Re-Envisioning the Upper Santa Cruz River
A few weeks ago, the Sonoran Institute hosted a meeting of stakeholders in the Upper Santa Cruz River in southern Arizona to discuss what they value about the river. The gathering is part… MORE ›
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Our Response to the 2016 Presidential Election
We, as a country, are faced with many unanswered questions after Tuesday’s presidential election. I will try briefly to answer just one…. What does the 2016 presidential election mean for the Sonoran Institute?… MORE ›
Pima County, Sonoran Institute Plan Fish Survey for Lower Santa Cruz River
On November 9, staff from Pima County’s Regional Flood Control District, Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department and Office of Sustainability and Conservation and the Sonoran Institute will take part in a “Fish Survey” at… MORE ›
What do Minutes Have to do with Water?
Folks have been pretty excited at the Sonoran Institute offices recently as a new scientific report for the IBWC was released with interim results from the Minute 319 pulse flow. And while… MORE ›
Celebrating the Mexicali Fluye Project
This September, the Sonoran Institute gathered with our agency partners to celebrate the Mexicali Fluye project, which is a new and innovative program that is transforming Mexicali’s drainages from dumping grounds to community… MORE ›
Restoring Mexico’s Colorado River Delta, One Tree at a Time
MEDIA ADVISORY Sonoran Institute and volunteers to plant 3,000 native trees during annual event WHAT: Sonoran Institute and nearly 250 volunteers will gather in the Colorado River Delta to plant approximately 3,000… MORE ›
Community Charrette in Wickenburg on Proposed Interstate-11 Corridor
The Sonoran Institute is partnering with the Town of Wickenburg to conduct a charrette, which is a planning meeting in which all stakeholders in a project collaborate to resolve potential conflicts, work together… MORE ›
Community Input Sought in Wickenburg on Proposed I-11 Corridor
PHOENIX, AZ. (August 18, 2016) – The Sonoran Institute, a non-profit organization that connects people and communities with the natural resources that nourish and sustain them, has partnered with the Town of Wickenburg… MORE ›
Desert Alive
Bor∙der (noun). A line separating two political or geographical areas, especially countries. Countries, people, wildlife and even water. Edward Abbey said that there is no shortage of water in the Southwest desert but… MORE ›
My First 500 Days
When I came to the Sonoran Institute 21 months ago, we set a plan in motion for the first 500 days. I can report to you that in those 500 days: We finalized… MORE ›
Lower Santa Cruz River Study Results
Newly Released Living River Report Tracks Changing River Conditions TUCSON, Ariz. (July 12, 2016) – Pima County and the Sonoran Institute have finalized the third EPA-funded report in a series entitled A Living… MORE ›
Tracking Your Living River’s Health
by Claire Zugmeyer If you live in Tucson, Arizona, the Santa Cruz is your Living River. Though many locals are familiar with the dry stretch visible from downtown, residents are often surprised to… MORE ›
Remembering Bill Mitchell
It is with great sadness that we report that our friend and colleague, Bill Mitchell, passed away on May 27th, 2016. Bill served on the Sonoran Institute’s Board of Directors from 2010 to… MORE ›
Sonoran Institute Names New Board of Directors Officers
TUCSON, Ariz. (May 16, 2016) – Sonoran Institute, a non-profit organization that works at the intersection of commerce, communities and conservation in the North American West, has announced its Board of Directors leadership… MORE ›
Sonoran Institute Launches Redesigned Website to Engage with Partners Seeking to Build a Better West
TUCSON, Ariz. (April 20, 2016) – The Sonoran Institute has made it easier than ever to engage with and support its mission of connecting people and communities to the natural resources that sustain… MORE ›
The Living River of Your Community
What is a river to a desert? A source of life, a safe haven for plants and animals, perhaps a place to have your next weekend picnic? How about all of those things.… MORE ›
Endangered Fish Rediscovered in Santa Cruz River
Return Demonstrates Role of Recycled Wastewater in Ecosystem Recovery “We have seen such an improvement in water quality from a 2009 upgrade to the international wastewater treatment plant that we knew Gila topminnow… MORE ›
Scenario study: Solar enables Arizona to easily meet power goal
The study was undertaken in response to the EPA’s Clean Power Plan rule, which requires states to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions from existing electricity generation facilities by that deadline. States can use… MORE ›
Conservation Legislation Compatible With Mining Activities in California Desert
The report, titled The California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act of 2015: Impacts on Mining and the Regional Economy, concludes that the legislation will have minimal impact on mining in the region and… MORE ›
Statement from Sonoran Institute on EPA Clean Power Plan Final Rule
Large-scale solar puts Arizona on track to meet EPA targets PHOENIX (August 3, 2015) – The U.S. EPA releases its final rule on the nationwide Clean Power Plan. The Sonoran Institute will be releasing a… MORE ›