julia fonseca and ian milliken, pima county office of sustainability and conservation

Sonoran Desert Mitigation Sites in Pima and Pinal Counties

November 13, 2014 Presentation to U. S. Bureau of Land Management

Julia Fonseca and Ian Milliken, Pima County Office of Sustainability and Conservation

Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan $218 million in bonds (1997-2004)

• Scenic

• Historic

• Cultural

• Biological

• Trails

Acquisitions◦ In-holdings ◦ Land trades◦ Conservation easements

Management and Site Inspections◦ Grazing leases◦ Bureau of Reclamation

Rehabilitation◦ Former farmland

Mitigation

Pima County Partnerships

Adjacent to Ironwood Forest National Monument

Los Robles Archeological District

La Osa Ranch

Los Robles (State)

A traditional cultural place

Cocoraque Butte

Associated with Cocoraque Ranch

State Inholdings in IFNM

Marana Mound Photograph courtesy of Adriel Heisey

Partnership opportunities with Pima County

Boa Sorte

Graphics:

Dr. Phil RosenJulia FonsecaBrian PowellNeva ConnollyBill SingletonDrs. Paul and Suzy FishAdriel Heisey

Information:

Linda Mayro, Director

Julia.Fonseca@pima.gov520-724-6460Ian.Milliken@pima.gov520-724-6684

Acknowledgments