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 Post – August 2023 Edition August Adventures: Explore the Sonoran Institute’s Latest Impact!
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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
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
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/
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 ›
Sonoran Post – July 2023 Edition Celebrating Progress and a Successful Year at Sonoran Institute!
“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 ›
Sonoran Post – June 2023 Edition June is a time for new beginnings – let’s make the most of it!
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 ›
Sonoran Post – May 2023 Edition Exploring the Sonoran Desert: A Guide to the Best of May 2023
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 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!
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 ›
“The idea is to integrate the harvested water with cultivating desert-adapted plants. In 2013, the city [Tucson] implemented a Green Streets policy, requiring that new and reconstructed roadways be designed to harvest the… MORE ›
“Winter snow accumulation offers water officials a breather as they face the basin’s long-term drought” Read more here” Colorado River reservoirs face grim year despite healthy snowpack (coloradosun.com)
“A Native American tribe in Arizona reached a deal Thursday with the U.S. government not to use some of its Colorado River water rights in return for $150 million and funding for a… MORE ›