Coconino NRCD

Conserving 5,315,267 acres of Arizona

The Coconino NRCD was created in December 1965 and includes roughly half of Coconino County. Its boundaries extend from the Colorado River to include Havasu Canyon, west to the Aubrey Cliffs, the entire expanse of the Coconino Plateau, east to the Little Colorado River to the Mogollon Rim within the largest contiguous stands of “Ponderosa Forest” in the world.

A partner of the Northern Arizona Grassland Initiative, managed by the AZ Game and Fish Department-Region II, the Coconino NRCD, along with local ranchers and landowners, is working to implement substantial restoration efforts and rangeland improvements. These efforts primarily focus on mitigating Pinyon-Juniper encroachment on rangeland and the overall health of grasslands.

The District also sponsors the Willow Bend Environmental Education Center. The Center’s mission is “to provide educational outreach services that build environmental awareness and an ethic of responsible stewardship of our natural and cultural resources.”

Resource Concerns:

Drought & Erosion of Rangelands
Wildfire Management with restoration projects
Flooding & Erosion in Watersheds
Development/Small Acreage Management

Conservation Practices:

Conservation Planning & Monitoring
Forest Restoration
Noxious Weed Abatement Projects
Environmental Education & Community Outreach

Nominations for District Supervisor Are Now Open!

The open seat is for a new 6-year term. To be eligible, a candidate must be 18 years of age, a resident of the District, a registered voter in the State of Arizona, and have a Cooperator Agreement on file.

A regular candidate nomination petition requires the signatures of district cooperators, while a write-in nomination petition does not require signatures.

Write-in nomination petitions must be filed by March 25, 2024
Regular nomination petitions must be filed by April 24, 2024

Election Day is May 4, 2024

Voting Location: 703 E Sawmill Road, Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Nomination Petitions must be sent to the NRCD Board of Supervisors by emailing or calling the District’s point of contact listed on this webpage. Once you provide your email address, additional candidate forms will be emailed to you to complete the nomination process.

If you have any questions regarding cooperator agreements, nomination petitions, or filing, please send an email or call the District point of contact listed on this webpage.

What: Coconino NRCD Meeting
When: APRIL 25TH, 2024 @ 12:00PM
Where: Willow Bend Environmental Education Center, 703 E. Sawmill Road Flagstaff, Arizona
Agenda: Click Here
2023- 2024 Board Meeting Schedule: Click Here
March 2024
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