AACD Resource Library
Publications & Media
ConserveAZ Magazines & Past Newsletters
Check out the Districts’ conservation magazine, now a quarterly publication covering all things conservation across the state. Also find the past two years’ newsletters.
Understanding AACD & Arizona’s Conservation Districts
Learn about Arizona’s Conservation Districts and AACD’s role in supporting their work statewide. This one-page overview is perfect to share at meetings, events, or with anyone interested in conservation in Arizona.
Monitoring & Conservation Planning Tools
Monitoring & Planning
Conservation Districts work with landowners and other stakeholders to identify natural resource concerns in a District and create a plan to address said resource concerns.
HUC Watershed Boundaries – ArcGIS
Zoom in and out to see boundaries.
Training Manual for Guide to Rangeland Monitoring and Assessment
This manual mainly summarizes the main points in the Guide to Rangeland Monitoring and Assessment.
Technical Resources
Technical resources include useful how-tos, fact sheets, and more to support users in their journey to creating a conservation action plan Whether it’s for an individual ranch or an entire District, conservation plans help to guide producers through their efforts to Conserve AZ and maintain and monitor practices once in place.
ConserveAZ Portal
The ConserveAZ portal was devised by the Arizona Association of Conservation Districts in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to support Arizona’s Conservation Districts with the development of Conservation Action Plans.
District Supervisors and NRCS staff can now access a wide range of diverse data through this unique mapping portal to conduct resource needs assessments, identify resource priorities, track the progress of conservation practices, and develop conservation plans.
Training & Education
District Supervisor Training
NACD Gold Level Certified Training for Conservation District Supervisors and Advisors.
Workshops & Presentations
AACD & the Districts provide conservation education across the state for producers, Districts, and the public. Check them out to keep on learning!
Land Management & Conservation Practices
Best Management Practices for Ranching in Sonoran Desert Tortoise Habitat in AZ
This is a guide for applying best management practices for ranchers who are managing lands within the Sonoran Desert Tortoise's habitat in Arizona.
NRCS CSAF Practices
This list of Climate-Smart Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry (CSAF) Mitigation Activities List for FY2024 is provided by NRCS.
Brush Management as a Climate-Smart Practice
The Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry (CSAF) Mitigation Activities List for 2023 announced by the NRCS does not include Brush Management. But Brush Management is the number one conservation practice to address the number one resource concern on rangelands in Arizona and other southwestern states. Read more about why brush management should be considered a climate-smart practice.
Symposium on Vegetation Management of Hot Desert Rangeland Ecosystems
This guide provides an overview of the basic concepts and methods used to monitor rangeland conditions and evaluate ecosystem health. It explains how to collect, interpret, and use rangeland data such as vegetation composition, ground cover, and other indicators to support management planning and informed decision-making for grazing lands.