Action Center News

Access news pertinent to the Sky Island region by using the links at right to visit agency websites or documents contained within the Sky Island Action Center Library. All records are arranged chronologically.

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2007 | 2006 | 2005

2007

April 20	Arizona Game & Fish Department Commission Meeting
	The Arizona Game and Fish Commission routinely conducts public meetings as authorized by Arizona Revised Statute, Title 17-201.D. During public meetings, the commission will afford any person, their duly authorized representative, or both, the opportunity to present statements relating to agenda items. Visit the AZG&FD website for additional dates.

April 12	Arizona State Parks to release the Final Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan
	The final draft SCORP will be submitted to the Arizona Outdoor Recreation Coordinating Commission (AORCC) at its April 12, 2007 public meeting for discussion and release for public comment. The public review and comment period on the final draft SCORP starts April 20 through July 13, 2007; the final draft will be available for download on this website by April 20. Preliminary draft SCORP can be viewed through PDF link.

March 2	Bureau of Land Management releases the Ironwood National Monument Draft Resource Management Plan and Draft EIS
	The BLM Tucson Field Office announces publication of the Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (DRMP). The document will be available for a 90-day public review and comment period from March 2 to May 30, 2007.

2006

2005

January 5	USDA Forest Service: Amendment to the National Forest Management Act of 1976
	The 2005 final planning rule “establishes requirements for sustainability of social, economic, and ecological systems and developing, amending, revising, and monitoring land management plans; and clarifies that land management plans under this final rule, absent extraordinary circumstances, are strategic in nature and are one stage in an adaptive cycle of planning for management of National Forest System lands.”