By Ethan McSweeney | inMaricopa.com
Shirley Ann Hartman has lived in western Pinal County for 56 years, calling the rolling hills and desert washes in the area home.
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So, when Pinal County approved its open space plan that would include some of the land along the western edges of the county as a protected Palo Verde Regional Park, she joined in to do her part. She saw it as a way to preserve the land for future generations. As part of the Pinal Partnership Open Space and Trails Advisory Committee, Hartman worked with other citizens to help design the park.