[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 3323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-547]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Proposed National Natural Landmark Designation for 
Garden Canyon at Fort Huachuca, AZ

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed National Natural Landmark designation.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service Director has determined that Garden 
Canyon, located within Fort Huachuca, Cochise County, Arizona, appears 
to meet the criteria for national significance and proposes to 
recommend the site for designation as a National Natural Landmark. The 
public is invited to comment on this recommendation. This proposal will 
be considered by the National Park System Advisory Board at a meeting 
to be held on March 21 and 22, 2006, at Timucuan Ecological and 
Historic Preserve, in the Ribault Club, 11241 Fort George Rd., 
Jacksonville, Florida.

DATES: Written comments will be accepted by the National Park Service 
until March 21, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Dr. Margaret Brooks, 
National Natural Landmarks Program Manager, National Park Service, 255 
N. Commerce Park Loop, Tucson, Arizona 85745, Internet address: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Brooks at 520-670-6501, 
extension 232.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Garden Canyon represents the best example of 
Madrean montane evergreen woodland, Madrean montane conifer forest, and 
semi-desert grassland in the Mohave-Sonoran desert region. This unique 
assemblage of biotic communities harbors many subtropical species at 
the northern edges of their range. The relatively natural fire regime 
has contributed to the retention of ecosystems in Garden Canyon that 
are representative of pre-settlement conditions. Information on the 
National Natural Landmarks Program can be found in 36 CFR Part 62 or on 
the Internet at http://www.nature.nps.gov/nnl.

    Dated: January 17, 2006.
Fran P. Mainella,
Director, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 06-547 Filed 1-19-06; 8:45 am]
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