Scottsdale aims to add to Sonoran Preserve

Scottsdale is setting its sights on acquiring nearly 4,000 acres of state trust land in the far northern area of the city.

The Scottsdale McDowell Sonoran Preserve Commission is working to prioritize a list of state land parcels that have long been sought for conservation.

The commission, at its meeting last week, considered four parcels northeast of Happy Valley and Scottsdale roads and stretching farther northeast of Pima Road and Dynamite Boulevard.

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