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Spring/Summer 2005 : the Living Desert Theme PDF Version Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments : www.terrain.org Issue No. 16 : Spring/Summer 2005 : The Living Desert Theme PDF Version. View full version online at www.terrain.org/archives/16.htm. Contents Columns • Guest Editorial: “The Living Desert: Our Most Valuable Lesson?” by Emily Brott, Sonoran Institute • The Literal Landscape: “Chasing Wildflowers in El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar” by Simmons B. Buntin, Editor/Publisher, Terrain.org • What a Fool Believes…: “Back to Basics” by Todd Ziebarth, Editor, Terrain.org • Bull Hill: “Nightingale: The Bird of a Thousand Songs” by David Rothenberg, Editor, Terra Nova Interview • “An Architecture of Place” Terrain.org interviews Stefanos Polyzoides, architect and urbanist UnSprawl Case Study • Cohousing in Tucson, Arizona ARTerrain Gallery • Ten watercolor paintings by Susan Meyer Poetry • One Poem by Maureen Tolman Flannery • Three Poems by Darren Jackson • One Poem by Anne Whitney • Two Poems by Lynne Bama • One Poem by Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozabal • Two Poems by Scott Edward Anderson • Two Poems by Tony Reevy • Three Poems by Susan H. Case • One Poem by Susanna Rich Essays • “Burning Man: Creative Fire in the Desert” : Essay with Online Slideshow by Scott Hess • “Living in the Back Yard” by Scott Calhoun • “Desert Bestiary” by Gregory McNamee • “On Beauty” by Becca Deysach • “Twentynine Palms: Prelude to a Kill, Land of Plenty” by Deanne Stillman • “River Lost, River Found: The Colorado and San Pedro Rviers” by Tom Leskiw Issue No. 16 : Spring/Summer 2005 : The Living Desert Theme 1 Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments : www.terrain.org Contents Fiction • “Breathe It In” by Teague von Bohlen • “Cassiopeia” by Rita Kasperek • “Moonbirds—A Play in the Desert” by Christopher Woods Articles • “Designing the Passive Solar Residence” by Rich Michal • “Keystone Forests: Preserving Forest Wildlands in the Southwestern U.S. and Beyond” by Pamela Wellner and Bryan Bird • “Desert Delicious: Indigenous Australian Foods for the Global Palate” by Julian Cribb, Yvonne Latham, and Maarten Ryder • “Making Green Design Affordable at Boulder’s Holiday Neighborhood” by David Wann Reviews • “Shifting Perspective” : Simmons B. Buntin reviews Various Modes of Departure, poems by Deborah Fries • “From Here to There” : Todd Ziebarth reviews The View from There, short stories by Nan Leslie • “An Obsession with Butterflies—And This Book” : Terrain.org staff reviews An Obsession with Butterflies, by Sharman Apt Russell Issue No. 16 : Spring/Summer 2005 : The Living Desert Theme 2 Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments : www.terrain.org Guest Editorial by Emily Brott : Sonoran Institute The Living Desert: Our Most Valuable Lesson? The Sonoran Desert is known for its harsh environment, and yet it is suggested that the earliest known Native American people, the Hohokam, chose to call this desert their home. Today, it is estimated that over the next 25 years an additional 25 million people will move to the Western United States. Arizona is the second fastest growing state in the country, based on the last census. By all accounts, the West can expect to continue to see much of the explosive growth that has characterized the last 20 years. What brings these people to the desert? It may be what the ancient Hohokam Indians knew long ago: the desert is a place of warm climate, natural beauty, and abundant resources. But as those resources changed, the Hohokam disappeared. Will the same fate be true of desert residents today? As the West continues to grow, there must be ways to Rincon Creek, southeast of Tucson, effectively plan for the expansion without compromising our Arizona. resources; yet still provide for new homes, businesses, and Photo by Gene Wendt, courtesy Sonoran natural areas. In fact, savvy Westerners are changing the Institute. debate from development vs. conservation to creating a demand for development that fosters conservation values. The City of Tucson, Arizona, is taking steps in this direction with Building from the Best of Tucson. The goal of the Building from the Best of Tucson program is to “create a vibrant, livable Tucson community surrounded by healthy, connected landscapes.” Awards were created to The new community of Civano, in southeast Tucson, was a model for the Houghton Area Master Plan's 'desert village' encourage best practices by local builders concept. and developers, and the City of Tucson Photo courtesy Community of Civano. adopted a vision statement to guide appropriate development. A Tucson Community Design Academy also trains residents as design ambassadors within their neighborhoods and across the city. In a broader context, the region surrounding Tucson provides