Many of these friends had been active in human rights work along the Mexican border. When Jim Corbett, a rancher and philosopher, proposed forming an organization to steward the land and create a community through sustainable conservation-oriented cattle ranching, the idea fell on fertile ground.
Saguaro Juniper associates developed a Covenant and Bylaws to guide us in our stewardship of the land.
The Preamble to the
Saguaro Juniper Covenant begins:
“In acquiring private governance of the land, we agree to cherish its earth, waters, plants, and animals in a way that promotes the health, stability, and diversity of the whole community.”
Our daily work of maintaining fences around sensitive riparian areas, operating dispersed water sources, and rotating cows off range to irrigated pastures during summer to let the range recover, is what allows us to sustain this wildlife corridor, so essential for survival of our desert habitat.
