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“Celebrating Arizona’s Centennial” The diverse terrain of central Arizona provides a wide variety of habitats for wildlife species. The extremes of topography and climatic conditions helped to shape the native species that inhabit our land. Some species are unique to Arizona or even to the mini-habitat they occupy. With great curiosity, early naturalists visited the territories to record these unique species, sometimes leaving behind their names as testimony to their work. Often these scientists were contracted military doctors who when not seeing to the needs of the soldiers, were collecting specimens and drawing in journals. As we celebrate the one hundred years since Arizona became a state, we want to recognize their work and enjoy the legacy they left behind. Since those times there have been non-native species introduced by settlers, agencies, and through natural processes. Manipulation of habitat and changes in the river systems effected wildlife species. What we see today is far different from those first excited observations. What the next one hundred years will bring is up to us. |
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| Mission: The Verde Valley Birding & Nature Festival provides a unique recreational experience to anyone interested in the natural world and fosters awareness of the importance of habitat for the enrichment of all life in the Verde Valley. |
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