This collaborative research agenda for the Santa Cruz River was developed at the 10th annual Santa Cruz River Research Days. This four-page document discusses the research needs of the Santa Cruz River. Hundreds of… MORE ›
Growing Water Smart in the Headwaters: Integrated Water and Land Use Planning Workshop When: April 24 – 26, 2019 Where: Keystone, CO Application Deadline: January 11, 2019 The Sonoran Institute and Babbitt Center for… 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 report highlights Santa Cruz River conditions from northwest Tucson to Marana during the 2017 water year, and was developed with Pima County.
This supplementary Living River report summarizes data from the past five water years.
Read our case statement for more information on challenges facing the Santa Cruz River and how we plan to achieve our vision.
Sonoran Institute recently asked 550 residents across Pima County, Arizona, about the stretch of river from Sweetwater Wetlands in northwest Tucson to Trico Road in Marana. Their answers will inform decisions about how… MORE ›
The 2017 annual report, Water: the Foundation for Prosperity and Health, is set in the year 2040. The report illustrates that the work done in 2017 is critical to ensuring the region’s water… MORE ›
Developed in conjunction with Pima County, this fourth report examines changes in indicators of river health along a 23-mile stretch of the Lower Santa Cruz River in Southern Arizona during the 2016 water year.
The Living River reports were developed to annually gauge conditions of this valuable ecosystem, the Santa Cruz River, and track the impacts of our community investment. This supplementary report summarizes data from the past four water years. The report provides details on the water context and data for 16 indicators of river health.
Beneficios de los flujos de agua en el Rio Colorado
Las Arenitas: Humedal artifical de tratamiento de aguas rediduales
Reporte de monitoreo ecológico por el equipo binacional del Acta 319. Resume los resultados ambientales realizados por el flujo pulso de 2014 al delta del Río Colorado.
Ecological monitoring report by the Minute 319 binational science team. Summarizes environmental results achieved by the 2014 pulse flow to the Colorado River Delta.
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.
The Living River reports were developed to annually gauge conditions of this valuable ecosystem, the Santa Cruz River, and track the impacts of our community investment. This supplementary report summarizes data from the 2013, 2014, and 2015 water years. The report provides details on the water context and data for 16 indicators of river health.
Developed in conjunction with Pima County, this third report examines changes in indicators of river health along a 23-mile stretch of the Lower Santa Cruz River in Southern Arizona during the 2015 water year (October 1, 2014–September 30, 2015).
Raise the River is a unique partnership of U.S. and Mexican non-governmental organizations committed to reviving the Colorado River Delta. Sonoran Institute is one of the founding members of the partnership. This progress report focuses on the activities necessary to support environmental restoration for benefit of the people and wildlife of the Delta.
The Living River series tracks river conditions of the Santa Cruz River. This report is a special update for the Upper Santa Cruz River and provides a summary of the changes between 2008 and 2014. Separate Living River reports are available for the 2008, 2009, and 2010 water years.
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 ›