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North Simpson Habitat Restoration Site, 
Santa Cruz River Habitat Project


General Information

Santa Cruz River at North Simpson Habitat Restoration Site
Santa Cruz River at North Simpson 
Habitat Restoration Site

Tucson Audubon, in cooperation with the City of Tucson, is enhancing wildlife habitat along the lower Santa Cruz River in northern Pima County. The project  site includes a riparian zone fed by effluent from Tucson, and adjacent abandoned farm land. Project personnel produced a site assessment and work plan, and have begun planting, seeding, and other work. Check below for continuing coverage of this project and information on how you can visit, go birding, or volunteer at the site.

This site is posted no trespassing, and can be accessed only during official Tucson Audubon events led by Tucson Audubon staff members. 

See more information and photos of the Santa Cruz River Habitat Project.

Volunteers: For more information, or if you would like to be on our volunteer list, call Kendall Kroesen at (520) 206-9900.

Upcoming Events at the Santa Cruz River Habitat Project:
 
Thumbnail of pole planted cottonwood Volunteer Days
To be announced
We hold regular volunteer days in fall and winter. Typical work includes planting, sewing seeds, digging water harvesting earthworks, and pulling weeds. Work available for all levels of fitness. Contact Kendall Kroesen at (520) 206-9900.
Egret photo Birding Field Trips
To be announced

Free Tucson Audubon-sponsored birding field trips go to the habitat restoration site in fall, winter, and spring. Take this opportunity to see both birds and recent restoration work! Contact Kendall Kroesen for more information, (520) 206-9900. See other free Tucson Audubon bird watching field trips.
Site tour, October 12, 2002 Site Tours
To be announced
Special tour dates for groups are available by special arrangement. Call Kendall Kroesen at (520) 206-9900
for more information.

Review these archived newsletter articles about the restoration project (most recent first)
(To receive the Vermilion Flycatcher, newsletter of Tucson Audubon, become a member of the Friends of Tucson Audubon)
Habitat Restoration Program: A Growing Force
by Kendall Kroesen, May-June 2006 Vermilion Flycatcher newsletter
Burrowing In at Simpson
by Kendall Kroesen, March 2006 Vermilion Flycatcher newsletter

Upcoming Habitat Restoration Activities
Restoration Staff, September 2005 Vermilion Flycatcher newsletter
Monitoring Birds at the North Simpson Restoration Site
by Kendall Kroesen and Scott Wilbor, September 2005 Vermilion Flycatcher newsletter
Getting a Bird's Eye View
by Ann Phillips, May-June 2005 Vermilion Flycatcher newsletter
Restoration Staff Gives Expert Workshop
by Kendall Kroesen and Ann Phillips, April 2005 Vermilion Flycatcher newsletter
Project gets State Funding for Second Phase of Habitat Restoration
by Ann Phillips and Kendall Kroesen, September 2004 Vermilion Flycatcher newsletter
Santa Cruz River Habitat Project—More than Just Trees
by Kendall Kroesen, March 2004 Vermilion Flycatcher newsletter

Plant a Tree, Help a Bird

by Kendall Kroesen, November 2003 Vermilion Flycatcher newsletter
Thanks for the Habitat!
(acknowledgement of '02-'03 volunteers & donors)
by Ann Phillips, May-June Vermilion Flycatcher newsletter
Halcones Cross Border for Visit
by Kendall Kroesen, April 2003 Vermilion Flycatcher newsletter
Future of Wildlife Habitat on the Santa Cruz River and Rillito
by Kendall Kroesen, February, 2003 Vermilion Flycatcher
Habitat Restoration: In the Trenches

by Kendall Kroesen and Ann Phillips, May-June, 2002 Vermilion Flycatcher
A Birder Ponders the Santa Cruz River Habitat Restoration Project
Kendall Kroesen, November, 2001 Vermilion Flycatcher newsletter
Update on Restoration Work on the Santa Cruz River
Ann Phillips, September, 2001 Vermilion Flycatcher newsletter
Paul Branson: Restoration Man
by Lia Sansom, Mason Audubon Center Outreach Assistant, and Ann Phillips, Habitat Restoration Program Manager


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