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increase national and international recognition of the Santa Cruz Valley's diverse natural landscape and cultural heritage. |
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bring together many currently separate efforts to preserve and promote the landscapes and cultural traditions that make this region unique. |
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result in long-term economic benefits to the region without federal regulation of private property use. |
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inventory and assess the most important heritage and ecological resources in the Santa Cruz River watershed. |
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develop priorities and a long-range management plan for the important heritage and ecological resources in the region. |
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identify ways to promote heritage tourism and ecotourism in southern Arizona. |
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construct a plan for improving connections between Arizona and Sonora, Mexico in ways that benefit resources and communities on both sides of the border. |
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form a local management entity with broad representation of stakeholders to select projects that fit long-range goals of the Heritage Area. |
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create a source of federal match funding of up to $10 million for locally designated projects to preserve, restore, develop, and promote the important heritage and ecological resources in the region. |
