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NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS SERVES TUBAC AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTY ARIZONA. SHANNON HALL, COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
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The Sonoran Institute is inviting proposals for two new project opportunities focused on the restoration and sustainable management of the Santa Cruz River in southern Arizona. These initiatives are supported by federal funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and administered by the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (WIFA).
They welcome proposals from qualified professional firms and organizations with demonstrated relevant experience. Summaries of each project are provided below, and complete information can be found in the attendant links to the Sonoran Institute website. Please share this opportunity both internally and with your networks.
1. Santa Cruz River Restoration Master Plan (Oso Wash to Green Valley)
https://sonoraninstitute.org/events/rfp-scr-rmp/
2. Economic Analysis of the Santa Cruz River (Santa Cruz County)
https://sonoraninstitute.org/events/rfp-scr-scc/
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From the Editor,
Mother, recent Grand-Mom, successful business woman and dear friend of many, a woman of substance who loved her family and Tubac fiercely, Sally will never be forgotten. I know all of us deeply mourn her unexpected and untimely passing. We send our deepest sympathy to Haley, Shelby, and to all of her close family and friends.
Please consider giving to Sally's memorial to honor her and the Good Life she built here in Tubac. If you wish to contribute, please contact Chelsea Robling at (520) 440-7641.
Supervisor John Fanning announced the names of individuals who will serve on his Community Advisory Committee.
Eastern Santa Cruz County will be represented by Kat Crockett of Elgin; Carol Bonchalk, Cassina Farley, Carolyn Shafer and Brenda Somoza of Patagonia; and Keith Barth, Ruth Ann LeFebvre, Josh Mentesana and Amie Wystrach of Sonoita.
The county’s western side will be represented by Gary Levin and Erasmo Rason of Rio Rico and Pam Lemke, E. Clem Shute Jr., Rosie Simpson, Rocco Todarello and Celeste Wisdom of Tubac.
The first meeting of the committee will be Wednesday March 19, at the Santa Cruz County Complex in Nogales. A decision to open the meeting to the public has not been made yet.
Following that initial gathering, Fanning intends to rotate committee meetings throughout the district.
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Southern Arizona residents, activists and organizations are teaming up with federal government officials to designate a portion of the Santa Cruz River as Arizona's first urban national wildlife refuge.
The federal designation would ensure the protection of the critical habitat for years into the future following its revitalization in recent years.
Prominent landowner Andrew Jackson, who possesses thousands of acres of critical habitat, is part of the effort. Following backlash last year in the town of Rio Rico for a rezoning request that residents feared would bring mining to their town, he began working with the Santa Cruz River Refuge coalition to help preserve some of his land that borders the river.
“It was kind of a call to action to put (the land) in the hands of somebody that can manage it and maintain that for a long time,” Jackson said, noting he's invested in regenerative farming practices and water conservation.
In September, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in collaboration with the Santa Cruz River Refuge coalition developed a landscape conservation design to start the process of proposing an "urban partnership" program in Tucson, and the potential for a new national wildlife refuge along the Santa Cruz River.
The agency manages over 100 wildlife refuges across the state, within 25 miles of population centers of 250,000 people or more. Just one urban wildlife refuge currently exists in the Southwest, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Santa Cruz River would be Arizona's first urban national wildlife refuge.
The Santa Cruz River Refuge coalition wants an “archipelago” of protected properties at risk of development along the Santa Cruz River, stretching from the U.S.-Mexico border to the northern edge of Pima County. Coalition members say this designation would offer permanent wildlife habitat, outdoor access, and ecotourism.
The protected area would include areas of upland Sonoran Desert scrub habitat, canyons that provide habitat connectivity, and nearly seven miles of riparian habitat approximately 40 miles south of Tucson.
Know before you go | U.S. citizens visiting by land don't need a visa but will need to have a valid passport or passport card. You also need to register your visit with Mexican authorities at the port of entry or online at:mx.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/nogales
Print the online form (FMM) and provide it at the port of entry when you enter Mexico. If your stay is from 0 to 7 days, there is no cost. If your stay is from 8 to 180 days, there is an $861 MXP fee. Plan accordingly.
The Santa Cruz Humane Society is a no kill shelter that provides compassionate care and adoption services for homeless dogs and cats in Nogales, Arizona. Visit us and take home your new family member today!
SHOP and DONATE at our thrift store to help support our mission.
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