Prescott Valley consultants outline wildlife-corridor foundation guide, schedule public outreach and June work session

Consultants from Logan Simpson presented the Phase 1 "wildlife corridor foundation guide" to a joint meeting of the Prescott Valley Town Council and the Planning & Zoning Commission, describing the project's purpose, early findings and community outreach plans and asking residents to provide feedback at a public event on May 17.

The foundation guide, the consultants said, is meant to "set the stage" for a later, more detailed corridor plan. Sandra Hoffman, project manager and an AICP-certified planner with Logan Simpson, said the twofold purpose of Phase 1 is to report progress and continue data collection for a future plan. "Bridging habitats and building resilience," she said, is the project's tagline.

The guide will summarize existing conditions (land use, ownership, water flow and circulation), catalog best practices from case studies and present strategic options for the town to consider, the team said. "A wildlife corridor is a natural or planned habitat or crossing that connects animal populations to other suitable habitats," Michaela Dunphy, associate planner with Logan Simpson, said while presenting an introductory video used for public education.

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