tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13209058.post3464087714032827536..comments2023-10-18T06:22:24.290-07:00Comments on Mojave Monitor: Can we take Tucson's green talk seriously?Daniel R. Patterson, Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07774786197579622798noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13209058.post-6478524242333204432008-06-14T09:34:00.000-07:002008-06-14T09:34:00.000-07:00The true story of the Sonoran Desert Conservation ...The true story of the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan is that it is meaningless. <BR/>Riparian mitigation requirements as outlined are not being enforced. Just take a look around Pima County. Request a copy of mitigation plan for bladed Hernandez horse property or the Kitty Wayne property 9887 N. Camino de Oeste in NW Tucson. This is the true story of the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan.<BR/>These are two small examples brought to my attention.<BR/>1 for 1 mitigation is not enforced. Open space preserved in perpetuity not enforced. Non-native grasses, trees and plants allowed. Approved plant lists completely ignored. <BR/>Hernandez not even required to do riparian mitigation. <BR/>Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan doesn't exist without enforcement and it is NOT being enforced by Pima County.<BR/>It appears the riparian mitigation requirements developed by crafters of plan are unrealistic and in need of a major overhaul per the folks in charge of enforcement. <BR/>Therefore the City of Tucson would be wise to develop their own set of guidelines for conservation that are realistic and enforceable. It would be unfair to citizens of Tucson and a waste of time to adopt a meaningless plan such as the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan.<BR/>I'm all for conservation but believe the city of Tucson should develop a plan that is smart and enforceable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13209058.post-40453887608165978102008-02-14T19:00:00.000-08:002008-02-14T19:00:00.000-08:00Buying local(green if possible)is a better ta...Buying local(green if possible)is a better tactic. 3500 sq.ft. houses for 2 people are bullshit with or without a slave labor bamboo floorJerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635015326954309804noreply@blogger.com