Conservation technical assistance: grazing lands conservation initiative, to increase acreage in managed grazing that addresses natu RAL resource concerns, increase the availability of…

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, under the Soil and Water Conservation program (CFDA 10.902), provides $297,760 to the Arizona Association of Conservation Districts (AACD) to increase acreage under managed grazing, enhance the availability of scientifically sound data through consistent data collection protocols, and provide training to government personnel and landowners.

The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) increasing the acreage of managed grazing lands that address natural resource concerns, 2) expanding the availability of scientifically rigorous data from accepted and consistent data collection, analysis, and interpretation protocols, and 3) training government staff and landowners on these data collection and management methods. The award period runs from September 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026.

Conservation technical assistance: grazing lands conservation initiative, to increase acreage in managed grazing that addresses natu RAL resource concerns, increase the availability of scientifically sound data based on accepted and consistent protocols for collection, analysis, and interpretation of such data, and training of government personnel and landowners in said methods.