Office of Sustainability and Conservation Newsroom

Aug 26, 2022 - This is the August 2022 edition of a newsletter about the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan. 

Aug 09, 2022 - Pima County’s procedures to salvage plants prior to project construction and to select plants for project revegetation were recently revised to improve compliance with state law and provide more clarity for project managers. 

Jul 22, 2022 - This is the July 2022 edition of a newsletter about the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan. 

Jul 13, 2022 - A new report provides an overview of Pima County’s conservation acquisition efforts to-date. 

May 30, 2022 - This is the May 2022 edition of a newsletter about the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan. 

May 04, 2022 - Pima County will begin taking bolder steps to address the looming threat of climate change through a new climate action plan. 

Apr 28, 2022 - This is the April 2022 edition of a newsletter about the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan. 

Mar 31, 2022 - This is the March 2022 edition of a newsletter highlighting the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan. 

Mar 24, 2022 - A new report provides an overview of the history, development, and application of the Conservation Lands System. 

Feb 28, 2022 - This is the February 2022 edition of a newsletter highlighting stories about the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan.  

Nov 08, 2021 - Staff from the Cultural Resources & Historic Preservation Division had the great honor of being invited to teach archaeology to grades K-3 at St. Michael's School 

Nov 05, 2021 - Come celebrate Pima County's unique heritage at the Pima County Courthouse's grand reopening - November 15-19, 2021 

Apr 22, 2021 - Cultural resources monitoring in the Cienega Creek Natural Preserve has been ongoing for 18 years, but our knowledge of the culturally sensitive areas depended on limited research conducted over 20 years ago. Fortunately, this past year, the management and monitoring efforts were given a boost from the results of a new cultural resources survey. The monitoring program became revitalized with renewed enthusiasm for protecting cultural resources. 

Mar 09, 2021 - The Cultural Resources & Historic Preservation Division adds interpretive signage along the Chuck Huckelberry LOOP. 

Feb 12, 2021 - Monitoring pygmy owls helps County biologists balance conservation efforts with development plans. Click here to learn more. 

Oct 22, 2020 - Board approved two land donations totaling 113 acres. 

Oct 07, 2020 - Canal has blossomed with new growth. 

Oct 02, 2020 - Biologists capture leopard frogs in Buehman Canyon Preserve 

Dec 06, 2019 - In the Cienega Creek Natural Preserve it's easy to forget you're in the Sonoran Desert.

The preserve lies about 25 miles southeast of downtown Tucson, still very much in the desert, but here saguaro, ocotillo and cholla give way to dense grass stands and tall cottonwood, mesquite and willow trees. Read more...