Growing Water Smart, a program of the Sonoran Institute and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy’s Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy, introduces communities to the full range of communications, public engagement, planning,… MORE ›
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Water-Land Use Guidebook for Arizona – Ensuring a prosperous future and healthy watersheds through the integration of water resources and land use planning.
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Growing Water Smart, a program of the Sonoran Institute and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy’s Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy, introduces communities to the full range of communications, public engagement, planning,… MORE ›
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The Living River reports were developed to annually gauge conditions of this valuable ecosystem, the Santa Cruz River. This supplementary report provides more information on recent achievements highlighted in the 2023 report and… MORE ›
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A Living River: Santa Cruz River Conditions Nogales Wash to Amado is a Living River report that highlights recent achievements along the river in the border region and river conditions from Nogales Wash… MORE ›
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A medida que nos acercamos al final de otro año impactante, estamos encantados de presentar nuestro Informe Anual 2023, “El Poder del Progreso.” Este informe significa nos enfoca en crearse resultados con un… MORE ›
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As we near the end of another impactful year, we are delighted to present our 2023 Annual Report, titled “Power of Progress.” This report embodies our focus on delivering results with a commitment… MORE ›
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This report includes Santa Cruz River conditions in the flowing reaches of the Heritage Project and northwest Tucson to Marana during the 2022 water year (October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022). To… MORE ›
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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 in wastewater treatment upgrades. This supplementary report… MORE ›
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Este informe incluye las condiciones del río Santa Cruz en los tramos fluidos del Proyecto Heritage y del noroeste de Tucson a Marana durante el año hídrico 2022 (del 1 de Octubre de… MORE ›
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Read our case statement for more information on challenges facing the Santa Cruz River and how we plan to achieve our vision.
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The Living River series began with a baseline study in the 2008 water year (October 1, 2007–September 30, 2008) to assess the health of a 20-mile stretch of the river in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, from Rio Rico to Amado. This third annual Living River report summarizes results from the 2010 water year (October 1, 2009–September 30, 2010).
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Contents: The Upper Santa Cruz River: A Living Ecosystem Assessing the health of the Upper Santa Cruz River Aquatic Indicators Riparian Indicators Health Assessment Summary Future Work and Get Involved
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Contents: The Upper Santa Cruz River: A Living Ecosystem Assessing the health of the Upper Santa Cruz River Water Resources Aquatic Indicators Riparian Indicators Ecological Health Summary
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The Living River series tracks river conditions of the Santa Cruz River. This report is the first for the Lower Santa Cruz River and reports conditions for 16 indicators of river health. This… MORE ›
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The Living River series tracks river conditions of the Santa Cruz River. This report is the second for the Lower Santa Cruz River and provides a summary of the initial improvements after the… MORE ›
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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.
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El informe anual 2022, Somos Uno, presenta los impactos realizados este año. Estamos muy agradecidos por tener una vasta red de apoyo a lo largo de los Estados Unidos y México que respalda… MORE ›
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The Sonoran Institute’s 2026 Strategic Plan for flowing rivers, healthy landscapes, and thriving communities.
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