About the Program
Arizona Center for Rural Leadership has been shaping our state since 1983 through three dynamic programs. The flagship program, Project CENTRL, is a twelve-month, experiential-learning leadership development program. Second is our Alumni in Action, our network of over 700 alumni, working at the grassroots, local, county, state and national level to improve the quality of life in rural Arizona. Finally, through our Make a Difference program we identify needs, gather teams and influence change including the incorporation of the town of Maricopa, finding the current home for Pima County Cooperative Extension and building a Veterans memorial in Miami; all projects that happened through Make a Difference projects. By training leaders, inspiring action, and getting things done, rural Arizona is becoming vibrant, healthy and sustainable.
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Project CENTRL
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grows enough cotton each year to make 1 pair of blue jeans for everyone in the United States.
Capital: Phoenix
Population: 6,595,778
Founded: February 14, 1912 (48th)
State Bird: Cactus Wren
State Tree: Palo Verde
State Flower: Saguaro Cactus Bloom
Number of Counties: 15
Largest City: Phoenix - 1.5 million
Nickname: Grand Canyon State
Number of Farms: 15,600
Average Farm Size: 1,670 acres
Total Farmland: 26.1 million acres
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The top crop exports in Arizona are:
vegetables
hay
cotton
cottonseed
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cutting down a cactus is a punishable offense
The village of Supai in the Grand Canyon is the only place in the US to have mail delivered by a mule
The largest reservoir in the US is Lake Mead. It was created after the Hoover Dam was completed.
the amount of copper in the Capitol building is equal to $4.8 million pennies
the 2 largest man made lakes are in Arizona: Lake Mead & Lake Powell
Arizona along with New Mexico, Colorado & Utah are know as the 4 corner states
Arizona was the last state in the ‘lower 48’ to join the union.
It was once part of Mexico
NASA astronauts trained the Meteor Crater created 50,000 years ago
There are 13 species of rattlesnakes
most famous for the Grand Canyon
The largest Native American reservation (the Navajo Nation) is in Arizona covering 17,544,500 acres
