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The planning effort is complete. The Record of Decision for the Las Cienegas Resource Management Plan was signed July 25, 2003.
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The approved Las Cienegas Resource Management Plan (RMP) is a plan for managing 49,000 acres of public land, resources and uses within the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area (NCA) and Sonoita Valley Acquisition Planning District (SVAPD). The Las Cienegas NCA and SVAPD were designated by Congress and signed into law by the President on December 6, 2000, in order to conserve, protect, and enhance the unique and nationally important aquatic, wildlife, vegetative, archaeological, paleontological, scientific, cave, cultural, historical, recreational, educational, scenic, rangeland and riparian resources and values of the public lands within the NCA, while allowing livestock grazing and recreation to continue in appropriate areas. Together, the Las Cienegas NCA and the SVAPD encompass nearly 96,000 acres. Situated in northeastern Pima County and northeastern Santa Cruz County, the areas are within hours drive of the rapidly growing Tucson metropolitan area. In addition to Tucson, the areas are readily accessible from the nearby towns of Sonoita, Patagonia, Benson and Sierra Vista.
Las Cienegas NCA and SVAPD encompass much of the upper Cienega Creek watershed, which is important to Tucson for flood control and acquifer recharge. Among the significant resources within the NCA are:
♦ Five of the rarest habitat types in the American Southwest: cienegas, cottonwood-willow riparian areas, sacaton grasslands, mesquite bosques, and semidesert grasslands.
♦ Habitat for several endangered species.
♦ A site on the National Register of Historic Places.
♦ Two proposed wild and scenic river segments.
Contact Information
Karen Simms
Assistant Field Manager
Tucson Field Office
3201 East Universal Way
Tucson, AZ 85756
520-258-7233
520-258-7200
