Liberty Wildlife Refuge 

Jan Miller, wildlife care coordinator at the refuge works to rehabilitate bald eagles and other birds of prey native to Arizona for release into the wild. Jan’s husband, a volunteer, also helps with bald eagle recovery and outreach. He often takes a bald eagle to events in Arizona so people can see the bird up close. In addition to doing rehabilitation and conservation work, Liberty Wildlife also works with the Phoenix Zoo and the Phoenix Department of Parks and Recreation on educational activities and programs for the community including, wildlife demonstrations and workshops, speaking events, and other activities.

Patagonia  

The Partners for Fish and Wildlife project is conserving Cottonwood Spring for two endangered species, the Gila topminnow and Huachuca water umbel. The project is a cooperative effort among the landowner, the Arizona Chapter of the Nature Conservancy and the National Resources Conservation Service.  Thanks to this Partners project, an adjacent property-owner also has become a participant in the program. The spring is also home to an abundant array of birds and other wildlife, making the protection and restoration of the spring good for more then just the endangered water umbel and topminnow.  Source: Endangered Species Bulletin, Sept, 2001 by Ann Haas 

Cochise County

Matt and Anna Magoffin own a ranch in Southeast Arizona in the Malpai Boarder Lands. In 2002 they noticed that the once abundant Chiricahua leopard frog was rapidly disappearing. The ponds on the ranch were drying up and the tadpoles were dying.  The family saved some 800 tadpoles by taking them to the nearby San Bernardino Refuge but both Matt and Anna knew that wasn’t going to fix the problem. With the assistance of a Safe Harbor agreement with the Fish and Wildlife Service, Matt and Anna adapted cattle water troughs, poured concrete ponds and dug wells to be homes for the frog and tadpoles. And in a truly superhuman effort, the family hauled thousands of gallons of water each week for four years to ensure the frog would survive droughts. Source: Smithsonian Magazine September 2005  

White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation

The White Mountain Apache Indian Reservation is home to five federally endangered species. One, the Apache trout is poised to become the first endangered fish to recover enough to be taken of the endangered species list. This success is due to the strong collaboration between state, federal and tribal agencies. Together the Tribe, Fish and Wildlife Service, the State of Arizona and the U.S. Forest Services established a rearing program in reservation fish hatcheries. Together they transplanted trout into streams and lakes on the Reservation and in the adjacent National Forest. So far 21 Apache trout streams have been restored, and eight new populations of Apache trout were established. Source: Cooperative Conservation America

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