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Oro Valley’s exceptionally rich wildlife and vegetation are a big part of the community’s appeal. Approximately 30% of land within Oro Valley's town limits is natural or landscaped open space. The Town is crisscrossed with washes and arroyos that are dry most of the year, but essential for handling the large volumes of water that flow through the area during the region’s rainy seasons. When dry, the washes and arroyos provide vital wildlife habitats and corridors, recreational trails, and serve as natural buffers to development.
Our community places a high value on the Sonoran Desert environment and strives to conserve and protect its resources. Additionally, there is a strong desire to connect open spaces, creating an enjoyable environment for all. Other resident priorities that shaped this part of the Plan include:
Maintaining views and wildlife corridors
Protecting native plants
Expanding Oro Valley conservation areas
The guiding principle provides the foundation for building goals, policies, and actions. It represents the desires of our community.
Uphold the scenic beauty and natural environment as a top priority.
Conserve the natural desert and mountain views.
Protect significant native vegetation, especially heritage saguaros and established ironwood trees.
Maintain and create wildlife corridors.
Expand open space conservation areas.
Prioritize environmental resource conservation and restoration when considering development and transportation infrastructure.
Click on the images below to see the policies and specific actions the Town will take to achieve each goal.
Proactively protect and restore environmentally sensitive lands, natural resource areas, and other conservation areas to support wildlife habitat and connectivity.
Promote the conservation of natural resources through thoughtful design, sustainable construction practices, and proactive management strategies.
Relationship with Other Goals in the Plan
The goals in this section are interrelated with goals in other chapters of the Plan, in the same way they are connected in our lives. The following table depicts the overlap between this section’s goals (and associated policies and actions) and other goals.
Please click on the links below to read the related goals, policies, and actions.
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Oro Valley’s exceptionally rich wildlife and vegetation are a big part of the community’s appeal. Approximately 30% of land within Oro Valley's town limits is natural or landscaped open space. The Town is crisscrossed with washes and arroyos that are dry most of the year, but essential for handling the large volumes of water that flow through the area during the region’s rainy seasons. When dry, the washes and arroyos provide vital wildlife habitats and corridors, recreational trails, and serve as natural buffers to development.
Our community places a high value on the Sonoran Desert environment and strives to conserve and protect its resources. Additionally, there is a strong desire to connect open spaces, creating an enjoyable environment for all. Other resident priorities that shaped this part of the Plan include:
Maintaining views and wildlife corridors
Protecting native plants
Expanding Oro Valley conservation areas
The guiding principle provides the foundation for building goals, policies, and actions. It represents the desires of our community.
Uphold the scenic beauty and natural environment as a top priority.
Conserve the natural desert and mountain views.
Protect significant native vegetation, especially heritage saguaros and established ironwood trees.
Maintain and create wildlife corridors.
Expand open space conservation areas.
Prioritize environmental resource conservation and restoration when considering development and transportation infrastructure.
Click on the images below to see the policies and specific actions the Town will take to achieve each goal.
Proactively protect and restore environmentally sensitive lands, natural resource areas, and other conservation areas to support wildlife habitat and connectivity.
Promote the conservation of natural resources through thoughtful design, sustainable construction practices, and proactive management strategies.
Relationship with Other Goals in the Plan
The goals in this section are interrelated with goals in other chapters of the Plan, in the same way they are connected in our lives. The following table depicts the overlap between this section’s goals (and associated policies and actions) and other goals.
Please click on the links below to read the related goals, policies, and actions.
