ESL Mapping
Early crested saguaro
Location: Oro Valley, Arizona
Year Complete: 2023
Project Lead: Wilder Landscape Architects
Client: Private Developer
Wilder provided environmentally sensitive land (ESL) mapping and developed a written report in compliance with Town of Oro Valley (TOV) code requirements for a currently undeveloped 35-acre site proposed for annexation into TOV. Work included GIS mapping and riparian boundary definition, vegetative volume mapping, and report development including GIS site maps.
Climax foothill palo verde (Parkinsonia microphylla)
Vegetation density measuring
Undisturbed desert is messy and lush. Movement is impeded by walls of thorns, spines and branches. Exactly what wildlife loves and requires.