The Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area (SCVNHA) honors and celebrates the natural environment, cultural traditions, historic places, and working landscapes of the watershed of the Santa Cruz River in Pima and Santa Cruz counties. 

SCVNHA is a non-regulatory designation made by Congress to honor and celebrate the region’s contribution to America’s history, while also stimulating heritage-based economic development and geo-tourism in the region.

The Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance, Inc. is the non-profit, local coordinating entity that manages programs and projects of the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area. 

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