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ARIZONA'S
CAVE CREEK CANYON |
| Cave Creek Canyon in the
Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona is one of the most
unspoiled national forest area in the United States, and is one of the
greatest biological mixing zones in the country, representing five life
zones ranging from lower sonoran to hudsonian, and offering visitors
educational and recreational opportunities within a unique blend of
Mexican flora and fauna with Canadian life forms. |
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| The American Museum of
Natural History has its southwestern research station in Cave Creek
Canyon because of this rich biodiversity, promoting on-going scientific
research as well as providing a training ground for scientists from
universities and other institutions across the nation and abroad. |
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| This biological resource
area has generated upwards of 1,000 titles of published scientific
research and many new biological principles. |
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| This area is threatened by
a proposed open pit gold mine at the entrance to Cave Creek Canyon on
national forest land. |
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| The Federation of
Western
Outdoor Clubs endorses HR 2790, known as the Cave Creek Canyon
Protection Act of 1991, withdrawing approximately 13,000 acres from
mineral entry. The Federation further urges the Forest Service to
recognize, manage for, and strengthen the area's primary values of
biodiversity and dispersed recreational opportunities. |
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| c: Senators John McCain
and Dennis Deconcini, both of the U.S. Senate, Washington, DC 20510 |
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