Beat Back Buffelgrass Day

For those of you who participated in the 4th Annual Beat Back Buffelgrass Day in February, thank you very much.  We have reports and thank you's and pictures HERE

Aerial Application Test

In August of 2010, a coalition of agencies tested the feasibility of aerial application of herbicide to control buffelgrass in remote, steep, rocky terrain.  Data is being collected on the results of this test and is available in this PDF and more information is HERE

Fire Season is here

As everyone should be aware - we are into fire season already in Southern Arizona.  Please be careful and don't become a source of ignition for our next conflagration.  Information on fire in this area is available on several websites HERE

Why we are so focused on Buffelgrass in Southern Arizona - take a few minutes to view this short film.

"Buffelgrass and the fire it brings are poised to destroy our Sonoran Desert ecosystems and threaten public safety, possibly more effectively and faster than drought, development, or almost any other potential disaster." - Southern Arizona resident

Buffelgrass Invasion: Its Threat to the Sonoran Desert and Our Will to Stop It

Produced by: Mark Betancourt

Major Funding Provided by: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum; Pima County Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation; Tohono O'odham Nation; National Park Service; Southern Arizona Native Plant Society; USDA-Forest Service; U.S. Geological Survey; Sandy Lanham; and Environmental Flying Services

 

Public Lands Foundation Citation

Henri Bisson, President of the Public Lands Foundation, presenting to Lindy Brigham Executive Director of SABCC.

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

The Public Lands Foundation(PLF) honored the Southern Arizona Buffelgrass Coordination Center with the Landscape Stewardship Certificate of Appreciation for

 "invaluable contributions to the stewardship of America's public landscapes”

SABCC was nominated for the award by Mark Lambert, Ironwood National Forest National Monument (IFNM) Manager.  In his recommendation he stated that "The SABCC is a symbol of how partnerships can be successful.  The SABCC takes the lead on providing not only BLM but a variety of partners the opportunity to identify funding opportunities for research, education, and physical removal of buffelgrass."  The citation recognizes SABCC's assistance to BLM in its effort to educate the public and bring together a variey of stakeholders that share BLM's vision of extinguishing the invasion of buffelgrass. (Citation)

Congressman Raul Grijalva's representative, Jose Miranda, also presented a certificate of appreciation to SABCC at the ceremony.

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Arizona Spotlight segment with Mark McLemore August 2010 (link)