OS1.15 Tanque Verde and Houghton Partners Property
Total Actual Cost: $1,585,517
Project Number: CPROSTVHP
Funding Sources: 2004 General Obligation Bonds
Completion Date: September 2010
Managing Dept.: County Administrator
Project Map: GIS Map
The County purchased the 77 - acre property at the corner of Tanque Verede and Houghton. The property iis located in the confluence of the Agua Caliente Wash and Tanque Verde Creek and falls entirely within an Important Riparian Area. The property is within a mesquite woodland area and is on the edge of a mesquite bosque.
This property is adjacent to the recently County acquired 72 - acre Terra Rancho Grande, and together, this property provides movement corridors and habitat connectivity for wildlife.
This purchase was with the assistance of Arizona Land and Water Trust.
