Issues for the Tucson Mountains Association

Ongoing Issues of Interest:

Good News for Sweetwater Preserve!
March 2, 2011
The Pima County Board of Supervisors is set to purchase 187 acres to connect Sweetwater Wash to the Sweetwater Preserve Park preserving wildlife corridors and protecting against development. The purchase will increase the size of the park to almost 900 acres. The county, paying $1.6 million, is using general funds for the purchase. The cost will be repaid over time from a special environmental fund from the J.W. Marriott Starr Pass Resort. The environmental fund was set up to help manage, maintain and expand Tucson Mountain Park. TMA was in full support of the purchase and actively sought and petitioned the county to achieve this goal.

The Sweetwater Preserve
(PDF file of the report prepared by the TMA Sweetwater Preserve committee. Contains lots of information regarding the Tucson Mountains, its history, flora, fauna and more. Photos shown in report are not at full strength. Note: "clickable" index page allows you to jump to the selection you wish to view.)



	Ongoing Issues of Interest: Good News for Sweetwater Preserve! March 2, 2011 The Pima County Board of Supervisors is set to purchase 187 acres to connect Sweetwater Wash to the Sweetwater Preserve Park preserving wildlife corridors and protecting against development. The purchase will increase the size of the park to almost 900 acres. The county, paying $1.6 million, is using general funds for the purchase. The cost will be repaid over time from a special environmental fund from the J.W. Marriott Starr Pass Resort. The environmental fund was set up to help manage, maintain and expand Tucson Mountain Park. TMA was in full support of the purchase and actively sought and petitioned the county to achieve this goal. The Sweetwater Preserve (PDF file of the report prepared by the TMA Sweetwater Preserve committee. Contains lots of information regarding the Tucson Mountains, its history, flora, fauna and more. Photos shown in report are not at full strength. Note: "clickable" index page allows you to jump to the selection you wish to view.) Scenic Roads (Information to come)