8001 N Scenic Dr, Tucson, Arizona 85743, United States
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(520) 744-2375 : management@sanctuarycove.org

Sanctuary Cove

Desert Preserve and Event Space in Tucson Arizona.

Sanctuary Cove

Desert Preserve and Event Space in Tucson Arizona.

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Please help us preserve this beautiful place!

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We provide space for quiet Prayer, Meditation and Self Reflection

  Some of the Earth's greatest landscapes are threatened by increased road construction, oil and gas exploration, mining and suburban development. We aim to protect a piece of our country's natural splendor at Sanctuary Cove and the areas around the base of Safford Peak.  
Sanctuary Cove is a private property open to the public, managed by All Creeds Brotherhood, Inc, a religious non-profit corporation. We rely on donations and event fees for our survival. We receive no funding from the government. Please donate or become a member and help us keep this dream alive.


PLEASE NO DOGS, MOUNTAIN BIKING OR DRONES ARE ALLOWED AT SANCTUARY COVE. 

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Services

 For personal use, Sanctuary Cove is open to the public 365 days a year, rain or shine from Sunrise to Sunset. Feel free to explore the property on our walking trails, meditate and relax in our non-denominational Chapel, have lunch in our amphitheater or hike to the top of Safford Peak! Sanctuary cove is a popular location from which to access the more rugged and less traveled areas of Saguaro National Park.   

For professional use, Sanctuary cove offers reasonable pricing for photographers, memorial services, weddings, and overnight stays at our renovated adobe brick cottage.   

Sanctuary Cove Needs Your Help!

Increasing costs and renovations to the infrastructure of the property has put the future of Sanctuary Cove in jeopardy. With your help, we can ensure the stewardship of the land for years to come. Please consider becoming a member of All Creeds Brotherhood, making a donation, or volunteering your time today.   

Weddings

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Sanctuary Cove is open year round for weddings and receptions. It is an unparalleled event space in Tucson.


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Memorial Services

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Did a family member or dear friend love Sanctuary Cove? Were they a lover of the outdoors or practice the ideals that the Cove represents? There's hardly a more beautiful location for a service in memorial... 

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Rental Cottage

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Open year round and equipped with a full size kitchen, our rental cottage features a queen sized bed and a full size pull out mattress. The cottage is also a great place to hold a meeting or event with its 500 square foot covered sandstone patio.  

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Photographers

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We require professional photographers to pay a daily or annual rate to use our premises for wedding, graduation or special occasion photo shoots. 

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Take Action

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All Creeds Brotherhood needs your help to continue its stewardship over Sanctuary Cove. Donate today to protect our undisturbed desert landscape for generations to come or consider becoming an annual member.  

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About Us

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Find out about our organization, mission and history  

Our Mission

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Better yet, see us in person!

Sanctuary Cove

8001 North Scenic Drive, Tucson, Arizona 85743, United States

(520) 744-2375

Hours

Sanctuary Cove is Open from Sunrise to Sunset 365 Days a Year

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Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and improve conditions. Your generous donation will fund our mission.

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Upcoming Events

4/27/2019

Bat Conservation International’s Bats & Agave Initiative City-Wide Agave Planting April 27, 2019

8am - 10am

Sanctuary Cove Lower Parking Lot

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4/27/2019

Bat Conservation International’s Bats & Agave Initiative City-Wide Agave Planting April 27, 2019

  • 3-5 volunteers are needed to help plant 20-25 agaves at Sanctuary Cove, Saturday morning, April 27.
  • The work will be physical, wear sturdy boots, please bring your own tools, hat, gloves, sunscreen and water bottle.

The lesser long-nosed bat, a frequent Tucson visitor, and the federally-endangered Mexican long-nosed bat, are migratory pollinators and nectar feeders that depend on populations of wild agave.  Agaves spend their lives building up sugars for the moment when they send a massive flowering stalk up into the sky.  The flowering stalk is what provides food for bats and allows for bats to play their pollinating role, moving pollen between plants all along their migratory path from central Mexico up into the southwestern United States.  Unfortunately, agaves farmed to produce spirits like tequila and mezcal are harvested before they flower, as are wild agaves, and together with land conversion for agriculture, development, and climate change there’s tremendous pressure on the availability of wild flowering agave, threatening bat populations. Bat Conservation International (BCI) recently initiated a binational approach over the next ten years to bring about a more sustainable tequila and mezcal industry, to restore wild agave at scale, and to provide agave foraging habitat in a “bat-nectar corridor” from central Mexico to the southwestern United States to improve the conservation status of these pollinating bats. As part of this Initiative, and in conjunction with the Tucson Agave Heritage Festival https://www.agaveheritagefestival.com/, BCI will be conducting the first Tucson City-Wide Agave Planting Event on April 27, 2019  at several sites across Tucson, including Sanctuary Covehttps://sanctuarycove.org/ with the All Creeds Brotherhood, at three sites with the Tucson Audubon Society,http://tucsonaudubon.org/ and two additional sites with Pima County http://webcms.pima.gov/. Approximately 20-30 agaves will be planted at each site,  

If you would like to help, RSVP to management@sanctuarycove.org. You will need to sign a release.

8am - 10am

Sanctuary Cove Lower Parking Lot

5/4/19

Star Party!

6 pm - 9 pm

Sancuary Cove Amphitheater

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5/4/19

Star Party!

The Tucson Amateur Astronomers Association will bring a variety of telescopes to gaze toward the heavens on this new moon evening. Tickets are FREE but REQUIRED. 

Tickets available now at 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-moon-night-star-party-tickets-60023376535

6 pm - 9 pm

Sancuary Cove Amphitheater

+ Event Details

  • 3-5 volunteers are needed to help plant 20-25 agaves at Sanctuary Cove, Saturday morning, April 27.
  • The work will be physical, wear sturdy boots, please bring your own tools, hat, gloves, sunscreen and water bottle.

The lesser long-nosed bat, a frequent Tucson visitor, and the federally-endangered Mexican long-nosed bat, are migratory pollinators and nectar feeders that depend on populations of wild agave.  Agaves spend their lives building up sugars for the moment when they send a massive flowering stalk up into the sky.  The flowering stalk is what provides food for bats and allows for bats to play their pollinating role, moving pollen between plants all along their migratory path from central Mexico up into the southwestern United States.  Unfortunately, agaves farmed to produce spirits like tequila and mezcal are harvested before they flower, as are wild agaves, and together with land conversion for agriculture, development, and climate change there’s tremendous pressure on the availability of wild flowering agave, threatening bat populations. Bat Conservation International (BCI) recently initiated a binational approach over the next ten years to bring about a more sustainable tequila and mezcal industry, to restore wild agave at scale, and to provide agave foraging habitat in a “bat-nectar corridor” from central Mexico to the southwestern United States to improve the conservation status of these pollinating bats. As part of this Initiative, and in conjunction with the Tucson Agave Heritage Festival https://www.agaveheritagefestival.com/, BCI will be conducting the first Tucson City-Wide Agave Planting Event on April 27, 2019  at several sites across Tucson, including Sanctuary Covehttps://sanctuarycove.org/ with the All Creeds Brotherhood, at three sites with the Tucson Audubon Society,http://tucsonaudubon.org/ and two additional sites with Pima County http://webcms.pima.gov/. Approximately 20-30 agaves will be planted at each site,  

If you would like to help, RSVP to management@sanctuarycove.org. You will need to sign a release.