McDowell Sonoran Conservancy

Leading Conservation in the Mcdowell Sonoran Preserve

Your Gateway to the McDowell Sonoran Preserve

Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy is the nonprofit partner to the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, working tirelessly to safeguard more than 30,000 acres of pristine Sonoran Desert. Through science, education and hands-on stewardship, we help ensure this extraordinary landscape remains wild, accessible and thriving for generations of hikers, nature-lovers and desert explorers.

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