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You might not know it to look at our bustling cities and towns, but only 17.6 percent of Arizona's lands is privately owned. More than a quarter of Arizona is owned by the state's 21 Indian tribes, while more than half of the Grand Canyon State is held by the federal and state governments and administered through agencies such as the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Arizona Game and Fish Department, and the U.S. Forest Service. Arizona's public lands are the lasting domain of the American people, and thoughtful visitors take great care to preserve and protect them for future generations. When you travel through them, please treat them as you would a precious heirloom: leave artifacts, stones, plants, and animals where they are, and leave no trace of your presence.
Public
Lands
You might not know it to look at our bustling
cities and towns, but only 17.6 percent of Arizona's lands is privately
owned. More than a quarter of Arizona is owned by the state's 21
Indian tribes, while more than half of the Grand Canyon State is
held by the federal and state governments and administered through
agencies such as the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Arizona Game
and Fish Department, and the U.S. Forest Service. Arizona's public
lands are the lasting domain of the American people, and thoughtful
visitors take great care to preserve and protect them for future
generations. When you travel through them, please treat them as
you would a precious heirloom: leave artifacts, stones, plants,
and animals where they are, and leave no trace of your presence.
BLM
BLM Arizona administers 12.2 million surface
acres of public lands, and another 17.5 million subsurface acres
within the state. With 7 field offices throughout the state providing
on-the-ground field management, BLM balances recreational, commercial,
scientific and cultural interests; striving for long-term protection
of renewable and nonrenewable resources, including range, timber,
minerals, recreation, watershed, fish and wildlife, wilderness,
wild horses and burros, and natural, scenic, scientific and cultural
values.
Arizona
Game & Fish
The Arizona Game and Fish Department Mission
is to conserve, enhance, and restore Arizona's diverse wildlife
resources and habitats through aggressive protection and management
programs, and to provide wildlife resources and safe watercraft
and off-highway vehicle recreation for the enjoyment, appreciation,
and use by present and future generations.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
The Mission of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is to work with
others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, and plants
and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people
USDA
Forest Service
Established in 1905, the Forest
Service is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The
Forest Service manages public lands in national forests and grasslands.
Gifford Pinchot, the first Chief of the Forest Service, summed
up the mission of the Forest Service— "to provide the
greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people in the
long run."
National forests and grasslands encompass 191 million acres
(77.3 million hectares) of land, which is an area equivalent to
the size of Texas.
Arizona National
Forests
Apache-Sitgreaves
National Forest
- 2,000,000 acres
- Counties: Yavapai, Navajo, Apache
- Species: Pronghorn Antelope, Elk, Mule Deer, Turkey, Waterfowl
- Springerville - (520) 333-4301 |
Coronado
National Forest
- Counties: Pinal, Graham, Pima, Santa Cruz, Cochise
- Species: Pronghorn Antelope, Black Bear, Bighorn Sheep, Javelina,
Turkey, Whitetail Deer, Dove, Quail, Mountain Lion
- Tuscon - (520) 670-4552 |
Coconino
National Forest
- 1,800,000 acres
- Counties: Yavapai, Coconino
- Species: Elk, Mule Deer, Whitetail Deer, Black Bear, Turkey,
Mountain Lion
- Flagstaff - (520) 527-3600 |
Tonto
National Forest
- 3,000,000 acres
- Counties: Yavapai, Maricopa, Gila, Pinal
- Species: Mule Deer, Elk, Javelia, Quail, Waterfowl
- Phoenix - (520) 225-5200 |
Kaibab
National Forest
- 1,500,000 acres
- Counties: Coconino
- Species: Mule Deer, Elk, Pronghorn Antelope, Black Bear
- Williams - (520) 635-2681 |
Prescott
National Forest
- 1,237,000 acres
- Counties: Yavapai, Coconino
- Species: Mule Deer, Whitetail Deer, Pronghorn Antelope, Elk,
Black Bear, Javelina, Turkey, Dove, Quail, Waterfowl
- Prescott - (520) 771-4700 |
National Park
Service
As of 1999 the national
park system comprises 379 areas in nearly every state and U.S. possession.
In addition to managing these parks—as diverse and far-flung
as Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and the Statue of Liberty National
Monument—the Park Service supports the preservation of natural
and historic places and promotes outdoor recreation outside the
system through a range of grant and technical assistance programs.
Major emphasis is placed on cooperation and partnerships with other
government bodies, foundations, corporations, and other private
parties to protect the parks and other significant properties and
advance Park Service programs.
Public opinion surveys have consistently rated the National Park
Service among the most popular federal agencies. The high regard
in which the national parks and their custodians are held augurs
well for philanthropic, corporate, and volunteer support, present
from the beginnings of the national park movement but never more
vital to its prosperity.
Arizona State
Parks
Arizona State Parks mission
is Managing and conserving Arizona's natural, cultural and recreational
resources for the benefit of the people, both in our Parks and
through our Partnerships.
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