Big Sandy NRCD

The Big Sandy District is located in Mohave County Arizona south of the Colorado River, excluding the Hualapai Indian Reservation. It borders La Paz County on the south, Yavapai and Coconino Counties and the Hualapai Reservation on the east, and the Colorado River on the north and west. A large part of the District is composed of “checkerboard” ownership, i.e., alternating sections of private and government land. Privately-owned lands make up 27% of the District while BLM lands make up 53%.

Because most of the cooperators in the District are involved in farming and/or ranching, most of the conservation practices applied within the District are related to these uses. The major practices are prescribed grazing, water development, and fencing on rangelands to promote sustainable resource use and improved wildlife habitat. On croplands, irrigation conveyance systems, sprinklers, crop rotation and pest management are the major practices. These are designed to promote efficient water use and increased productivity of croplands. Wildlife habitat management practices are applied throughout the District.