Check out our January events flyer for a list of upcoming events!
Arizona Game and Fish Dept. Seeks Citizen Scientists for American Kestrel Project
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is enlisting the help of landowners and citizen scientists to assist biologists as part of the American Kestrel Partnership, a program designed to collect data to be used to conserve this important species for future generations. AZGFD is participating in the partnership, which is coordinated nationally by The Peregrine Fund.
“The goal of this project is to provide nesting habitat and raise awareness for kestrels in Arizona, while contributing to national efforts to assist these falcons,” said Kurt Licence, an AZGFD biologist. “This great citizen science opportunity will help us to collect data to guide management decisions that could impact the stability of kestrel populations. That data will help us to better understand why long-term studies have shown that American kestrel populations have declined 50 percent across their range in the past 40 years.”
For more information about the program, visit www.azgfd.gov/kestrel or e-mail raptors@azgfd.gov.
Upcoming Events in December
Check out our December Events Flyer for a list of upcoming events!
Remember FSPR on Giving Tuesday!
On November 28, Giving Tuesday, remember the San Pedro River and what it means to you! Then support the Friends with a generous donation to ensure advocacy remains strong for both good stewardship and river protection. Click on the logo to make your donation!
Public Comment Period on Vigneto Section 404 Permit Extended
The Army Corps of Engineers has extended the public comment period on this proposed 29,400 home development near Benson to December 4.
Let your voice be heard! Send your comments to the Army Corps on the Section 404 permit for Villages at Vigneto by the December 4 deadline. Comments can be submitted via email to Kathleen.A.Tucker@usace.army.mil.
Your comments should stress the need for a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and a public hearing given the size, scope and impacts of this proposed residential development.
The full text of the public notice can be found here.
Please share this call to action with your friends and other concerned residents.
Upcoming Events in November
Check out our November Events Flyer for a list of upcoming events!
BLM Announces Re-opening of San Pedro House
Pruning of Plaza and Bailey, the two Fremont Cottonwoods at San Pedro House, has been completed and the house and the surrounding area are once again open to the public. All walks and other activities planned for the area will resume today, November 5.We appreciate everyone’s patience as BLM and the contractor hired to complete this project have worked to ensure the safety of the public as well as prolong the lives of these two magnificent trees.
Come out to San Pedro House soon to see Plaza and Bailey with their new “haircuts” for yourselves!
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Fall 2017 River Roundup Newsletter
In This Issue:
President’s Report… Annual Meeting… Seek the San Pedro Day… Support Letters Needed for River… Sign Grant Received… Wet-Dry Mapping… Thanks, Volunteers!… Millville Ghost… Wells Fargo Robberies… Fry’s Community Rewards… Christmas Bird Counts… Calendar… Members… Contacts
Join an upcoming Christmas Bird Count!
Local Christmas Bird Counts:
- Ramsey Canyon CBC: Sunday 12/17/2017, Ken Blankenship, 770-317-8486, kenhblankenship@comcast.net
- Appleton-Whittell CBC: Wednesday 1/3/2018, Suzanne Wilcox, 520-455-5522, swilcox@audubon.org
See all the upcoming CBCs in Arizona on the Tucson Audubon Society website:
Weigh in on Army Corps section 404 permit for Vigneto
The US Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comment on whether to grant the developer of the Villages at Vigneto a Clean Water Act Section 404 permit. The developer El Dorado Benson L.L.C plans to build 29,400 new homes in Benson, Arizona. See the Public Notice that provides the project purpose, description, mitigation and conditions for the permit from the Army Corps.
Are you concerned about the prospect of groundwater pumping for all these Vigneto homes in Benson near the San Pedro River? Make your voice be heard! Send your comments to the Army Corps on the Section 404 permit for Villages at Vigneto by the Nov. 4 deadline. Comments can be submitted via email to Kathleen.A.Tucker@usace.army.mil.
The following link briefly summarizes the issue:
Your comments should stress the need for a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and a public hearing given the size, scope and impacts of this proposed residential development.
Please share this call to action with your friends and other concerned residents.