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Draft wildlife-corridor guide presented; Prescott Valley staff budget phase 2 for project identification
Summary
Consultants and staff presented a Phase 1 wildlife-corridor guide that synthesizes community input, five case studies and agency outreach; Phase 2 will identify specific on-the-ground projects, require additional data and seek funding partnerships.
Prescott Valley — Consultants from Logan Simpson presented a draft “wildlife corridor foundation” guide on Wednesday that maps habitat types, summarizes community input and lists best-practice tools to protect wildlife movement as growth continues.
Mikaela Dunphy of Logan Simpson, the project lead, described Phase 1 as a foundation and said the guide compiles existing conditions, community visioning and comparable case studies. “A wildlife corridor is a natural or plant habitat or crossing that connects animal populations to other suitable habitats,” Dunphy said during a video segment included in the presentation.
The draft guide identifies three primary habitat contexts within the town—riparian waterways, grasslands and mountain forest—and organizes recommended approaches by habitat: restoration and buffering, targeted fencing or crossing design, lighting standards, clustered zoning, and conservation easements. Logan Simpson identified five case studies used as models: Marana (AZ), the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan (Pima County), Yavapai County linkages,…
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