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Welcome to the Rincon Institute |
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Integrating Conservation & Community
Our mission is to protect the natural resources of Saguaro National Park East and the surrounding lands.
The Rincon Institute works to integrate community and conservation. We believe that through environmental education, private and public land conservation, and scientific assessment the land, water, and wildlife of the Rincon, Vail, and Tanque Verde valleys can be preserved and protected so that future generations can appreciate and benefit from the natural heritage, beauty, and biodiversity of this region.
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2008 Rincon Valley Community Photo Contest Winners! |
| The staff and board members of the Rincon Institute would like to congratulate all of our photographers for submitting such wonderful pictures and for taking the time to enter them into our 2nd Annual Rincon Valley Community Photo Contest. We could not have done this without you! The winning photos of the contest are... |
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Support the Rincon Institute |
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Shop at Basha’s and support the Rincon Institute! The first time you shop at Basha’s beginning Sept. 1, please ask the cashier to link 24198 (Rincon Institute’s Group ID Number) to your Basha’s Thank You Card. You only have to link your card to our group number once during the program, and the link remains active until March 31, 2008! (New and veteran participants must link their card to our group ID number every year).
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Rincon and Tucson Mountain Districts' expansion of Saguaro National Park will protect high priority |
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Saguaro National Park Expansion Bill Introduced by Chairman of National Parks Subcommittee
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160 Acres Protected Forever! |
In early May, the Rincon Institute signed an historic agreement with Gene and Marvyl Wendt (Rincon Valley residents) and Pima County. The agreement is a conservation easement that protects 160 acres of the Wendt’s property in the Rincon Mountains.
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The Rincon Institute is a land trust, meaning we can hold conservation easements for landowners who want to protect their land from development or overuse in perpetuity. Our private land protection efforts as a land trust help protect the natural resources within and around Saguaro National Park by promoting voluntary conservation of open space on private lands near the Park and along important riparian areas and wildlife corridors. We accomplish this by engaging landowners and challenging them to learn about their conservation options. There are diverse opportunitites and conservation tools that landowners can utilize to create specific protection plans that protect the fragile resources of this beautiful area.
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