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500 Palmer Agave transplanted on South Range at Ft Huachuca

Fort Huachuca’s Conservation reserves to sprout one flowering Fort Huachuca’s Environmental & Natural Re-
Branch of the Environmental & stalk up to 20 feet tall. The yellow sources Division in coordination with other area
Natural Resources Division, in and pink flowers attract all types conservation agencies, transplanted 500 Palm-
coordination with the Integrated of pollinators, including butter- er’s Agave in support of the migratory Lesser
Training Area Management Pro- flies, birds, bees and bats. long-nosed bat.
gram, the Directorate of Public Palmer’s Agave historically oc-
Works’ Engineering Division, Bat cupied a wider range on the Fort,
Conservation International and but the spread of invasive grasses
Borderlands Restoration, recently has increased the fuel load and
replaced a portion of agave after prevalence of fire in our once na-
the development of Range 1B in tive grasslands, which has reduced
2017. agave distribution and overall
Five hundred Palmer’s Agave biodiversity. This project trans-
were transplanted on the South planted young agave to suitable
Range, a primary feeding area for habitat outside of training areas,
the Lesser long-nosed bat which increasing biodiversity without
reside on the fort from approxi- mission constraint.
mately June through December. These agave will eventually
The fort hosts a significant post- flower and provide nectar for many
maternity population of these species, especially the Lesser long-
nectar-feeding bats, and the fort’s nosed bat. While the Lesser long-
agave fields provide a significant nosed bat was recently delisted
protected resource to fatten up from the Endangered Species Act
the young of the year and their - in large part because of Fort Hua-
mothers prior to their southward chuca’s conservation efforts — it
migration for the winter. continues to be a species at risk.
Palmer’s Agave is a succulent The fort’s efforts to conserve prop-
plant that takes up to 25 years erly functioning grassland habitat,
to reach full maturity. Beginning protect important food resources
from a single, center core-easily and important roosting habitat,
missed in tall grass-Palmer’s demonstrates the military mission Photos by Fort Huachuca Environmental & Natural resource Division
Agave can grow to an eventual can be sustained while conserving Fort Huachuca’s Environmental & Natural Resources Division in coordination with other area conser-
width of 5 feet. In its last season, the natural resource heritage vation agencies, transplanted 500 Palmer’s Agave in support of the migratory Lesser long-nosed bat.
the agave will use all its energy Courtesy of army.mil

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