In 2021,  six years of intense public pressure on the Prescott City Council culminated in the accomplishment of our original conservation goal to protect the threatened heart of the Granite Dells. About 474 acres of Granite Dells land was ceded to the City in the annexation agreement. The Council had never before been pushed to negotiate this seriously with a landowner to get significant public benefit from the open space requirement.

Along the way, Save the Dells became a formal Political Action Committee (PAC) in order to recruit and support city council candidates. In 2019, 2021, and 2024, voters stood with Save the Dells by electing mayors and councilors who continue to champion our greater mission.

• Open space conservation

• Growth and development

• Quality of life

• Transparency in decision makings

• Sustainable water management

• ​Regional cooperation

save the dells continues to be an agent of change. We’ve seen just how interconnected these issues are and have expanded our work to include the larger Quad Cities region-- because we firmly believe that the most effective, sustainable solutions are regional and collaborative.​