Santa Cruz River: Proposed urban national wildlife refuge StoryMap

Oct. 2, 2024
Sterling Homard/Center for Western Priorities
Santa Cruz River National Urban Wildlife Refuge Landscape Conservation Design over aerial view of river

A Proposed urban national wildlife refuge in Southern Arizona would celebrate centuries of community resilience.  

For thousands of years, the Santa Cruz River in Southern Arizona has been a lifeline for people, plants, and animals. It has nurtured one of North America's oldest agrarian communities and supported the Sonoran Desert ecosystem, creating a vibrant oasis amid a dry landscape.

Continue reading this Santa Cruz River StoryMap.