Santa Cruz River 5/20 Cleanup
May 20, 2023

REGISTER Meet us Saturday, May 20 from 9am to 11am to help keep our river clean! We’ll be parking along Riverside Drive and meeting up at 514 Riverside Dr. Together, we can exceed… MORE ›

Colorado Growing Water Smart Workshop: Spring 2023
May 8, 2023 - May 10, 2023

Colorado Workshop: Spring 2023 Colorado Growing Water Smart: Integrated Water and Land Use Planning Workshop When: May 8-10, 2023 Where: YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, CO Application Deadline: Closed  City and town officials,… MORE ›

Tucson Portrait Story LIVE Festival
March 12, 2023

Tucson Portrait Story LIVE Festival: TASTE/WATCH/LISTEN/LEARN! The Tucson Jewish Community is proud to present Tucson Portrait Story Art LIVE Festival: a brand-new immersive art experience in partnership with local artist Lauri Kaye of… MORE ›

Santa Cruz River Cleanup & Fundraiser
February 25, 2023

Meet us Saturday, February 25th, from 10 am to 12 pm to help keep our river clean! We’ll be parking and meeting up at 2301 Forbes Blvd. We will be working to remove… MORE ›

Arizona Growing Water Smart Request for Applications
October 26, 2022 - December 12, 2022

Growing Water Smart: Integrated Water and Land Use Planning Workshop Location: Phoenix, AZ Date: March 6 – 8, 2023 Eligibility: Arizona counties and municipalities Costs: The workshop is free. Participants cover their own travel.… MORE ›

Dragonfly Day on the Santa Cruz 2022
October 1, 2022

FREE EVENT   Saturday, October 1, Sonoran Institute will again team up with the University of Arizona, Pima County Natural Resources Parks & Recreation, the Town of Marana, and Mission Garden to bring… MORE ›

Bugs and Brews at Barrio Brewing
September 30, 2022

FREE EVENT  We have all heard the news about climate change and how it’s affecting our waters. This is your chance to ask the experts.    Come and learn more about the ecology of… MORE ›

Santa Cruz River Research Days 2022
March 24, 2022 - March 25, 2022

virtual presentations and in-person tour This FREE event is a venue for learning about research and conservation efforts while exploring the Santa Cruz River’s natural and cultural resources. Through presentations, panels, and open discussion, we… MORE ›

Días de Investigación del Río Santa Cruz
March 24, 2022 - March 25, 2022

Este evento GRATUITO es un lugar para aprender sobre los esfuerzos de investigación y conservación mientras exploras los recursos naturales y culturales del río Santa Cruz. A través de presentaciones, paneles y discusiones… MORE ›

Dragonfly Day on the Santa Cruz River
October 1, 2021 - October 2, 2021

Virtual and in-person sessions FREE Celebrate the colorful dragonflies living along the Santa Cruz River! October 1 Dragonfly Talk 7–8 P.M. Learn about dragonfly ecology with local dragonfly expert, Jeff Babson, in this… MORE ›

Santa Cruz River Research Days
March 25, 2021 - March 26, 2021

Zoom Virtual Event This FREE event is a venue for learning about research and conservation efforts while exploring the Santa Cruz River’s natural and cultural resources. Through presentations, panels, and open discussion, we aim to… MORE ›

Días de Investigación del Río Santa Cruz
March 25, 2021 - March 26, 2021

Evento virtual de Zoom Este evento GRATUITO es un lugar para aprender sobre los esfuerzos de investigación y conservación mientras exploras los recursos naturales y culturales del río Santa Cruz. A través de… MORE ›

Dragonfly Day on the Santa Cruz River
October 3, 2020

9 – 11:30 AM Virtual event FREE Celebrate the colorful dragonflies living along the Santa Cruz River! Event schedule: 9 to 10 a.m. Meet the Santa Cruz River! Learn about dragonflies and river ecology… MORE ›

Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill Lecture Series
September 23, 2020 - December 3, 2020

Various dates 6-7:30 PM VIRTUAL EVENTS FREE Past, Present, and Future of the Santa Cruz River Heritage Reach The Santa Cruz River was the life blood of the earliest human settlements in Tucson (Chukshon,… MORE ›

Growing Water Smart Across Colorado
August 13, 2020 - September 10, 2020

Virtual Workshop Integrated Water and Land Use Planning Workshop This Growing Water Smart workshop for Colorado towns, cities, and counties across Colorado helps bridge the gap between water management and land use planning… MORE ›

POSTPONED: Santa Cruz River Trash Cleanup
April 19, 2020

8am-11AM Santa Cruz RiVer at El camino del cerro TUCSON, AZ To our wonderful Santa Cruz River cleanup volunteers, We will be rescheduling our April 19, 2020 cleanup event to prevent the spread… MORE ›

30th Anniversary Celebration
March 12, 2020

5 PM • HACIENDA DEL SOL 5051 N. HACIENDA DEL SOL ROAD TUCSON, AZ 85718 Honoring Our Roots…Reaching to the Future… Join us in celebrating Sonoran Institute’s legacy of connecting people with the… MORE ›

Dragonfly Day on the Santa Cruz River
November 9, 2019

9 AM–2 PM Crossroads at Silverbell Park 7548 N Silverbell Rd. • Tucson, AZ 85743 (Ramada #2 near baseball diamonds) Celebrate the colorful dragonflies living along the Santa Cruz River! Event schedule: 9am… MORE ›