McDowell Sonoran Preserve  -  Things to do in Phoenix

December 2011, the City of Scottsdale acquired approximately 4,419 acres of land from the Arizona State Land Department.  The land was purchased at public auctions and the acquired properties will be permanently protected from development as part of the City of Scottsdale’s McDowell Sonoran Preserve.

The total purchase price for the 4,419 acres, including fees was approximately $88 million.  With these acquisitions, Scottsdale has established an important wildlife corridor by connecting approximately 13,000 acres of land in the McDowell Mountains to approximately 4,000 acres north of Dynamite Boulevard purchased in previous years.  Those two separate areas total about 17,000 acres.  Add to this the additional 4,419 acres, for a current total of protected Preserve lands of approximately 21,400 acres.  The ultimate goal is to expand the preserve to about 34,000 acres, nearly a third of the city’s land area.

The preserve land acquired in December, 2011 includes rolling topography with exposed bedrock, boulder outcrops, portions of Fraesfield Mountain, Rock Knob, Cone Mountain, Granite Mountain, Cholla Mountain, and upper Sonoran Desert vegetation including Rawhide Wash and a number of other large washes housing abundant wildlife.

The Preserve encompasses the McDowell Mountains, where recent discoveries are causing geologists to rethink how this region formed and evolved. New trails and amenities are bringing Scottsdale’s “mountains of discovery” closer to residents and visitors. Check them out! 

 

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