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- ↑ "City of Scottsdale – McDowell Sonoran Preserve". City of Scottsdale. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ↑ "The Largest City Parks in the United States". World Atlas. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ↑ "Homepage". McDowell Sonoran Conservancy. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
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