The arizona association of conservation districts (aacd) proposes to continue its 15-year with the bureau of land management (BLM) in arizona by working together to advance community wildfire…

The Arizona Association of Conservation Districts Inc. (AACD) received a $100,000 cooperative agreement from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the BLM Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program (CFDA 15.228), awarded September 16, 2025, with a completion date of September 15, 2030. This award continues a 15-year partnership focused on advancing community wildfire resilience and hazardous fuels management across Arizona's rangelands and forest lands. AACD will deliver landscape-scale brush control and fuels reduction treatments utilizing mechanical, hand-cutting, and chemical methods targeting high-wildfire-risk areas identified by state and local BLM field offices. The organization will implement pre- and post-treatment monitoring using standard BLM Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) terrestrial core methods to track treatment effectiveness.

Key products and services include establishing local work groups to engage producers, governmental agencies, and stakeholders in wildfire risk reduction planning and Community Wildfire Protection Plan development; providing wildfire prevention education and outreach; and utilizing local certified technical specialists and companies to execute on-the-ground treatments while building rural capacity and jobs. Building on prior accomplishments since 2010—including 36 completed conservation plans, treatment of 43,598 acres, 23,459 acres of pre-treatment monitoring, removal of 58,090 tons of biomass, and 12,000 acres of cultural resource surveys—AACD will continue supporting BLM's multiple-use mission through a scalable model designed to reduce hazardous fuel loads and limit catastrophic wildfire spread across priority acres in Arizona.

The arizona association of conservation districts (aacd) proposes to continue its 15-year with the bureau of land management (BLM) in arizona by working together to advance community wildfire resilience and hazardous fuels management throughout the rangelands and forest lands of arizona. The arizona association of conservation districts (aacd) and conservation districts proposes to continue its arizona rangeland resource management program in partnership with the bureau of land management (BLM). Since 2010, we have successfully completed 36 conservation plans, treated over 43,598 acres of range land and forest land, completed 23,459 acres of pre-treatment monitoring, removed over 58,090 tons of biomass, and completed 12,000 acres of cultural resource surveys. Building on the many years of successful partnership, we will continue to support blms multiple-use mission by addressing wildfire resilience and hazardous fuels management throughout our rangelands and forest lands using a scalable model to fit BLM priorities and budgets. Activities to be performed include: conducting landscape-scale brush control and fuels reduction treatments (mechanical, hand cutting, chemical) targeting areas of high wildfire risk as directed by the state and local blmfield offices. Implementing pre- and post-treatment monitoring using standard monitoring methods or blmaim terrestrial core methods. Utilizing local work groups to engage producers, local governmental agencies, and other localstakeholders in wildfire risk reduction and prevention planning, including cwpp development, and wildfire prevention education. Using local companies and certified technical specialists to complete on-the-ground treatmentsand monitoring, building local capacity and creating rural jobs.expected deliverables outcomes: reduce hazardous fuel loads and limit the spread of catastrophic wildfires across priority acres. Provide education about wildfire prevention and readiness through local work groups andnetwork of arizonas conservation districts. Develop cwpp with local conservation districts and local stakeholders. Support healthy, fire-adapted rangelands and forest lands that provide grazing, wildlife habitat, and improved watershed function. Strengthen local economies by engaging local contractors.intended beneficiaries: arizonas rural communities, local producers and landowners, fire-affected permittees, and the general public who benefit from reduced wildfire risk, safer communities, and more resilient landscapes.