Happy Birthday McDowell Sonoran Concervancy!

Posted By The Peak on Oct 7, 2019

“McDowell Sonoran Preserve Sunrise” by Susan Q. Byrd

October 5, 2019
Updated October 7, 2019

This month, October 2019, is important. Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Conservancy is marking its 25th birthday. The Peak, Greater Pinnacle Peak Associatin and Friends of the Scenic Drive are proud to have witnessed and in a variety of ways contributed to the growth of the conservancy. Here are three items to help you celebrate with us.

#1. City of Scottsdale Releases for Upcoming Celebratory Events

As new releases are received from the city, we will add them to this section of this article.

Oct. 8, 2019

Courtesy City of Scottsdale

City dedicates two new trailheads as part of preserve anniversary

Attend trailheads dedication as part of Scottsdale McDowell Sonoran Preserve’s 25th anniversary

Join the community at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18, to officially dedicate Fraesfield and Granite Mountain trailheads at the Fraesfield Trailhead, 13400 E. Rio Verde Drive. These trailheads are two of the eleven trailheads that provide public access to Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve.

Trailhead amenities include restrooms, paved parking, equestrian staging areas, interpretive and orientation signs, and other support amenities. Drinking water is not available at either site, so please come prepared with your own water. The new trailheads are open from sunrise to sunset seven days a week.
On Oct. 3, 1994, the Scottsdale City Council formally dedicated the first lands for the preserve. The “Day One” preserve was 4.5 square miles consisting of three parcels of city-owned land. Today, this permanently protected, sustainable desert habitat encompasses 47 square miles … about one-third of Scottsdale’s land area.

Here are other ways to commemorate this anniversary.

Jan Horne
Public Information Officer
City of Scottsdale
JHorne@ScottsdaleAZ.gov
Office: 480-312-2636
Mobile: 602-527-2211

#2. McDowell Sonoran Conservancy Newsletter, Calendar of Celebratory Events

This newsletter provides more information about the anniversary. It also provides information about the various events that you can enjoy this month.

#3. Articles by Jane Rau (1993)

Jane Ray is one of the founders of the founders of the McDowell Sonoran Land Trust, which became the McDowell Sonoran Land Trust. Prior to that, Jan served as president of the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association. To promote the fledgling preservation effort, she wrote a series of short articles, which you can read by clicking on the link below.

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