Video: Protecting the Landscape You Love
The Desert Foothills Land Trust does extensive work throughout the North Valley, truly improving quality of life for residents and visitors. The Desert Foothills Land Trust was founded in 1991. It has 26 preserves that stretch from Carefree west to Anthem and New River, encompassing more than 680 acres. Most of the properties are open to the public. Click on the link below to watch the video Protecting the Landscape You Love...
Urban Sprawl Terminology
Courtesy of Friends of the Scenic Drive When you drive from Tempe to Phoenix, it landscape looks very similar. The same is true about the trip from Tempe to Mesa, Phoenix to Glendale, and on, and on. In time, will the same be true for the drives along Pima and Scottsdale Roads from Pinnacle Peak Road to Carefree and Cave Creek? Here are a few concepts to remember as you drive along. Creeping Normalcy Major change can be...
The Cave on Cave Creek
By Kraig Nelson, Docent, Steward Courtesy of the Desert Foothills Land Trust The journey to the infamous and iconic “Cave” on Cave Creek is an intensely rewarding adventure and hike for those who appreciate the enchanting history and enigmatic geology, flora, and fauna of the Cave Creek area. Steven Jones, Desert Foothills Land Trust naturalist, has identified fifty-six types of plants one may observe on a Cave hike. ...
Learn More About Scottsdale’s Desert Discovery Center
Courtesy DDC Scottsdale April 21, 2016 The Basics What is the Desert Discovery Center? Scottsdale’s Desert Discovery Center (DDC) is envisioned as an interpretive, education and research center intended to complement the McDowell Sonoran Preserve experience and be a focal point for understanding human interaction with arid environments. At this point, the City of Scottsdale is in the project planning phase for the DDC...
The People’s Preserve – How Scottsdale Created the McDowell Sonoran Preserve by Joan Fudala
A Book Review by Les Conklin As published in A Peek at the Peak, December 2014 The expanded title of this book by historian Joan Fudala is “The People’s Preserve – How Scottsdale Created the McDowell Sonoran Preserve … and saved a 1.8-billion-year-old treasure in less than 25 years”. This standout book is true to its title and describes how Scottsdale has created the McDowell Sonoran Preserve through...
Leo’s Story
Courtesy of Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center Those of you who have visited SWCC know Leo’s story well. However, it bears repeating. Unfortunately, Leo’s story is not unique for wild animals bred for use in the entertainment industry. BREAKING NEWS! Leo and the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center are facing a challenge that threatens their very survival. Read “Sneak Peeks: March 2016” Leonardo, a...
New Technology Enhances Sonoran Desert Experience
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Courtesy of McDowell Sonoran Conservance (Scottsdale, AZ –December 4, 2015) The McDowell Sonoran Conservancyand McDowell Mountain Park have incorporate technology to enable visitors to provide feedback on the trails in both the Scottsdale McDowell Sonoran Preserve and the McDowell Mountain Regional Park using Instagram. If visitors encounter trail conditions needing attention, they can use their smartphone to...
The Golden Eagle, King of the Raptors
By William Leroy for Wild At Heart Of all the states, Arizona is home to the largest number of species of birds in the U.S. These birds can vary from residents, that stay all year around, to breeding birds, that spend a good part of the growing season in Arizona to raise their young, migrants who pass through Arizona with the seasons, to wintering birds who like to spend a good part of the winter in Arizona to escape colder conditions...
Scottsdale: Can “green homes” become a standard?
City of Scottsdale NEWS RELEASE Oct. 27, 2015 Contact: Anthony Floyd, green building manager, 480- 312-4202, afloyd@ScottsdaleAZ.gov Can “green homes” become the standard? Learn how they’re making an impact Since 1998, more than 1,300 homes have been certified in Scottsdale as “green homes.” What is a green home? Why does it matter? And how can we do better environmentally? Get the answers and more at the Green Building Lecture...
Scenic Drive Plant Guide
The Scenic Drive section of The Peak magazine includes introductory information about the plant species that are exhibited along the Scenic Drive. You can also take an optional Sonoran plant and animal trivia test. The photographs of the Scenic Drive plant exhibits are more than worth your click. These photos were taken in the late 1990s, after the plant exhibits were restored by Friends of the Scenic Drive. Look at the backgrounds...
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