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OV Council starts general-plan process
The Oro Valley Town Council last week voted 6-1 to initiate a general plan amendment process to accommodate a proposed devel-opment on nearby state trust land. The move paves the way for the town’s potential annexation of the planned 14-square-mile Arroyo Grande….
Furor erupts over Marana housing plan
A future housing development in Marana has come under fire from conservationists and neighbors, who say the town council approved plans last month with little regard for the environment and neighboring homes.
Friends of the Desert #35
In this Issue: Message from the Director, 2008 Open Space Bond needs your help, Protection for Water Resources, 15,000 house development, Tumamoc Puble Hearing Notice.
Suppport More Open Space Acquisitions
The Pima County Bond Advisory Committee needs to hear that your number one priority is protecting the Sonoran Desert…
A Driving Force for the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan
Carolyn Campbell was a driving force in the plan’s 1998 adoption, and she continues to spend more hours every week than she cares to count sitting through meetings, pushing the county to meet its own standards and urging developers to do the right thing…..
2 ACTION ITEM – Protect Water Resources/15,000 unit developmetn not following Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan
Read more onthese tow important itmes.
A Sahuarita-area development could bring 15,000 high-density homes to the desert
The endangered Pima pineapple cactus (inset) is a prolific part of life in a 4,000-acre area where American Nevada wants to build 15,000 homes. Greeting all current and future homeowners are the monolithic mining tailings that are visible from Interstate 19 and line Helmet Peak Road.
Rosemont Mine Update – Save the Scenic Santa Ritas
Augusta Resource submitted their Mine Plan of Operations for Rosemont Ranch to the Forest Service on July 11, 2007. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE MINE IS APPROVED!!!!
Marana seeks public input on habitat conservation
Since 2002, Marana has worked on a plan to protect habitats for endangered species while allowing developers to avoid liability for any harm that comes to the animals as a result of development….
Help Clean Up the Ironwood Forest
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CLEAN UP OF SHOOTING SITES AT IRONWOOD FOREST NATIONAL MONUMENT!