strong examples of how communities can influence and encourage development that is compatible with protection of natural open space. Issue No. 16 : Spring/Summer 2005 : The Living Desert Theme 3 Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments : www.terrain.org In the late 1990s, Pima County began a comprehensive planning process that integrated designation of urban growth areas with protection of surrounding unbroken landscapes, resulting in the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan. In the growth areas of southeast Tucson, the City of Tucson and the Arizona State Land Department began a large-scale planning process that emphasized progressive tools to reduce impact on natural areas and promote livability within neighborhoods. The planning process became known as the Houghton Area Master Plan, named after a major road that runs through the area. The plan, which is expected to be formally adopted in 2005, encourages pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly streetscapes, connectivity between neighborhoods, creation of community centers to allow for small commercial enterprises and common areas, a mix of housing types and densities, and preservation of open spaces and sensitive natural features. Developments that reflect these qualities are detailed in the Sonoran Institute’s Growing Smarter at the Edge. Thoughtful growth management is essential to absorb the influx of residents to the desert. Likewise, preservation of natural open spaces provides a critical balance to master-planned development. For example, open space in the Cienega Creek watershed—known locally as the Cienega Corridor—just east of the Houghton Area Master Plan area provides numerous services to our community. Large, intact portions of the Cienega The view across the lush Cienega Corridor, with the Rincon Mountains in the background. Corridor allow for rain and snowmelt to enter the Photo courtesy Sonoran Institute. ground and recharge our drinking water reservoirs. Native vegetation throughout the open lands provides habitat for many different kinds of wildlife. Many federal and local recreation areas have been established to allow for hiking, camping, horseback riding, hunting, and other activities. By preserving open space, rural communities, ranching heritage, and historic sites are also able to survive. The rural Cienega Corridor was recently recognized by the Cultural Landscape Foundation as one of the nation’s top seven endangered cultural landscapes. It was chosen based on the presence of archaeological sites, ghost towns, railroad camps, and current and historic ranches and transportation routes. These cultural resources are at risk because of rapid growth and development in the adjacent urban edge of Tucson. In its designation, the Cultural Landscape Foundation recognized not only the values of the Cienega Corridor landscape, but also the value of a diverse group of citizens, land managers, scientists, and other stakeholers who have formed an alliance to help protect that landscape: the Cienega Corridor Conservation Council. Issue No. 16 : Spring/Summer 2005 : The Living Desert Theme 4 Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments : www.terrain.org The mission of the Council is “to protect, steward, and enhance the cultural and natural resources of the Cienega Corridor.” Specifically, it is working with a land use planner in a community-led process to develop the tools necessary to preserve open space, wildlife habitat, and cultural values, including a cooperative agreement and strategic plan for the Corridor’s stakeholders. The recent report Prosperity in the 21st Century West concludes that protection of public lands can be a positive economic driver for Western communities. The new global economy demands that successful communities have easy access to nearby protected open spaces, as well as large markets and an educated workforce. Places such as Tucson, on the northeastern edge of the Sonoran Desert, have all these factors, and can reap the benefits. Davidson Canyon is a critical corridor within Cienega, allowing wildife to cross beneath Interstate 10, linking As Jeff Comer, CEO of Tucson’s Northwest Hospital, recently the Rincon and Catalina Mountains in the north to the Santa Rita testified, “Northwest Hospital depend[s] on Tucson’s blue skies Mountains and the ranges of Sonora, and open lands to recruit our nation’s top healthcare professionals Mexico, to the south. Photo courtesy Sonoran Institute. to our community.” A living desert is a growing desert: balancing human demands with nature’s needs. If we appropriately apply this knowledge, we will have learned the Hohokam’s most valuable lesson of all—sustainability is the essence of survival. Emily Brott is a Sonoran Institute project manager for the Sonoran Desert Program in Tucson, Arizona. She
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