By Les Conklin
Do you know the names of Scottsdale’s Scenic Corridors and where they are located? Do you know that an access point for the McDowell Sonoran Preserve was planned for Scottsdale and Happy Valley Roads? Are you aware that a planning diagram shows a link between planned preserve lands east of Pima Road and northern Scottsdale Road (the Desert Foothills Scenic Drive)? Did you know that 1500 people, including many Scottsdale residents, turned out for a State Land Department hearing on land preservation? Did Scottsdale residents overwhelmingly support purchasing land for the McDowell Sonoran Preserve or were the votes close? What were some of the important accomplishments of the McDowell Sonoran Land Trust during its first decade of existence? What is the McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission and how did it come about?
In the course of converting information from the “old” Scenic Drive website to this site, I discovered material that had been “covered” by later information and hidden from view by subsequent updates to the old site. Back in 2001, this information was posted to educate the public about Scottsdale’s preservation efforts. Today, 13 years later, the information provides a brief overview of the relationship between the Scenic Drive, the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Scottsdale’s Scenic Corridors, the McDowell Sonoran Land Trust, and the relationship between them. Read More
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