Like water rolling downhill, momentum is building behind a proposed national wildlife refuge on the Santa Cruz River through Southern Arizona.
Support builds for Santa Cruz River refuge from Mexico to Marana
Sept. 29, 2024
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The most recent show of support came Wednesday, when the Tucson City Council voted unanimously to draft a resolution in favor of the idea.
Since April, Pima County, Santa Cruz County and the San Xavier District of the Tohono O’odham Nation have all endorsed the creation of a Santa Cruz River Urban National Wildlife Refuge stretching 90 miles from Mexico to Marana and centered around a future riverside park in Tucson.
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