Fort Huachuca Sentinel Landscape
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Arizona
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Established 2015
About
Located in southeastern Arizona, Fort Huachuca is the home of the U.S Army Intelligence Center of Excellence and the Network Enterprise Technology Command. As a Major Range Test Facility Base, Fort Huachuca is a hub of electromagnetic technology testing and training. The base is also one of the most extensive unmanned aerial vehicle training facilities globally, supporting operations for the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The arid, remote landscape surrounding the post is predominantly made up of broad grassland valleys defined by high elevation forested mountain ranges, predominately used for livestock grazing. Land uses that protect open space, such as ranching, supports Fort Huachuca by ensuring low levels of electromagnetic interference on the installation’s training activities. However, development pressure is increasing in the region due to urban sprawl and population growth. Land use conversion and changing climactic conditions pose challenges to local communities by increasing competition for limited water resources, fragmenting important wildlife habitat, and encroaching upon Fort Huachuca’s critical airspace and electronic range. As a result, a group of partners came together to form the Fort Huachuca Sentinel Landscape in 2015. The primary goal of this landscape is to build resilience through collaborative, community-driven strategies, in order to tackle issues such as water conservation, agricultural viability, wildlife habitat restoration, and military mission protection.
Fort Huachuca Sentinel Landscape Documentary
Total Funding by Partner
| Partner | FY2014 | FY2015 | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 |
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| USDA | $0.51M | $1.13M | $0.58M | $0.99M | $3.13M | $2.28M | $1.13M | $3.02M | $0.65M | $2.16M |
| DoD | $5.00M | $0.00M | $2.66M | $0.63M | $4.11M | $1.07M | $2.22M | $1.63M | $5.70M | $4.50M |
| DOI | $0.06M | $0.08M | $0.21M | $0.03M | $0.07M | $1.64M | $0.05M | $0.00M | $0.02M | $0.15M |
| State | $0.45M | $1.21M | $1.57M | $0.58M | $1.01M | $0.73M | $0.22M | $0.11M | $0.29M | $0.48M |
| Local | $2.70M | $0.00M | $0.00M | $0.00M | $0.00M | $0.58M | $0.45M | $0.28M | $0.39M | $0.35M |
| Private | $0.00M | $1.06M | $0.12M | $0.11M | $0.82M | $0.09M | $4.12M | $2.49M | $0.00M | $0.00M |
Total Acres Protected and Enrolled
| Acres Protected (Since Designation) | 73551 |
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| Acres Enrolled (During FY23) | 999930 |
Our Partners
Federal Partners
- U.S. Army
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency (FSA)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (USFS)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)
- U.S. Department of Defense, Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)
- U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau for Land Management (BLM)
- U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
- U.S. Geological Survey
State Partners
- Arizona Department of Agriculture
- Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs
- Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
- Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM)
- Arizona Department of Water Resources
- Arizona Game and Fish Department
- Arizona State Land Department
- University of Arizona College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences
- University of Arizona Cooperative Extension
Local Partners
- Cienega Watershed Partnership
- City of Sierra Vista
- Cochise Conservation & Recharge Network
- Cochise County
- Fort Huachuca
- Fry Fire District
- Hereford Natural Resource Conservation District
- Huachuca City
- San Pedro Natural Resources Conservation District
- Santa Cruz County
- Santa Cruz Natural Resource Conservation District
- Sonoran Joint Venture
- Upper San Pedro Partnership
- Whitewater Draw NRCD
- Wilcox-San Simon Natural Resources Conservation District
Private Partners
- Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch
- Arizona Antelope Foundation
- Arizona Association of Conservation Districts
- Arizona Land and Water Trust
- Borderlands Restoration
- Cuenca Los Ojos
- Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperative
- Malpai Borderlands Group
- National Audubon Society
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- Pheasants Forever
- Sky Island Alliance
- The Nature Conservancy
- Trust for Public Land
- Tuscon Audubon Society
Meet the Coordinator
Amber Morin
forthuachuca@sentinellandscapes.org
Amber Morin is the Program Coordinator for the Fort Huachuca Sentinel Landscape Partnership. She has held this role since 2020. Before working for the Partnership, Amber worked as the statewide Natural Resource Conservation District Manager and later as the Business Development and County Coordinator for the southern Arizona county Farm Bureaus. She has extensive experience in the agricultural industry, specifically cattle ranching, and pursued further education in Geographic Information Systems Technology from the University of Arizona to better serve the Partnership.
Meghan LaPointe (Resilience Specialist)
Meg joined LegacyWorks Group in 2024 as the Fort Huachuca Sentinel Landscape Resilience Specialist. She holds a Master of Science in Environmental Conservation from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and an Associate of Applied Science degree in Graphic Design from Western Technical College. For her Master's capstone project, she collaborated with American Bird Conservancy, Oregon State University, USFS Siuslaw National Forest, and Oregon Parks and Recreation using GIS to prioritize recreation areas for enrollment in a conservation campaign for Marbled Murrelet seabirds.
In 2022, Meg joined The Conservation Fund as the Milwaukee Program Coordinator in Wisconsin. She assisted the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District in operating two flood prevention programs spanning seven counties. As a member of the Milwaukee River Watershed Conservation Partnership (MRWCP), she worked with agricultural producers, local and state governments, and land trusts to purchase land development rights and protect hydric soils.
With a passion for cartography and graphics, Meg is interested in exploring the intersection of GIS and visual design to communicate compelling spatial stories. Additionally, she serves on the Board of Directors of the Southern Wisconsin Land Conservancy and enjoys birdwatching and hiking in her free time.