort of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders for a public lands session at the Arizona State Office.
Arizona, Gila DO
Two bats in flight at night, one with its nose in a flower

BLM promotes agave restoration to support bat conservation within Las Cienegas NCA

The Tucson Field Office is collaborating with Bat Conservation International and the Borderland Restoration Network in Patagonia, Arizona, to promote agave restoration through planting nursery grown native agave plants.