The BLM-Arizona received over $16.3 million in stimulus money to fund nearly 48 projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  The investments will restore landscapes and habitat, spur renewable energy development on public lands, and create hundreds of jobs in Arizona. 

In the News

• Celebrate National Trails Day at Foothills Rim Trail (May 2011)
• BLM-Arizona’s Investments Help Economies, People throughout the State (April 2011)
• Stimulus Cash Aids County Children and Businesses (June 2010)
• Stimulus-funded BLM projects benefit Gila Valley - Eastern Arizona Courier (September 2010)
• A Win-Win for Arizona's Public Lands and Local Businesses
• BLM Arizona State Director Talks About Stimulus Projects
• YOUTH CORPS  + STIMULUS FUNDING = TRAILS IMPROVEMENT (May 2010)
• BLM Temporarily Closes House Rock Valley Road's Stateline Campground for Improvements (May 2010)
• Stimulus Dollars Used to Secure Historic Arizona Mine on Public Lands (April 2010)
• PBS interviews BLM Arizona State Director on the Restoration Energy Design Project (February 2010)
• Stimulus Pays for Boat Launch Repairs - Kingman Daily Miner (February 2010)
• A Half-Million Dollars Spurs Group to Finish Black Canyon Trail - Prescott, The Daily Courier (January 2010)

Success Stories

Funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has significantly increased the effectiveness of fire suppression in the Mojave Desert on the Arizona Strip and within the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument. The results were very apparent during the July 2011 Hidden Fire.  Read More ...

The San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area Trailhead and Trail Reconstruction and Maintenance Project engaged youth to construct and improve the entire 58-mile SPRNCA trail system.  Read More ...

The second of three American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) solar projects in the Colorado River District was completed last week. Read More ...

Thanks to American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds, the BLM Safford Field Office has been able to support employment in the Gila Valley of southeastern Arizona while addressing ongoing resource problems, such as erosion and invasive plants expansion on the public lands.   Read More ...

Ten abandoned mines in Mohave County in northwestern Arizona were blocked with iron gates or covered by bat-friendly cupolas with Stimulus funding.  Read More ...

Stimulus Funded Trails Project Engages Youth Hope is on the horizon for connecting youth with the great outdoors. With the help of stimulus funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) had the opportunity to hire a youth crew to assist in a trails maintenance project within the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA).  Read More ...

Putting money – and youth – to work A November ceremony in Arizona’s Hells Canyon Wilderness celebrated jobs for young Americans –as created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) – and the recreational trails they build for the American people.  Read more ...

 

Wickenburg Abandoned Mine Shafts Are Secured Thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act), the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is better protecting the public after six deep shafts are filled and secured on public lands near Wickenburg, Ariz.  Read more ...

Rock House Visitor's Center and Boat Launch Project More than 30 people employed in repaving and chip-sealing the parking lot at Rock House Visitor's Center and boat launch.  Read more ...