The Colorado River once formed a lush delta teeming with birds and aquatic species as it owed into the Gulf of California. Historically, it covered more than 3,000 square miles of freshwater, tidal,… MORE ›
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Growing Water Smart: Integrated Water and Land Use Planning Workshop When: February 5–7, 2020 Where: Phoenix, AZ Application Deadline Extended to August 16, 2019! The impacts of a hotter and drier climate in Arizona… MORE ›
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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 ›
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This interactive map and survey about the Santa Cruz River will help answer these questions: Where along the Santa Cruz River do you visit? Why do you choose to go there? What improvements would you like to see? Community responses will inform future management… MORE ›
We asked residents from Rio Rico to Amado for their opinions about the Santa Cruz River such as, what do you value about the river? Or, what challenges does the river face? The responses generated many… MORE ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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El informe anual de 2018, Juntos Prosperamos, se centra en la colaboración. Estamos convencidos de que es la mejor manera de construir comunidades resilientes en el oeste. Cada equipo y cada proyecto en Sonoran… MORE ›
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The 2018 annual report, Together We Thrive, focuses on collaboration. We are convinced it’s the best way to build resilient communities in the West. Every team and every project at Sonoran Institute brings… MORE ›
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Collaborative Opportunities Assessment The Santa Cruz River is thriving thanks to the release of effluent (highly treated wastewater) into the river, providing nearly 50 miles of flowing reaches. However, there is no guarantee… 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.
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This report highlights Santa Cruz River conditions from northwest Tucson to Marana during the 2017 water year, and was developed with Pima County.
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This supplementary Living River report summarizes data from the past five water years.
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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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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 ›
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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 ›
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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.
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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. 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.
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The Resilient Communities Starter Kit is a road map for making communities more resilient to shifting climates and changing environments.
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