Reduce, Reuse, Recycle in the Sonoran Desert – Waterloop
Check out the multifaceted history and future of Tucson’s water supply with an in-depth dive with local experts, including our own Dr. Luke Cole
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Saving the Environment – Tucson Weekly
Tucson Weekly highlights our Santa Cruz River Trash Cleanup and Wildflower Dispersal Party and the need to do good in your community. Tucson Weekly
Sonoran Post – January 2024
January 2024 Edition Explore the Sonoran Institute’s impactful strides and plans for the New Year!
Reviving the Santa Cruz River: A decade of clean waters and ecological resurgence – AZPM
Luke Cole, director of the Santa Cruz River program, talks with Arizona Public Media about all the growth the Santa Cruz River has seen in the past decade. “This is an ancient, important,… MORE ›
Buena Vista tries new approach to development in face of water limits – The Colorado Sun
Waverly Klaw, our director of the Growing Water Smart program and the Resilient Communities and Watersheds programs discusses the success story that Growing Water Smart alum, Buena Vista has been in the face… MORE ›
Sonoran Institute Celebrates Dragonflies – Marana News
Luke Cole and Claire Zugmeyer interviewed with Marana News about the expansion of Dragonfly Days and what the rivers health means for the ecology of the Santa Cruz River. Read about it here:… MORE ›
With water-conscious buildings, Colorado aims to keep ‘blue’ in blueprint – Courthouse News Service
Waverly Klaw, our director of our resilient communities and watersheds program, talks about the barriers broken down and bridges built by our Growing Water Smart workshops in Colorado! With water-conscious buildings, Colorado aims… MORE ›
Following the Colorado River: London Bridge to the Dry Delta – The Durango Herald
The Journey of a great river starts with a single drop. “Sometimes the river reaches the sea and sometimes the sea reaches the river. Little actions can make a huge difference,” – Edith… MORE ›
Sonoran Institute x Becky Duffy
As I drove into the mountains, I listened to the podcast: Thirst Gap: Learning to Live with Less on the Colorado River. It shares how the Southwest is adapting to water shortages as climate change… MORE ›
Allyship in the Colorado River Basin with Sonoran Institute – Planet Women
Mike Zellner, our CEO, meets with Kristen Zeigler of Planet Women to help bolster women in science and our work with women in conservation – including tribal members and their seat at the… MORE ›
Climate action: The work that’s helping the Colorado River Delta – Sempra
Cristal Galindo Jiménez, our field supervisor in Mexicali, talks with Sempra about the impact her work with the Sonoran Institute has had on herself, her community, and the ecology of her area. Climate… MORE ›
Seasonal river cleanups could be a new community conservation tradition in Tucson – Arizona Luminaria
Our Tucson team “Talks Trash” with Arizona Luminaria and how to create a community of conservation in Tucson! Seasonal river cleanups could be a new community conservation tradition in Tucson – AZ Luminaria
The Delta – As She Rises podcast
Edith Santiago, associate director of the Sonoran Insitute’s Colorado River Delta Program, talks about connecting the river back to the sea. https://link.chtbl.com/dIWBX3iu
Garbology Revisited: Tracking trash in the Santa Cruz River – Tucson Sentinel
Luke Cole and our 2022-2023 UA Earth Grant students talk “trash” with Tucson Sentinel. https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/070523_trash_santa_cruz/garbology-revisited-tracking-trash-santa-cruz-river/
A River for the Future – Colorado Public Radio
Fransisco Zamora, our senior director of programs, speaks with Colorado Public Radio about the Laguna Grande restoration site in the Colorado River Delta and discuss the history, maintenance and future of this project.… MORE ›
Santa Cruz River Research Days Recap 2023
“I know that a great deal of collaboration that went onto include so many entities – solutions to our environmental problems will only be solved through such collaborative actions. I like facts and… MORE ›
History of monsoon in Tucson: Santa Cruz River record flood of 1983 – KGUN9
Luke Cole, our director of the Santa Cruz River program, speaks about the history of the Santa Cruz River and its importance to the communities that have inhabited the valley for the last… MORE ›
Colorado River Drought Crisis is Fostering a More Collaborative U.S.-Mexico Relationship – TIME Magazine
John Shepard, our senior advisor for the One Basin initiative, speaks about the future of water policy and collaboration along the U.S/Mexico border as we adapt to changing drought conditions. Drought Crisis Spurs… MORE ›
Sonoran Post – April 2023
Sonoran Post – April 2023 Edition See all the great work we’ve done since you heard from us last, and see where we’re headed for the summer months!
Water Shortage has Farmers Afraid of Biden Conservation Funding – Business Insider
Agriculture makes up a majority of the Colorado River’s water allocation. A new bill passed encourages farmers to dry plots of land or work towards more efficient water use. Read more here: Water… MORE ›