Sonoita Crossroads Community Forum

State Trust Lands Initiative

presented by Emily Brott

What Are State Lands?

Stephen E. Strom, Sonoita Plain: Views from a Southwestern Grassland
Hwy 83 southeast of Tucson, near Sonoita

Little Colorado River near Springerville

Photo by Sue Sitko

Hunting is popular on state trust lands.

8.4 million acres leased.

No changes to grazing lease policy

WhatÕs driving the need for reform? Population Growth

Trust land benefits kids

Santa Cruz County

Cienega Creek
2,800 acres permanent
7,811 acres provisional
Patagonia Lake State Park
3,072 acres permanent
Santa Cruz Wildlife Corridor
4,723 acres permanent
3,823 acres provisional
Sierrita Mountains
9,815 acres provisional

Total: 32,044 acres protected from development

Cienaga Corridor

Kartchner Caverns State Park

Patagonia Lake State Park

Sonoita Creek Natural Area

Photos by Brian P. Anderson

Santa Cruz Wildlife Corridor

San Pedro River

Picacho Mountains

Ironwood Forest

59 Special Areas . . .

Superstition Mountain Range
Walnut Canyon National Monument
Verde Headwaters
Grand Canyon Scenic Corridor
Oracle State Park
Dragoon Mountains Wildlife Corridor
Cave Creek Recreation Area
Lake Pleasant Recreation Area
Kartchner Caverns Corridor
Patagonia Lake
Spur Cross Ranch
Sierrita Mountains
Tucson Mountain Park
And many, many more . . .