PROJECT TITLE: Breeding Bird Survey, Hualapai Valley, Mohave County, AZ
KEYWORDS:
AGENCY/UNIT: BLM
STATUS: Ongoing
EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE: none
DESCRIPTION: Part of cooperative effort led by AZ Game & Fish, statewide
COUNTIES: Mohave
LAND OWNERSHIP: Public & Private
HABITAT(S): Catclaw Washes, Desert Grassland, Creosote
PARTNERS: AZ Game & Fish Dept, BLM, Others
CONTACT PERSON(S): Bob Hall, 2475 Beverly Ave., Kingman, AZ 86401
PHONE: 602-757-3161
FAX: same
PROJECT TITLE: Painted Rocks Lake Seasonal Bird Counts
KEYWORDS: nongame birds, lake, monitoring, riparian
AGENCY/UNIT: BLM, Phoenix District, Lower Gila Resource Area
STATUS: Planned
DESCRIPTION: Timed counts and transects at and around the lake through out the year.
COUNTIES:
LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM, Army Corps
HABITAT(S): shallow reservoir, mesquite-tamarisk
PARTNERS:
CONTACT PERSON(S): Dave Hoerath, BLM, Lower Gila Resource Area, 2015 W. Deer Valley Road,
Phoenix, AZ 85027
PHONE: (602) 780-8090
PROJECT TITLE: Sonoran desert upland nongame bird monitoring transects
KEYWORDS: nongame birds, monitoring, desert
AGENCY/UNIT: BLM, Phoenix District, Lower Gila Resource Area
STATUS: Planned, Ongoing
EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE: N/A
DESCRIPTION: Emlen strip transects at two different habitat types through four seasons.
COUNTIES:
LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM
HABITAT(S): creosote-bursage, paloverde-mixed cacti
PARTNERS:
CONTACT PERSON(S): Dave Hoerath, BLM, Lower Gila Resource Area, 2015 W. Deer Valley Road,
Phoenix, AZ 85027
PHONE: (602) 780-8090
PROJECT TITLE: Willow Flycatcher Surveys
KEYWORDS:
AGENCY/UNIT: BLM Tucson RA
STATUS: Ongoing
EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE:
DESCRIPTION: To date surveys have sampled riparian habitats on San Pedro &
Empire/Cienega Ranch. Continuing Surveys will cover all riparian areas in Tucson Resource
Area. (100 mi)
COUNTIES: Pima, St. Cruz, Cochise
LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM
HABITAT(S): Riparian
PARTNERS: USFWS
CONTACT PERSON(S): Dave Krueper and Jack Whetstone, Paseo San Luis, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
PHONE: (602) 458-3559
PROJECT TITLE: Raptor Surveys
KEYWORDS:
AGENCY/UNIT: BLM, Tucson RA
STATUS: Ongoing
EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE:
DESCRIPTION: Raptor Surveys, Particularly Gray Hawk. Locate Active Nests & MAP.
Monitor Nest Sucess. To be run in future with other species Surveys
COUNTIES: Cochise, Pima
LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM
HABITAT(S): Primarily Riparian
PARTNERS:
CONTACT PERSON(S): Jack Whetstone and Dave Krueper, 1763 Paseo San Luis, Sierra Vista, AZ
85635
PHONE: (602) 458-3559
PROJECT TITLE: Seal - Southeast Arizona Legacy
KEYWORDS:
AGENCY/UNIT: BLM, San Pedro NCA
STATUS: Planned
EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE:
DESCRIPTION: An intensive banding/nest search project. Based on MAPS Protocol (Monitoring
Avian Productivity and Survivorship)
COUNTIES: Cochise, St. Cruz
LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM, DOD, USFS, Private
HABITAT(S): Various
PARTNERS: USFS, DOD, TNC
CONTACT PERSON(S): Dave Krueper and Jack Whetstone, 1763 Paseo San Luis, Sierra Vista, AZ
85635
PHONE: (602) 458-3550
PROJECT TITLE: Surveys of Species of Special Concern
KEYWORDS:
AGENCY/UNIT: BLM
STATUS: Ongoing
EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE:
DESCRIPTION: As time permits: Nesting & presence surveys for yellow-billed cuckoo,
green kingfisher, Gray Hawk, other Neotrops
COUNTIES: Cochise, Pima, St. Cruz
LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM
HABITAT(S): Primarily Riparian
PARTNERS:
CONTACT PERSON(S): Jack Whetstone and Dave Krueper, 1763 Paseo San Luis, Sierra Vista, AZ
85635
PHONE: (602)458-3559
PROJECT TITLE: San Pedro Avian Monitoring Program
KEYWORDS:
AGENCY/UNIT: BLM San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area Tucson, Resource Area
STATUS: Ongoing
EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE:
DESCRIPTION: Ongoing Avian Monitoring Program. Some Emlen Transects/ Some Point Count.
Year Round. 92 months Data San Pedro NCA, Empire/Cienega Ranch, Muleshoe CMA
COUNTIES: Cochise, Santa Cruz, Pima
LAND OWNERSHIP: BLM
HABITAT(S): Riparian, Sub-Riparian, Grassland
PARTNERS:
CONTACT PERSON(S): Dave Krueper and Jack Whetstone, 1763 Paseo San Luis, Sierra Vista, AZ
85635
PHONE: (602) 458-3559
PROJECT TITLE: Lower Colorado River Riparian Enhancement on Public Lands
KEYWORDS:
AGENCY/UNIT: Bureau of Land Management-Yuma District (includes Yuma and Havasu Resource
Areas
STATUS: Planned, Ongoing
EXPECTED COMPLETION DATE:
DESCRIPTION: Since 1985, the Bureau of Land Management - Yuma and Havasu Resource Areas -
have attempted to restore and improve riparian areas along the Lower Colorado River
through the removal of non-native salt cedar (Tamarix chinensis) and the planting of
native trees including cottonwood (Populus fremontii), willow (Salix niger), screwbean and
honey mesquite (Prosopis pubescens and P. juliflora). Although survival has been limited,
best success has occurred when cottonwood and willow pole cuttings were placed in holes
drilled to the water table.
COUNTIES: Arizona: Yuma, La Paz, and Mohave Counties; California: Imperial, Riverside, and
San Bernardino Counties
LAND OWNERSHIP: Federal (public land) - administered by BLM
HABITAT(S): Colorado River riparian areas
PARTNERS: Izaac Walton League, Arizona Game and Fish Department, and other volunteers
including winter visitors from area campgrounds
CONTACT PERSON(S): Brenda H. Smith- Yuma District Renewable Natural, Resources Advisor,
3150 Winsor Ave., Yuma, AZ 85365
PHONE: (602) 726-6300
FAX: (520) 344-5422
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