On Thursday, officials from local and federal agencies gathered at the Historic Canoa Ranch in Green Valley to sign a Memo of Understanding (MOU) establishing the Santa Cruz River National Urban Wildlife Refuge Partnership.
This collaboration marks the first of its kind in Arizona that could lead to the creation of the state’s first urban national wildlife refuge.
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