Camp Navajo Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan Bellemont, Arizona June 2020 Submitted To: Arizona Army National Guard Department of Emergency and Military Affairs Environmental Office 5636 East McDowell Road Phoenix, Arizona 85008 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK CAMP NAVAJO INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN BELLEMONT, ARIZONA The Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan meets the requirements of the Sikes Act (16 United States Code §670(a) et seq., as amended). This plan has set appropriate and adequate guidelines for conserving and protecting the natural resources of Camp Navajo. APPROVED BY: __________________________________________ __________________ Major General Michael T. McGuire Date The Adjutant General Arizona National Guard __________________________________________ __________________ Brigadier General Joseph R. Baldwin Date Land Component Commander—Army Arizona Army National Guard __________________________________________ __________________ Colonel Zoe M. Ollinger Date Construction & Facilities Management Officer Arizona Army National Guard __________________________________________ __________________ Lieutenant Colonel Joseph A. Haro Date Arizona Training Centers Garrison Commander Arizona Army National Guard __________________________________________ __________________ Warrant Officer 1 Brian S. Miller Date Chief of Environmental Programs Arizona Army National Guard __________________________________________ ___________________ Anthony Hammett Date COL, EN Chief, Army National Guard G-9 SIKES IMPROVEMENT ACT TRIPARTITE SIGNATURES __________________________________________ ___________________ Amy Lueders Date Regional Director United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Region II SIKES IMPROVEMENT ACT TRIPARTITE SIGNATURES __________________________________________ ___________________ Ty Gray Date Director Arizona Game and Fish Department PRELIMINARY DRAFT Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Page List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ............................................................................................... iv Section 1 Executive Summary ................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Purpose and Scope .......................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Benefits ........................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Primary Natural Resource Management Goals .............................................................. 2 1.4 Implementation and Effectiveness ................................................................................. 3 Section 2 Overview General Information, Compliance, Integration, and Responsibilities ... 6 2.1 Purpose ........................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Authority ......................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 Management Philosophy .............................................................................................. 11 2.4 Conditions for Implementation..................................................................................... 13 Section 3 Installation Overview ........................................................................................... 15 3.1 Location and Area ......................................................................................................... 15 3.2 Installation History ........................................................................................................ 15 3.3 Military Mission, Facilities, and Training ....................................................................... 16 3.4 Regional Land Use ......................................................................................................... 20 3.5 Local and Regional Natural Areas ................................................................................. 21 3.6 Army Compatible Use Buffer ........................................................................................ 21 Section 4 Physical Environment ........................................................................................... 23 4.1 Climate .......................................................................................................................... 23 4.2 Landforms ..................................................................................................................... 23 4.3 Geology and Soils .......................................................................................................... 24 4.4 Water Resources ........................................................................................................... 24 Section 5 Ecosystems and the Biotic Environment ............................................................. 29 5.1 Ecosystem Classification ............................................................................................... 29 5.2 Vegetative Cover ........................................................................................................... 29 5.3 Agricultural Outleasing ................................................................................................. 33 5.4 Fish and Wildlife ............................................................................................................ 33 5.5 Special Status Species ................................................................................................... 39 Section 6 Mission Impacts On Natural Resources ............................................................... 47 6.1 Current Areas of Impact ................................................................................................ 47 6.2 Potential Future Impacts............................................................................................... 49 6.3 Natural Resources Needed to Support THE Military Mission ....................................... 51 6.4 Natural Resource Constraints to Missions and Planning .............................................. 52 Section 7 Natural Resources Program Management .......................................................... 54 7.1 Natural Resources Program Management ................................................................... 54 Camp Navajo Page i Arizona Army National Guard June 2020 PRELIMINARY DRAFT Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan Table of Contents 7.2 Wildlife Management and their Habitats ..................................................................... 54 7.3 Management of Threatened and Endangered Species and Habitats ........................... 62 7.4 Water Resource Management ...................................................................................... 64 7.5 Wetlands Management ................................................................................................ 65 7.6 Soils ............................................................................................................................... 65 7.7 Forest Management ...................................................................................................... 66 7.8 Fire Management .......................................................................................................... 67 7.9 Integrated Pest Management ....................................................................................... 70 7.10 Outdoor Recreation ...................................................................................................... 70 7.11 Enforcement ................................................................................................................. 71 7.12 Cultural resource protection ......................................................................................... 72 7.13 Public Outreach ............................................................................................................. 75 Section 8 Management Goals And Objectives .................................................................... 78 8.1 Forest Management ...................................................................................................... 78 8.2 Grassland and Meadow Management .......................................................................... 79 8.3 Water Resources ........................................................................................................... 79 8.4 Soil Management .......................................................................................................... 79 8.5 Special Status Plant and Wildlife Management Measures ........................................... 80 8.6 Game Management ...................................................................................................... 80 8.7 Pest Species Management ............................................................................................ 81 8.8 Wildland Fire Management .......................................................................................... 81 8.9 Enforcement Management ........................................................................................... 81 8.10 Cultural Resource Protection ........................................................................................ 81 Section 9 Implementation ..................................................................................................