Kicking off 2024 on a high note
Beside the looming company of A Mountain, Logan Phillips gathered us in the cool morning air with poetry to welcome and inspire a shared love and appreciation for the Sonoran Desert. Childrens’ laughter… MORE ›
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Letter to Water Infrastructure Finance Authority
Last year, in response to former Governor Ducey’s call for action to address Arizona’s water challenges, the Legislature passed bipartisan, multifaceted legislation to tackle a variety of water issues. As enacted, the new… MORE ›
Growing Water Smart Ready to Meet Basin Challenges
In August 2022, five of the largest water providers in the Colorado River Basin signed onto a Memorandum of Understanding outlining their commitments to water conservation, efficiency, and reuse in response to intensifying… MORE ›
Colorado River Tops Endangered River Report: American Rivers
Sonoran Institute works to ensure flowing rivers, healthy landscapes, and thriving communities in the basin. On April 19, American Rivers released its annual endangered rivers report with the Colorado River topping its list.… MORE ›
Jump in for Arizona!
On Arizona Gives Day and Every Day “Forty-five years ago, I was fortunate to spend two weeks on a four-person raft traveling the Colorado River and hiking the canyons. It was a time… MORE ›
Awards for the Best Plans and Policies
Growing Water Smart Award with APA Colorado We work with the Colorado Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA Colorado) to recognize exemplary Colorado communities that are integrating water and land use planning… MORE ›
Santa Cruz River Ask Me Anything
Last month our Santa Cruz River team was invited to do an Ask Me Anything on the Tucson subreddit. The online group is focused on Tucson-specific issues and news and has more than… MORE ›
Teamwork Protects Water Resources
“We’re all in this together” is a spirit that has long sustained the communities of Gunnison County in western Colorado. Nestled in the Rockies and surrounded by national forests, Gunnison Valley is several… MORE ›
Rocío Torres ahora dirige nuestro programa Delta del Río Colorado
Sonoran Institute nombra a Rocío Torres Moguel directora del Programa del Delta del Río Colorado Francisco Zamora ocupará el cargo de director sEnior de programas Rocío Torres Moguel tiene un nuevo cargo en… MORE ›
Francisco Zamora Takes on a New Role as Senior Director of Programs
Sonoran Institute Names Francisco Zamora Senior Director of Programs John Shepard becomes Senior Adviser to the CEO Francisco Zamora, our long-time leader in the Colorado River Delta, is taking on a new role… MORE ›
Francisco Zamora asume un nuevo cargo como director senior de Programas
Sonoran Institute nombra a Francisco Zamora director senior de Programas John Shepard asume el cargo de asesor sEnior del director ejecutivo Francisco Zamora, líder desde hace mucho tiempo de nuestras actividades en torno… MORE ›
A Fresh Set of Colorado Communities Dive into Water-Smart Growth
Northglenn has a great quality of life for its residents and businesses and is a vibrant community, but its economy depends on a limited water supply that may run dry during times of… MORE ›
Mensaje más reciente del director ejecutivo
Conservación basada en la comunidad y canoas mágicas Uno de los pilares del Sonoran Institute es su dedicación a la colaboración, pero no cualquier tipo de colaboración. La verdadera colaboración en la que… MORE ›
An Update From Our CEO
Community-based Conservation & Magic Canoes One of the bedrocks of the Sonoran Institute is its dedication to collaboration. Not just any collaboration. True collaboration where we achieve goals together that we could never… MORE ›
Sonoran Institute nombra nuevo director ejecutivo
Mike Zellner aporta 30 años de experiencia de liderazgo a la organización de conservación en Estados Unidos-México. TUCSON, 23 de septiembre de 2020 – Sonoran Institute, organización de conservación líder en Estados Unidos… MORE ›
An Opportunity to Create an Inclusive, Transparent Process for Water-Sharing
In prior basin-wide agreements, tribal water rights and water use were not given enough consideration. And yet, tribes hold legal rights to over 20 percent of the river—comprising some of the most senior… MORE ›
Fires Approach Laguna Grande Restoration Site
On July 19 and 20, 2020 fires broke out near our restoration site in the Delta. It is unknown how the fires began. Nearly 172 acres were affected, 33 of which are within… MORE ›
With Careful Planning, the Gila Topminnow Could Move Downtown
The diminutive Gila topminnow is a big indicator of change. This endangered fish, no bigger than your thumb, is native to the region but disappeared from the Santa Cruz River near Tucson decades… MORE ›
Honoring our Roots… Reaching to the Future… We’re Turning 30!
From our start in 1990 Sonoran Institute has changed the way the North American West thinks about conservation. By connecting communities to the landscapes and natural resources that sustain them, Stephanie Sklar, CEO,… MORE ›
Water Enough to Drink on the Ranch
“We need to be aware of the connection between our lives and our river. These lands, the river—they are my family’s roots. And, well, family is all we have” —Tony Sedgwick, rancher and… MORE ›