In late January, many Phoenix area residents awoke to the sight of snow in the McDowell Mountains. Snowfall occurs infrequently enough to be a source of interest to hikers, photographers, and other outdoor enthusiasts. While beautiful in any circumstances, when covered in snow the landscape in the Sonoran Desert becomes something entirely enchanting. Many people who
The April 1996 Mountain Lines celebrates the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy Stewards’ first foray into trail construction and maintenance. “In February and March 1996 nearly 90 McDowell Sonoran Conservancy volunteers worked hard during the weekends to build the trail for the Cactus Cup Mountain Bike Race. This five-mile loop trail which links WestWorld with the McDowell Sonoran
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Just five short years ago, we celebrated the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy's 25th Birthday. As a part of that celebration, we remembered some of the most significant things that happened in each of our first 25 years. We are now approaching our 30th Birthday, and we are taking this opportunity to reflect again on our past
In previous years we have combined the Conservancy annual report into an edition of Mountain Lines. To give us an opportunity to really celebrate our accomplishments we now produce an annual report and we are delighted to share this with you. This represents our accomplishments for fiscal year 2020 (7/1/2019 - 6/30/2020) and recognizes donors
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is recognized worldwide as the most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species. It uses a system based on five criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of species and subspecies throughout all regions of the world. The IUCN Red List is scientifically based
Just five short years ago, we celebrated the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy's 25th Birthday. As a part of that celebration, we remembered some of the most significant things that happened in each of our first 25 years. We are now approaching our 30th Birthday, and we are taking this opportunity to reflect again on our past
Just five short years ago, we celebrated the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy's 25th Birthday. As a part of that celebration, we remembered some of the most significant things that happened in each of our first 25 years. We are now approaching our 30th Birthday, and we are taking this opportunity to reflect again on our past
By Tiffany Sprague, Parsons Field Institute Manager, and Mary Fastiggi, Parsons Field Institute Lead Wow, what a year it has been. As with much of life, the pandemic has made McDowell Sonoran Conservancy’s science work even more challenging – from planning to implementation to analysis to reporting. But through creativity and tenacity, we managed to
By Nicole Kallman, Education Manager2020 has certainly been a year of change and innovation. The pandemic beginning in March put our teachers and students in an unprecedented and challenging situation, working to navigate virtual classrooms amidst the social and economic impact of COVID-19. Despite these challenges, teachers rose to the occasion, working closely with parents
