About Friends of Ironwood Forest
Friends of Ironwood Forest (FIF) was established in November 2006 by a group of community members who organized to preserve and protect the natural resources and values for which the Ironwood Forest National Monument was established.
Mission
Friends of Ironwood Forest works to protect the biological, geological, archaeological, and historical resources and values for which the Ironwood Forest National Monument was established.
Origins
FIF was organized to support the proclamation that created the Monument by individuals representing the Sierra Club and the Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection that had been involved the recommendation of Ironwood Forest as a National Monument. As a newly designated Monument (June of 2000), FIF came together to support the presidential proclamation and to help protect and preserve the resources for which the monument was created.
Organization
Governing the FIF are Bylaws (adopted on January 16, 2007) and cooperation with agencies of the U.S. Government and State of Arizona. FIF is governed by a Board of Directors, which sets policy, and approves annual budgets. The Board includes a President, Secretary and Treasurer. The primary agent of FIF is the Board of Directors President.