News and Updates
Fort Huachuca Sentinel Landscape Annual Tour & Partnership Meeting
Join our partners at the Fort Huachuca Sentinel Landscape for a two-day event, October 23–24, 2025. Day one features tours of Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge, the Rucker Canyon Thinning Project, and Krentz Ranch.
On day two, landowners can attend the Assistance Expo, connect with agencies, explore funding, and join a conservation tradeshow. The event concludes with the FHSL Partnership Annual Meeting, celebrating 2025 accomplishments and future goals.
📅 Date: October 23-24, 2025
📍Locations:
U.S. FWS Refuge Headquarters: 7628 North Highway 191, Douglas, AZ 85607
Sierra Vista Fire Department Station 3: 675 Giulio Cesare Ave, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
USDA Emergency Loans for Drought-Affected Producers
Arizona producers impacted by drought conditions may now qualify for USDA Emergency Loans to support recovery efforts. These loans can help replace equipment or livestock, refinance debt, and more.
📅 Applications due: November 25, 2025
📍 To apply: Contact your local FSA office
🔗 Learn more: www.fsa.usda.gov
Microhabitat Program Incubator Grant Now Open
Village and Wilderness is now accepting applications for its Incubator Grant—designed to support community-based organizations and agencies, including Soil and Water Conservation Districts, in launching or growing microhabitat programs that restore ecosystem function in fragmented landscapes.
📅 Applications due: November 28, 2025
🔗 Learn more & apply: villageandwilderness.org
Chihuahuan Drone Workshop
Join this University of Arizona Cooperative Extension workshop highlighting 15 years of work controlling Chihuahuan Scrub vegetation in Cochise County.
Participants will learn about the impacts of tebuthiuron on target plants like creosote, whitethorn acacia, and tarbush, review treatment results from multiple studies, and explore innovative tools like drones for treatment prioritization and herbicide application.
This event is co-sponsored by Hereford NRCD, San Pedro NRCD, Whitewater Draw NRCD, and Willcox-San Simon NRCD.
📅 Date: October 8, 2025 (9am - 1pm)
📍 Location: Cochise College, 1025 State Route 90, Benson, AZ 85602
RSVP by October 2nd to Tricia Dunham at triciadunham@arizona.edu or (520-384-3594)