Sierra Vista Sanctuary
December 18, 2010
The Sierra Vista Sanctuary is private property that the owner has granted a conservation easement to The Desert Foothills Land Trust. The easement covers the north side of Continental Mountain and parts of Willow Springs Wash.
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Ocotillo (FOSP2 - Fouquieria splendens)
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Buckhorn Cholla (CYACA2 - Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa)
Saguaro (CAGI10 - Carnegiea giganrea)
Dead Saguaro (CAGI10 - Carnegiea giganrea)
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GIla Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) on a Saguaro (CAGI10 - Carnegiea giganrea)
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Compass Barrel Cactus (FECY - Ferocactus cylindraceus)
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Compass Barrel Cactus (FECY - Ferocactus cylindraceus) with an unusual top
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Common Fishhook Cactus (MATE4 - Mammillaria tetrancistra)
Mining Claim Marker dated January 15, 1912
Mining Claim Marker undated
Wall possibly built my miners
Old mine entrance
An other old mine entrance
Views from inside one of the mines looking out
Pictures Taken by Michael Clinton , rights reserved