I've got links to a couple of local articles here, Shar Poirer from the Sierra Vista Daily Herald, and Harry Brean from the Arizona Daily Star. Both discuss a decision by the Trump Administration to delay border wall construction through three Arizona preserves as a federal court considers a legal challenge from conservation groups. The three preserves are the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge and across the San Pedro River in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA). The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and several other well known NGOs filed for an emergency injunction last week seeking to block the start of construction. Ob
This is another excellent article from Shar Porier of the Sierra Vista Herald Tribune on the San Pedro River. Shar has produced a number of articles on the San Pedro River this year that are related to the water rights adjudication hearing that took place. In light of the BLM's release of the Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan for the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA) at the end of July, I think this article is timely as it continues to highlight the link between the health of the San Pedro River and groundwater pumping. The text of the article is below as is a link to the actual article which has another sidebar with information from another hydrol
BLM Publishes Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan and EIS for San Pedro Riparia
On July 30th, 2019 the BLM published the Record of Decision (ROD) and Approved Resource Management Plan and EIS (ARMPEIS) for the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area. The release of the ROD and ARMPEIS for this project, which started in 2013, is the culmination of several years of hard work by both BLM staff and contractors. It was started in a decidedly different political climate than the one that exists today. It will be interesting to see what litigation follows the release of this decision. Shar Poirer of the Sierra Vista Herald Tribune has a nice article summarizing the major aspects of the ROD here: https://www.myheraldreview.com/news/cochise_county/hunting-recreation-to-inc
