Dedication of Allen Amphitheater at Browns Ranch Trailhead, Jan. 22

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Scottsdale press release

 

 

 

 

January 18, 2017

Sunday’s dedication of Allen Amphitheater celebrates a special preserve legacy

 

Carolyn Allen spent 16 years as an Arizona lawmaker supporting and protecting Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve.

 

This Sunday, Jan. 22, Scottsdale will dedicate an amphitheater at the Brown’s Ranch Trailhead that recognizes Allen’s service and her role in establishing one of the Valley’s most beautiful tracts of open space.

 

The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. at the trailhead, located at 30301 N. Alma School Parkway. Light refreshments will be provided and Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane, Council Member Virginia Korte and others will provide remarks.

 

Allen, a long-time Scottsdale resident who also served on the city’s Planning Commission, passed away last year at age 78. Allen forged a reputation in both the Arizona House and later Senate as a moderate conservative not afraid to buck political winds.

 

Her work to nurture Scottsdale’s preserve was often low-profile — introducing and supporting bills that changed laws relating to open space and acquisition of sensitive lands.

 

The results, however, are vast and visually impressive. Visitors to the Brown’s Ranch Trailhead and the Carolyn Allen Amphitheater can look to the horizon and see mountain slopes and vistas acquired and protected through the results of Allen’s work.

 

More than 15,000 acres of state trust lands were acquired by Scottsdale through Allen’s efforts at the legislature. They include popular hiking spots like Granite Mountain, Cone Mountain and Balance Rock.

 

Those landmarks and those lands are part of Allen’s legacy that will be celebrated Sunday.

 

   

 

 

 

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Author: Les Conklin

Les Conklin is a resident of north Scottsdale He founded Friends of the Scenic Drive, the Monte de Paz HOA and is the president of the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association. He was named to Scottsdale's History Maker Hall of Fame in 2014. Les is a past editor of A Peek at the Peak and the author of Images of America: Pinnacle Peak. He served on the Scottsdale's Pride Commission, McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission, the boards of several local nonprofits and was a founding organizer of the city's Adopt-A-Road Program.. Les is a volunteer guide at the Musical Instrument Museum.

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