Learn more about the efforts to create a Santa Cruz River Urban National Wildlife Refuge in Tucson.
An urban national wildlife refuge designation protects crucial green space, improves and maintains wildlife habitat connectivity, ensures equitable access to the river and surrounding landscape for local communities, and honors the rich cultural and historical connections to the revitalized river.
The ecologically and culturally vibrant Santa Cruz River flows through the heart of Tucson. The proposed refuge boundary would run through both Santa Cruz and Pima Counties. It would include multiple properties to maximize outdoor access and enable holistic habitat protection. (Source: Santacruzriver.org)
Read more: santacruzriver.org
Map or proposed Urban National Wildlife Refuge (santacruzriver.org)
