Public Lands Interpretive Association

Public Lands Interpretive Association (PLIA) is a cooperating (or interpretive) association whose mission is to “inspire and educate the public about the natural and cultural heritage resources of America’s public lands.”

PLIA provides those wanting to visit public lands with information and educational materials such as up-to-date fire news and alerts, and an online map center with Bureau of Land Management,[1] Forest Service, and other maps helpful to users of public lands.[2]

PLIA is one of more than hundred 501c(3) not-for-profit interpretive associations which support public land agencies throughout the United States. The national umbrella organization of interpretive associations is the Public Lands Alliance.

History

PLIA (formerly Southwest Natural and Cultural Heritage Association) was formed in 1981, and is affiliated with the USDA Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management.[3]

Revenues are derived from PLIA sales outlets, a campground concession, publishing and product development, online sales, donations. Net revenues support PLIA’s interpretive and educational efforts.

Sales Outlets and Areas Managed by PLIA

Arizona

USDA Forest Service:

  • Clifton Ranger District Office, Clifton
  • Sabino Canyon Visitor Center, Tucson
  • Palisades Visitor Center, Mt. Lemmon
  • Sierra Vista Ranger District Office, Hereford

New Mexico

USDA Forest Service:

  • Glenwood Ranger District Office, Glenwood
  • Sacramento Ranger District Office, Cloudcroft
  • Smokey Bear Ranger District Office, Ruidoso

Bureau of Land Management:

  • Fort Craig Historic Site, Socorro
  • New Mexico Public Lands Information Center, Santa Fe
  • Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center, Pilar
  • Wild Rivers Recreation Area, Cerro
  • Art Zimmerman Visitors Center
  • Valley of Fires National Recreation Area Visitor Center

Campgrounds

Since 1991, PLIA has operated four campgrounds, doing business as Southwest Recreation, under a special use permit on the Williams Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest near Williams, Arizona.

Campground locations:

American Frontiers: A Public Lands Journey

In 2002, PLIA mapped out a Canada-to-Mexico trek exclusively on public lands called American Frontiers: A Public Lands Journey.[4] This was the first trek through the United States done entirely on public land.

Publications
Publications
Date Publication
2010 Six New Mexico Recreational Maps
2009 Ducks at a Distance, 12th edition
2004, 2008 Trail Guide to Lincoln National Forest, 2nd Revised Edition
2001 Out and About in a Day: Outdoor Fun on Northern Utah’s Public Lands
1999 Trail Guide to Lincoln National Forest, Wild and Scenic Rio Chama
1998 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
1997 Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Delores River Guide
1995 Trail Guide to Pecos Wilderness
1994 Wild and Scenic Rio Grande, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Visitor Guide to Sandia Mountains
1992 Visitor Guide to Coconino National Forest
1991 Visitor Guide to Mogollon Rim
1990 Visitor Guide to Kaibab Forest (North), Visitor Guide to Kaibab NF (South)

References
  1. Bureau of Land Management Guidelines and Information
  2. New Mexico Outdoor Sports Guide Archived 2002-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Peaks, Plateaus, and Canyons Association
  4. American Frontiers: A Public Lands Journey
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