Real Estate Central

CAVE CREEK, Ariz., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ — National Resources
Conservation Service, NRCS, a division of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, has awarded Cahava Springs Conservancy technical and financial
assistance to help protect and improve the Apache Springs riparian habitat.
The habitat development planning assistance and $16,209 award is part of
NRCS’ Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) that helps
conservation-minded land owners, on a cost-share basis, develop habitat on
their land for fish and wildlife. “I’m delighted that a federal agency
recognized Apache Springs’ habitat values and was willing to jump start our
protection and conservation plan,” said Conservancy Executive Director Beth
Vershure. “I’m also grateful to our local partners at Desert Foothills Land
Trust, the Town of Cave Creek and Maricopa County whose expertise made this
possible.”


The multi-year NCRS award will assist local efforts to:

— Protect the spring and stream channel from livestock and motorized
vehicles
— Clean up, stabilize and improve the spring and stream channel
— Enhance the riparian habitat for native wildlife, birds and aquatic
species
— Develop additional aquatic habitat for the lowland leopard frog
— Provide water for wildlife and horses from a source other than the
spring

Cahava Springs Conservancy was created by Pyramid Developers, an
Arizona-based LLC, as part of Cahava Springs, a 230 custom home
“conservation development” in Cave Creek, Arizona. The Conservancy is a
sustainable organization committed to preserving in perpetuity the natural
beauty and historical significance of the 942-acre Cahava Springs property,
80% of which is open space. The Conservancy also owns and seeks to enhance
the property’s 130-acre Apache Springs Nature Preserve that is home to a
rare and sensitive riparian habitat and the front door to the Cahava
Springs residential community. For more information regarding Cahava
Springs Conservancy please visit http://www.cahavaspringsconservancy.org or
contact Beth Vershure directly at: 480.209.4373 and for more information
about Cahava Springs Community please visit http://www.cahavasprings.com or
Erin Ludwig at 1.800.893.2738 X-17.

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[Via Real Estate Newswire]