Citizens' council protecting Sky Island wildlife corridor

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  • Authors: Hanson, Roseann; Brott, Emily
  • Publication Year: 2005
  • Publication Series: Proceedings (P)
  • Source: In: Gottfried, Gerald J.; Gebow, Brooke S.; Eskew, Lane G.; Edminster, Carleton B., comps. Connecting mountain islands and desert seas: biodiversity and management of the Madrean Archipelago II. Proc. RMRS-P-36. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station: 327-329

Abstract

[First paragraph] In 1999-2000, stakeholders involved with efforts to create Las Cienegas National Conservation Area identified lands north of the designated National Conservation Area and Acquisition Planning District boundaries as important to protect as well. These lands, formerly known as the Missing Link and now known as the Cienega Corridor, represent over 50,000 acres of important wildlife habitat and corridors, open space, cultural and economic resources, and watershed for recharge of Tucson’s groundwater. The area is under imminent threat of development, however, because it lies just a few miles east of the City of Tucson.

  • Citation: Hanson, Roseann; Brott, Emily 2005. Citizens'' council protecting Sky Island wildlife corridor. In: Gottfried, Gerald J.; Gebow, Brooke S.; Eskew, Lane G.; Edminster, Carleton B., comps. Connecting mountain islands and desert seas: biodiversity and management of the Madrean Archipelago II. Proc. RMRS-P-36. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station: 327-329
  • Keywords: wildlife, habitats, corridors, conservation, protection, community involvement, cultural heritage, Sky Island, Arizona
  • Posted Date: June 12, 2006
  • Modified Date: August 3, 2007

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