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Notice of Intent To Amend the Resource Management Plan for the Sonoran Desert National Monument, Arizona, and Prepare an Associated Environmental Assessment
Bureau of Land Management· Sonoran Desert National MonumentFederal Register 2026-03912 ↗
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4 groups work Arizona
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- Center for Biological Diversity
Works Arizona: tucson-based litigant that in 2003 pressured BLM to order Grupo Mexico/Asarco to remove an illegal pipeline, powerline, and road crossing the monument near the Silver Bell mine..
- Grand Canyon Trust
Works Arizona: intervened in federal court to defend the monument designation against the Arizona Legislature's lawsuit.
- Sierra Club
Works Arizona: the Grand Canyon Chapter has been co-plaintiff with Western Watersheds Project in the monument grazing litigation, including the 2021 case that produced the 2024 restricted-grazing plan..
- Western Watersheds Project
Works Arizona: sued BLM over monument grazing in 2008, 2013, and 2021, winning the August 2023 NEPA ruling that forced the December 2024 plan restricting grazing to short seasons in above-average precipitation years..
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The BLM is starting a public scoping process to amend the Resource Management Plan for the Sonoran Desert National Monument in Arizona, specifically to address recreational target shooting. It'll prepare an Environmental Assessment under NEPA to evaluate potential changes to how shooting is managed within the monument. This affects anyone who uses or cares about the monument, including recreationists, conservation groups, and local communities.
In the agency’s own words
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona State Director intends to prepare a Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment with an associated environmental assessment (EA) concerning recreational target shooting for the Sonoran Desert National Monument (SDNM). By this notice the BLM is announcing the beginning of the scoping period to solicit public comments and identify issues and is providing the planning criteria for public review.
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