NEPA Number: DOI-BLM-AZ-C020-2004-0001-RMP-EIS Project Name: Yuma Resource Management Plan
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The BLM completed the Yuma Field Office Resource Management Plan in 2010. The Record of Decision was signed January 29, 2010. Home The BLM Yuma Field Office manages 1.2 million acres of southwestern Arizona and southeastern California. The area includes 155 miles of the lower Colorado River, a destination for hundreds of thousands of visitors seeking water-related recreation year-round. During winter, the desert becomes a small city as long-term campers escape the northern winter. The river and desert provide habitat for desert bighorn sheep, Yuma clapper rail, flat-tailed horned lizard, and other wildlife, as well as wild burros and horses. The field office oversees four wilderness areas, along with significant archeological and historic sites. It is home to Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail, three Areas of Critical Environmental Concern, five properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places and Betty’s Kitchen National Recreation Trail. Yuma Field Office Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) (Yuma RMP) describes the plan for managing these approximately 1.2 million acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM)-administered land in southwestern Arizona and southeastern California. Information provided by the public, other agencies, Native American tribes, organizations, and BLM personnel was used to develop this RMP. The Approved RMP seeks to provide an optimal balance between authorized resource uses and the protection and long-term sustainability of sensitive resource values within the planning area. Major issues addressed in the RMP include the management of special designations, fish and wildlife habitat management, wild horse and burro management, recreation management, travel management, the maintenance of wilderness characteristics, and lands and realty.
Contact Information Yuma Field Office Phone: (928) 317-3200Fax: (928) 317-3250Hours: 7:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding holidays)
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Yuma Field Office
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