US Dept of Defense: Nature Conservancy

Harris Environmental conducted six Phase I Environmental Site Assessments in Cochise County, Arizona. Most of the properties were historic cattle ranches bordering the Fort Huachuca Military Installation and were characterized by a variety of environmental conditions from vacant undisturbed land to areas with significant use and potentially hazardous environmental contaminants. In total, we investigated 7,776 acres. Two of the ranches were part of The Nature Conservancy’s acquisition plan. Surveys of two other ranches was completed in support of acquisition for inclusion into the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area and funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The final two ranches, the Bella Vista Ranch and Babacomari Ranch, were investigated in support of transference to the Bureau of Land Management, and the studies were funded by the U.S. Department of Defense – Army Compatible Use Buffer Program. Our reports were reviewed by The Nature Conservancy, Bureau of Land Management, and Department of Defense.