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Tempe presents Hayden Butte and Papago preserves management plan, proposes MOU with tribal partners and stewardship program
Summary
City staff presented a management plan for Hayden Butte and Papago Preserves that includes 45 recommendations across 14 objectives, a proposed memorandum of understanding with Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community, a pilot park steward program and measures to address trails, invasive species and informal bike jumps.
Alex Jovanovich, deputy community services director for park services, and Alex Cortese, community services manager for parks maintenance, presented the Hayden Butte and Papago Preserves management plan to the Tempe City Council on April 24 and described the plan as "a structured approach to preserve the environmental integrity, historical significance, and recreational value" of the preserves.
The plan was developed by consultant Logan Simpson (contracted in fall 2023) and incorporates community engagement: staff reported roughly 200 participants across four workshops and about 600 survey responses. The consultants performed a class 3 cultural resources survey of Papago Preserve and a traditional cultural place study that identified sites of cultural and spiritual significance to living tribal…
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