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When
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WRRC, Sol Resnick Meeting Room, 350 N. Campbell Ave., Tucson, AZ
Speaker(s)
Tony Sedgwick
Landowner and 2012 recipient of the National Wetlands Award for Landowner Stewardship. The President of Santa Fe Ranch, a nonprofit providing out of doors opportunities for the people of Santa Cruz County
In a poor and seemingly hopeless community, Las Lagunas de Anza is the story of hope, of high school kids laughing and wading in murky waters, of Anglos and Hispanics joining forces, having fun while they restore pride and the vulnerable wetlands in the heart of their city.
The future of our desert ecologies lies in the often indifferent hands of our electorate and of economic “realities”, read sustainability. This project, and the theme of the presentation, is about how we can bring together coalitions that provide a hope of conservation and of educating the generations of tomorrow.