Ample, Clean Water for Colorado
On Colorado Gives Day and Every Day “I have lived in Colorado for so long that I can remember hikes when I could kneel down and scoop water out of a stream and… MORE ›
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What Sustainability Staff Can Do for Local Government
Sonoran Institute celebrates the crucial steps the City of Longmont has taken—from attending the Growing Water Smart workshop, adding staff focused on sustainability, to making sure their goals match the changing climate. The… MORE ›
Water for the Santa Cruz River Ecosystem
Bringing water from the Conservation Effluent Pool into action. Good news broke last March at Santa Cruz River Research Days: Pima County received approval to permanently allocate water to sustain river flows benefiting… MORE ›
Mensaje más reciente del director ejecutivo
Una organización resiliente Atravesando la peor crisis del mundo, el Sonoran Institute logra resultados sobresalientes. Cuando llegué como CEO del Sonoran Institute durante la pandemia a fines de septiembre de 2020, tuve la… MORE ›
An Update From Our CEO
A Resilient Organization Straight through the world’s worst crisis, the Sonoran Institute achieves outstanding results. When I arrived as CEO of the Sonoran Institute during the pandemic at the end of September 2020,… MORE ›
Drought Plans: A Smart Move for Growing Western Communities
We applaud Northglenn and the many other municipalities in the West who have devoted time and energy to plan for drought. In 1962, Life Magazine named Northglenn, Colorado “the most perfectly planned community.”… MORE ›
In the Seat of Restoration
Interviewing the people closest to the Colorado River Delta restoration The Colorado River Delta is a place where nature is returning to life in extraordinary ways, especially with the regular deliveries of water… MORE ›
Nearly a Foot of Rain this Monsoon for the Santa Cruz River
By all measures, this year’s monsoon is making up for lost time. Historical records from the Santa Cruz River valley are checkered wildly. One year’s entry marks the river as “full of water”… MORE ›
Sonoran Institute’s Waverly Klaw Wins Planning Award
It is an honor to announce that Waverly Klaw, our Growing Water Smart program director received the 2020 Western Planner Sheldon D. Gerber Merit Award for Excellence in Environmental Planning for her achievements… MORE ›
Water is on the Way: The travelogue completes
We continue to follow the path of the water being delivered to the Colorado River Delta. From the first irrigation gate being opened to seeing the water rejuvenate our restoration sites the water… MORE ›
El agua está en camino: este diario de viaje está por terminar
Continuamos persiguiendo el agua en el delta del río Colorado. Desde que se abre la primera compuerta de riego hasta que el agua rejuvenece nuestros sitios de restauración, el agua está ayudando a… MORE ›
Celebrando los flujos de agua en el delta
¡Ha pasado un tiempo desde nuestra última actualización sobre las entregas de agua que fluyen en el delta del río Colorado! El 1 de mayo, los gobiernos de México y Estados Unidos comenzaron… MORE ›
Celebrating the Water Flowing in the Delta: The travelogue continues
It’s been a little while since our last update on water deliveries flowing in the Colorado River Delta! Back on May 1, the governments of Mexico and the United States began delivering water specifically… MORE ›
An Update From Our CEO
Value Nature More As the temperatures rise in my new home of Tucson, climate change, fire and drought are impacting communities across the Colorado River Basin from the Rocky Mountains to the Delta… MORE ›
Mensaje más reciente del director ejecutivo
Valorando más a la naturaleza A medida que aumentan las temperaturas en mi nuevo hogar de Tucson, el cambio climático, los incendios y la sequía están afectando a las comunidades a lo largo… MORE ›
A Resilient Colorado River Basin Requires Tribal Access to Clean and Reliable Water
Across the United States, nearly half of Native American households do not have access to reliable water sources, including clean water and basic sanitation. While strong family bonds, tradition, culture and connection to… MORE ›
Crónica: Los flujos de primavera van rumbo al mar
El agua fluye en el delta Algo especial empezó el 1o de mayo de 2021. Los gobiernos de México y Estados Unidos acordaron empezar a hacer entregas de agua específicamente para el medioambiente del Delta del río… MORE ›
Spring Flows are Headed to the Sea: A travelogue
Water is flowing in the Delta Something special began May 1, 2021. The governments of Mexico and the United States agreed to begin delivering water specifically for the environment of the Colorado River… MORE ›
Trash. It’s pervasive and pernicious.
It’s one of your pet peeves, and ours too! As every visitor to the Santa Cruz River knows, trash is a persistent environmental issue. Our community has long brought up trash as something… MORE ›
Water flows across the U.S.-Mexico border through historic cooperation
Binational Investments in Sustainable Colorado River Management Helps Farmers and Nature On May 1, water began flowing into the arid Colorado River Delta as part of a program of scheduled deliveries to restore… MORE ›