Spider Ranch-Sycamore Well Solar Conversion

The Arizona Game and Fish Department has awarded contract CTR078063 to Sheridan Asset Management LLC for a Landowner Relations Program Cooperative Stewardship Agreement focused on habitat improvement. The project involves converting the Sycamore Well to a solar pumping plant on Spider Ranch, located in Game Management Unit 17B, to provide year-round water for wildlife including mule deer, elk, javelina, and Gambel's quail. The contract provides reimbursement to the contractor of up to $11,000 for materials and labor associated with the solar well conversion.

The contract was awarded on August 4, 2025, with a performance period extending from the award date to July 28, 2035. The project is specifically targeted at improving wildlife habitat through infrastructure enhancement, with the Arizona Game and Fish Department funding the initiative through its environmental grant program. The agreement is non-federally funded and does not require matching funds from the involved parties. Annual monitoring of the project's effectiveness will be conducted by the department, ensuring compliance with the objectives of the Landowner Relations Program Cooperative Stewardship Agreement.