An Update From Our CEO
It is the season of gratitude for the year’s achievements and the setting of intentions for the year to come. Here at the Sonoran Institute we are looking back on a year of… MORE ›
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Endangered Fish Returns to Santa Cruz River Near Tucson
Recycled Wastewater Critical for Ecosystem Health TUCSON, Arizona (Dec. 13, 2017) – After an absence of more than 70 years, the endangered Gila topminnow has reappeared in the Santa Cruz River in northwest… MORE ›
Colaboración Binacional en la Cuenca del Río Colorado
Los acuerdos del Acta 323 contribuyen a la seguridad hídrica en la región y a la restauración del delta del Río Colorado MEXICALI, Baja California (Septiembre 27, 2017) – Hoy, dependencias de gobierno,… MORE ›
Pima County and Sonoran Institute Continue Work with Lower Santa Cruz
Newly Released Living River Report Demonstrates Sustained Improvements TUCSON, Ariz. (September 11, 2017)– Pima County and the Sonoran Institute have completed the final EPA-funded report in a series entitled A Living River. The… MORE ›
New program aims to integrate land use planning and water management in the West
Resilient Communities and Watersheds kicks off next week in Colorado KEYSTONE, Colorado (Sept. 5, 2017) – The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Sonoran Institute are teaming up to address a critical need… MORE ›
Sonoran Institute Calls for Binational Collaboration on International Outfall Interceptor Breach Impacting Santa Cruz River
TUCSON, Ariz. (August 2, 2017) — As the result of a leak discovered last week in the International Outfall Interceptor (IOI) near Nogales, Arizona, raw sewage is spilling into Potrero Creek. Water from… MORE ›
Desert’s federal lands key to future military operations
In the California Desert region, military missions and environmental health are intertwined Washington D.C. (June 12, 2017) — The important role of federal lands and their contribution to U.S. military operations was the… MORE ›
Sonoran Institute Celebra Semana de la Reforestación 2017
Se plantarán más de 1000 árboles nativos en el Delta del Río Colorado Sonoran Institute llevará a cabo la sexta edición de la “Semana de la Reforestación en Laguna Grande” en el cual… MORE ›
Sonoran Institute’s Efforts Yield Recommendations for the Town of Wickenburg and the I-11 Corridor
WICKENBURG, Ariz. (May 8, 2017) — After spending the summer and fall of 2016 participating in a community engagement project which included a youth art exercise, a community survey and a multi-day charrette,… MORE ›
Sonoran Institute awarded 2017 RBC Blue Water Project Leadership Grant
Project will address impacts of flooding on Tucson’s south side Tucson, AZ (April 5, 2017) – Sonoran Institute and Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) are pleased to announce Sonoran Institute’s Airport Wash Green… MORE ›
Endangered Fish Thriving in Santa Cruz River
Recycled Wastewater Vital for Ecosystem Recovery The endangered Gila topminnow, which returned to the Santa Cruz River after a 10 year absence, now appears to be thriving. The native Arizona species, listed under… 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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›