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Meet your Neighbor
Deck learns desert appreciation from grandmother
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Independent Newsmedia
Name: Tara Deck
Where I live: North Scottsdale (Rio Verde Foothills)
When and Why I moved here: I moved to Scottsdale with my parents in 1958. I have lived around the Valley and Lakeside / Pinetop in my adult years. In 2005, my husband and I built our home in north Scottsdale.
What I like most about living here: My grandmother, who lived in Arizona and grew up on an Indian Reservation, gave me an appreciation for the desert. So, it’s the natural desert with its plants and wildlife I like most.
Activities I enjoy: Bird watching is my favorite activity, I also do art. I make stained glass windows and fused glass projects. I have started carving birds in wood. I also help my husband with his concrete and steel sculptures.
Clubs/organizations I’m involved in: I’m a steward with the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy, and I also belong to the Greater Phoenix Pond Society, Audubon Society and Glass Art Society.
Where I volunteer in the city and why it deserves support from others: I volunteer with the McDowell Conservancy. It deserves your support because it has programs for teaching people about the Sonoran Desert flora and fauna, the history of the area, geology and more. It provides trails for hiking, biking, birdwatching, and riding your horse. No matter where in Scottsdale you live you are close to a trail that will take you into the Preserve and you can experience the Sonoran Desert first hand.
My No. 1 suggestion to new residents looking for ways to get involved in their community: Get involved with your children’s school, your church or other community organizations.
What one thing would you like to see change in Scottsdale: I don’t like the tall buildings. It used to be very important to the residents not to have buildings more than a few stories high.
My Family: My husband Larry, our three grown children and three grandchildren.
What I do: I’m retired so I mostly do whatever I want. Which is bird watching, relaxing at my pond and creating art in my workshop.
People who are an inspiration to me: My mother (Lucy Enos) who I try to every day be as good a person as she was.
My advice to today’s youth: Follow your dreams, don’t let anyone discourage you from doing and becoming what you want to be. Find a career you love, not just one that pays well. Do what you love to do.
