“At a time when some in Congress have turned their backs on renewable energy, it is important for the public to know that clean energy is working in America,” said Chase Huntley, Director… MORE ›
Among its tasks, the review project will utilize a modeling process to identify a variety of possible corridors for the MSTI line that incorporate important values such as private property,hunting, fishing, agriculture, viewshed,… MORE ›
The online planning toolkit and database, known as the Successful Communities Online Toolkit information exchange (SCOTie) is a clearinghouse of the latest model smart growth and resource protection plans and policies from rural,… MORE ›
“We had a wake-up call in 2005 when there was a massive die-off of native cottonwoods and willows along eight miles of the Santa Cruz near Rio Rico,” said Emily Brott, Southern Arizona… MORE ›
On Wednesday August 24th, Former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter will join energy and environmental experts in releasing “Western Grid 2050: Contrasting Futures, Contrasting Fortunes,” the first comprehensive report on the two very different… MORE ›
The Gallatin Valley has been the fastest growing area in the state of Montana over the past two decades, and one of the fastest-growing counties in the entire country. With all the great… MORE ›
A June 7th – 8th workshop to be held at the Best Western Great Northern Hotel in Helena, Montana will provide wildlife managers, elected officials, planners, citizens, rural landowners, and the conservation community… MORE ›
The forum has been designed to bring together local and state government decision makers, leaders in the environmental community, and utility and renewable energy company representatives to discuss: Arizona’s Energy Future and how… MORE ›
“The size of state trust land holdings is staggering,” says Economic and Policy Analyst Dan Hunting, the report’s author. “The Arizona State Land Department controls an area larger than the states of New… MORE ›
“Given the importance of public lands in Arizona and the many challenges they face, I am excited about this appointment,” said Gorsegner. Gorsegner is the Associate Director of the Institute’s Sun Corridor Legacy… MORE ›
“The entrepreneur Ray Kroc once said, ‘The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves,’” said Diane Snyder, director of the Institute’s Northern Rockies program. “Randy has set… MORE ›
“Moving our offices to downtown Tucson celebrates the core mission of our organization, which promotes Main Street and urban revitalization as vital conservation objectives,” said Luther Propst, executive director of the Institute. “This… MORE ›
The report encourages local leaders to recognize the area’s role within the Sun Corridor region – which links Tucson and Phoenix and stretches from Mexico to Prescott. This region forms the largest concentration… MORE ›
“Being a native Westerner, John brings a valuable working knowledge of Wyoming into our conservation and smart-growth work,” said Luther Propst, executive director of the Sonoran Institute. “We were delighted to… MORE ›
Local Land Use Planning and Climate Change Policy is a comprehensive survey of nearly 50 government staff and elected officials in seven western states — Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming… MORE ›
The meetings culminate an 18-month effort by a steering committee of diverse stakeholders and consultants to visualize four potential scenarios for Superstition Vistas and share them with area residents to get their feedback. … MORE ›
“Our research clearly shows a new economy coming to life in Western Colorado reversing a long-time dependence on jobs created by mining and the extractive industries,” said Joe Marlow, senior economist with the… MORE ›
The report focuses on specific lands within the National Landscape Conservation System which encompasses about 27 million acres in 11 western states with more than 800 protected areas designated as national monuments,… MORE ›