Empire-Fagan Coalition February 2011 Newsletter
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February 10, 2011 Empire-Fagan Coalition February 2011 Newsletter SAVE THE DATE! ANNUAL MEETING INFORMATION EFC’s annual meeting and officer elections are scheduled for Weds, March 30th 2011 at the Corona de Tucson Fire Department from 5:30-8:00pm. All members of the public are welcome to attend this informative meeting. Please save the date and more information will be forthcoming. District 4 Pima County Supervisor Ray Carroll, a representative from the County Administrator’s office and Pima County Department of Environmental Quality are currently expected to discuss issues related to the former Andrada/Henderson Quarry, now called the Lamb Rock/Wentworth Pit and ongoing permitting activities. An invitation has been extended to Lamb Rock, the current operators of the Wentworth Pit and the Arizona State Mine Inspector’s office as well. 1. Davidson Canyon Trail and Trailhead may be renamed after Gabe Zimmerman. http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_feb7ddd1-7c1e-59b6-b803-4a42a5e26223.html 2. CSDP- The Empire-Fagan Coalition is now an official member of the Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection. Please take the time to look over their website and learn more about the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan and how it impacts your community. 3. The special interest group, Rosemont Copper, has asked the Greater Vail Area Chamber of Commerce membership for an endorsement of its proposed copper mine in the Greater Vail area south of Interstate Ten. Please express your opinion on this subject to the GVACC membership. http://gvacc.memberlodge.com/Default.aspx?pageId=799278 4. Volunteers Needed! Vail Pride Day is Saturday, February 19th. VPD is an incredibly large community outreach opportunity. It is an annual event held at the Pima County Fairgrounds. http://www.connectionsnews.net/ses.htm The complete VAIL PRIDE DAY program will be open to the public on Saturday, February 19th, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Please contact Elizabeth at
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or 247-3838 for more information or to sign up to volunteer. Below is the volunteer schedule. If you can volunteer for longer than two hours, that is wonderful! Please send a note back with your availability. Thank you! Set Up: 7am-9am First Shift: 9am-11am Second Shift-11am-1:00pm Third Shift: 1:00pm-3pm Fourth Shift: 3pm-5:30pm Cleanup: 5:30pm-6:00pm 5. TIME SENSITIVE! Share your values with Imagine Greater Tucson (includes the Greater Vail Area). Take the survey by February 14th, 2011-02-11 http://www.imaginegreatertucson.org/ 6. Tracking: This month our Sky Island Trackers will be walking their transect looking for signs of Coati, Black Bear, Mountain Lion, Ocelot and Bobcat on Saturday morning, February 12th, 2010. Please contact Charlotte Cook at
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for more information. As a reminder, if you see any of the above mentioned species on your property, please contact either Charlotte at
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or call Elizabeth at 247-3838 ASAP so that we may come out and document their tracks A rare Ocelot was spotted in the Huachuca Mountains SE of Vail! www.azgfd.gov/nrm/images/110208_ocelet_newsreleasephoto.jpg 7. Check out these websites for fun, outdoor volunteer activities in and around the Greater Vail area: Sky Island Alliance: http://www.skyislandalliance.org/calendar.htm Empire Ranch Foundation: http://bl115w.blu115.mail.live.com/default.aspx?wa=wsignin1.0 Cienega Watershed Partnership: http://www.cienega.org/calendar.php 8. Solar Energy Development Draft PEIS Tucson Meeting Location Changed The location for the Tucson, Arizona public meeting on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 has been changed to the following: 9. Updates on the Army Corps of Engineers permitting process: At this time there are no new updates for the Army Corps of Engineers permitting process for Cal Portland and no new updates on the proposed Seel limestone mine on a 240 acre lease east of the Davidson Canyon. We will keep you updated as more news becomes available. 10. Guest Speaker appearances: We are available to come speak to your local home owners/neighborhood association, civic or school group about conservation and education in the Empire Fagan Valley. Please contact Charlotte at
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11. Other local information: www.vailpreservationsociety.com Pima County Davidson Canyon Permitting Information: http://www.rfcd.pima.gov/Davidson/ Again, thanks to all of you. Elizabeth Webb President, Empire Fagan Coalition
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Tucson Marriott University Park
880 East Second Street
Tucson, Arizona 85719
(520) 792-4100
The meeting will begin at 7:00pm with an open house starting at 6:00pm as initially scheduled.
Please be sure to attend.
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