Industrial past, coexistence Future

“Occasionally, the river floods these places. 'Floods' is the word they use, but in fact it is not flooding: it is remembering. Remembering where it used to be. All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was.”

- Toni Morrison, Public Lecture at New York Public Library 1986

The Quarry Query Studio worked in partnership with the Pima County Regional Flood Control District and CalPortland to re-envision a former industrial aggregate site into a public asset and wildlife habitat.

Students & Birds: Ashley Danforth / Lizards, Ashley Limbaugh / Sonoran Mud Turtle, Dae-Hyun Jin / Tortoise, Isabella de Sousa Proulx / Lesser Long-Nosed Bat, Julia Nunn / Community & Soil Ecosystems, Mia Ferring / Longfin Dace + Desert Pupfish, Michael Chukwuka Obi / Wetland & Pollinator Species, Quinn McElvain / Lucy's Warbler, Yellow-billed Cuckoo + Abert's Towhee, Sam Pratt / Native Flora

Review and Support Team: Matt Lutheran, Nichole Casebeer, Deirdre LaRochelle, staff and leadership (Pima County Flood Control), Garrett Smith (University of Arizona Libraries), Alexandra Stoicof, PLA, Kate Hotten (Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection), Ian M. Milliken, M.A., RPA (Historic Preservation Officer, Pima County), Luke Cole (Sonoran Institute), Stephanie Kopplin, PLA (City of Tucson Parks), Kari Hackney (Tucson Bird Alliance), Olya Weekley (Tucson Bird Alliance), Robert Villa (Conservationist, Desert Laboratory Tumamoc Hill), Brett & Eric (CAPLA Materials Lab), Erik Schmall, Christopher Tucker, Siri Jun Biedler, Laura Hollengreen, Jesus Robles (CAPLA)