Federal agency commits .2 million for landscape work near the Grand Canyon, Sky Islands
Large swaths of public land around Arizona's Grand Canyon and in the mountainous areas in southeast Arizona will receive $15.2 million in federal f...
Large swaths of public land around Arizona's Grand Canyon and in the mountainous areas in southeast Arizona will receive $15.2 million in federal funding for ecosystem restoration, the Bureau of Land Management said. The two areas, called the Yanawant and Sky Islands Restoration Landscapes, are among the 21 areas the federal agency identified as priorities for investment. "We chose these 21 restoration landscapes because we know how important they are and how much these places are in need. We chose them because the public expects us to keep these areas healthy and functioning, and we agree," said BLM Director Tracy Stone-Manning during the Wednesday announcement.