Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area
- Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area
In 1540, long before the first European footsteps touched Plymouth Rock, Yuma’scolorful history began with the arrival of Spanish explorer Hernando de Alarcon.The Yuma Crossing became the focal pointfor travel to the Wild West, from the Gold Rush to the arrival of the railroad and finallythe Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge, which linkedthe East coast and the West coast in oneland route. Today, Yuma Crossing NationalHeritage Area, Yuma Crossing Park, andsites including Yuma Territorial Prisonshowcase a captivating history amidst thebeautiful Yuma East and West Wetlands and the silhouetted backdrops of theChocolate and Castle Dome ranges of Arizona and California.
The heritage area’s interpretive themes include Yuma’s importance as a culturalcrossroads, emphasizing the region’s intersection of three major cultures: Anglo,Hispanic, and Native American. The heritage area recognizes that this rich blend oftraditions can best be sustained by their continued expression through architecture,music, food and other folkways within the heritage area.
The heritage area has championed a multiyear, multimillion-dollar endeavor torestore habitat and water flow to the East Wetlands. In 2004, heritage area partnerssecured a Clean Water Act permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to beginrestoration work. More than200 acres of nonnativevegetation have been clearedand more than 130 acres havebeen replanted with
cottonwood, willow,
mesquite, native grasses, and Palo Verde trees. A one-mile length of back channelhas also been excavated, and some 20,000 new trees were planted in 2006. To date,ten different funding sources have provided almost $6 million toward the eventualgoal of $18-20 million to complete the project. [cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/heritageareas/bulletin/0307.pdf|title=National Heritage Areas Alliance Update, Alliance of National Heritage Areas, March 2007|accessdate=2007-03-29|format=online|work=|publisher=Alliance of National Heritage Areas ] [cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/yucr|title=Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area|format=online|work=|publisher=National Park Service ]
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