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Game & Fish center is taking shape
Headquarters to streamline agency efforts
Michael Clancy
The Arizona Republic
Aug. 2, 2007 08:29 AM
The Arizona Game & Fish Department is building headquarters in north Phoenix that officials say will streamline the wildlife agency's efforts.
Consisting of three buildings, the $20.5 million administrative center is under construction on 24 acres on the southwestern corner of the Ben Avery Shooting Facility, which the department owns and operates.
The address will be on Carefree Highway, about a mile west of Interstate 17.
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For 30 years, the department has operated out of several buildings scattered around 17 acres straddling Greenway Road in north Phoenix. As the state grew and demands on the agency increased, the agency expanded to 14 buildings on the site.
"It will be a big benefit, both for employees and the public, for us to be in one building," said Tom Cadden, public information officer.
Game & Fish oversees hunting, fishing and boating in the state, provides educational information about wildlife and is the state's key agency in wildlife conservation, including endangered species.
Recognizing the need, the Arizona Game & Fish Department began looking for alternatives 10 years ago. It had taken over ownership of the Ben Avery Shooting Facility along Carefree Highway, just west of Interstate 17, a few years earlier. The range, with more than 1,600 acres of desert, was a logical place for the agency to relocate.
Groundbreaking took place in October 2006. Construction completion is expected in mid-October, with move-in by the end of that month.
The facility will feature desert landscaping, water conservation measures, energy efficient air cooling, solar energy units and a recycling center. It is being built to meet the most exacting environmental standards set by the U.S. Green Building Council.
"We are getting a much more efficient building," said Fred Bloom,Game & Fish engineer, "For the same number of people, we expect to use half the energy."
The facilities will include an 83,000-square-foot administration building, a 27,000-square-foo general-purpose building, and a 9,000-square-foot vehicle maintenance center.
The general purpose building will include space for storage, laboratories, an exercise room, temporary living quarters and an audio-visual studio.
The department also plans to move its wildlife education and rehabilitation arm at the Adobe Mountain School to the grounds. That will take place in six to 18 months.
More than 300 employees will work at the site.
The public uses the agency's headquarters to get boats inspected and registered, buy hunting and fishing licenses, and get travel and wildlife information.
The agency issues close to a million licenses and special tags a year for hunting and fishing.
Headquarters to streamline agency efforts
Michael Clancy
The Arizona Republic
Aug. 2, 2007 08:29 AM
The Arizona Game & Fish Department is building headquarters in north Phoenix that officials say will streamline the wildlife agency's efforts.
Consisting of three buildings, the $20.5 million administrative center is under construction on 24 acres on the southwestern corner of the Ben Avery Shooting Facility, which the department owns and operates.
The address will be on Carefree Highway, about a mile west of Interstate 17.
For 30 years, the department has operated out of several buildings scattered around 17 acres straddling Greenway Road in north Phoenix. As the state grew and demands on the agency increased, the agency expanded to 14 buildings on the site.
"It will be a big benefit, both for employees and the public, for us to be in one building," said Tom Cadden, public information officer.
Game & Fish oversees hunting, fishing and boating in the state, provides educational information about wildlife and is the state's key agency in wildlife conservation, including endangered species.
Recognizing the need, the Arizona Game & Fish Department began looking for alternatives 10 years ago. It had taken over ownership of the Ben Avery Shooting Facility along Carefree Highway, just west of Interstate 17, a few years earlier. The range, with more than 1,600 acres of desert, was a logical place for the agency to relocate.
Groundbreaking took place in October 2006. Construction completion is expected in mid-October, with move-in by the end of that month.
The facility will feature desert landscaping, water conservation measures, energy efficient air cooling, solar energy units and a recycling center. It is being built to meet the most exacting environmental standards set by the U.S. Green Building Council.
"We are getting a much more efficient building," said Fred Bloom,Game & Fish engineer, "For the same number of people, we expect to use half the energy."
The facilities will include an 83,000-square-foot administration building, a 27,000-square-foo general-purpose building, and a 9,000-square-foot vehicle maintenance center.
The general purpose building will include space for storage, laboratories, an exercise room, temporary living quarters and an audio-visual studio.
The department also plans to move its wildlife education and rehabilitation arm at the Adobe Mountain School to the grounds. That will take place in six to 18 months.
More than 300 employees will work at the site.
The public uses the agency's headquarters to get boats inspected and registered, buy hunting and fishing licenses, and get travel and wildlife information.
The agency issues close to a million licenses and special tags a year for hunting and fishing.
