26th Annual Meeting and Symposium of the
Desert Tortoise Council, March 16-18, 2001
Abstracts

Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan: History, Process, and Discussion

Maveen Behan¹, Dr. William Shaw², and Sherry Barrett^3
1Pima County, Assistant to the County Administrator, 130 W. Congress St., 10th Floor, Tucson, AZ 85701
²Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Science and SDCP Science Technical Advisory Team, University of Arizona, School of Renewable Natural Resources, Tucson, AZ 85721
³Assistant Field Supervisor for southern Arizona, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 W. Congress, Room 6J, Tucson, AZ 85701

Pima County's Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan (SDCP) addresses not only conservation and growth issues but also cultural and historical resources, open space, and ranch conservation. The SDCP covers all of Pima County (Tucson), except native American lands. This presentation will give an overview of the SDCP and its inception and general goals. Dr. Shaw is the chair of the Science Technical Advisory Team, and will discuss the role of science in the Plan. Sherry Barrett will address the USFWS perspective and involvement and compare this Habitat Conservation Plan to other HCPs. Time will be available for questions and discussion.