Growing Water Smart: Integrated Water and Land Use Planning Workshop When: September 11 – 13, 2019 Where: Estes Park, CO Application Deadline: June 28, 2019 The Sonoran Institute and Babbitt Center for Land… MORE ›
The Sonoran Institute and Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy’s Growing Water Smart program introduces communities to the full range of communications, public engagement, planning, and policy implementation tools to realize their watershed health and community resiliency goals. Through Growing Water Smart, Colorado communities can learn how they can integrate land use and water planning.
This annual report is dedicated to the next generation. It focuses on the future, not just for the Sonoran Institute and all of us who support this work, but for those who will inherit it from us.
For over 25 years, Sonoran Institute has been a pioneer in efforts to unite and celebrate the best of Western culture, history, nature and urban spaces by making connections, seeking practical solutions and promoting… MORE ›
While we can’t predict the future, we can aspire to a certain type of future, one that draws on the lessons learned through 25 years of experience shaping the future of the West.
A list of Western Lands and Communities publications including links to download or order them.
In the Rocky Mountain West, as in other parts of the United States, people’s attitudes about where they want to live, work, shop and play are changing. The Sonoran Institute’s 2013 report, RESET:… MORE ›
It is the essence, the history, the heartbeat of the Sonoran Institute. It is what distinguishes our unique approach to conservation and community development. And after 24 years of engaging with communities from… MORE ›
A story about transformational land-use planning in the rural West. When it came to land planning, Sheridan County, Wyoming eventually turned to the Sonoran Institute, a Tucson-based organization that aims to help fast-changing western communities retain their core land, scenic, and cultural values.
Fact sheet summarizing report that identifies three residential subdivision types that are common in the American West: ranchette, rural exurban, and metro infill. Then, with a focus on Natrona County, Wyoming, the study takes a detailed look at how each type impacts county expenditures and revenues.
Crossroads are an exciting place to be. Not only do they offer the prospect of change, but they also represent the power of choice. Even if difficult, the decision is ours to make, the… MORE ›
This study examines the fiscal impact of three types of residential development common in the American West: Ranchette, rural exurban, and metro infill. The focus area of the study is Natrona County, Wyoming, which shares many attributes with other counties in the American West.
