Date Acquired: February 23, 2009
Cost: $4,700,000
Cost Per Acre: $14,687
Acres: 320 acres
Type: Fee
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Stand up for Avra Valley! - December 20, 2018
One of the Coalition’s supporters, Rick Brown, wrote this beautiful and powerful poem in defense of Avra Valley. Take a moment to sit with Rick’s commanding words about what we stand to lose if Interstate 11 is built at the doorstep to Saguaro National Park and other irreplaceable public lands. Thank you, Rick, for […]
New interactive case study about the Oracle Road wildlife crossings - December 7, 2018
A new interactive case study about the Oracle Road wildlife crossings was just launched through the work of the Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperative. This case study features both a 2-page summary and an interactive map with more detailed information. You can check out the case study at https://arcg.is/09arn8 or look at it in the box below. […]
Sonoran Desert wildlife linkages featured in Desert Leaf magazine - November 9, 2018
CSDP Conservation Science Director Jessica Moreno published a new article in the most recent edition of the Desert Leaf magazine. Jessica’s article provides a fantastic summary of the history of wildlife linkages protection in Pima County’s Sonoran Desert, along with anecdotes and reflections on both black bears and Sonoran Desert tortoises and why they both […]
New Game and Fish monitoring report documents over 4,400 animals using Oracle Road wildlife crossings in first 2 years - October 4, 2018
The Arizona Game and Fish Department recently released their latest monitoring report on the Oracle Road wildlife bridge and underpass. Game and Fish is in the middle of four years of post-construction monitoring of these wildlife crossings. According to the report, as of June 2018, 2,477 animals have used the wildlife bridge and 1,941 animals […]