Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection
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Celebrating 20 years of Sonoran Desert protection!
Learn more about everything we’ve accomplished together and our plans for the future!
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Adopt a Wildlife Camera Today!
With your camera sponsorship, you can name your camera and receive exclusive photos!
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Safe Passages
Watch a stunning film about the Coalition’s work to protect Sonoran Desert wildlife linkages.
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Oracle Road Wildlife Crossings: Frequently Asked Questions
Learn everything you need to know about the Oracle Road wildlife crossings.
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Wildlife Monitoring Captures Thousands of Wildlife Photos!
The Coalition’s remote camera wildlife monitoring project has captured thousands of photos of stunning Sonoran Desert wildlife.
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New Game and Fish monitoring report documents over 4,400 animals using Oracle Road wildlife crossings in first 2 years - October 4, 2018
The Arizona Game and Fish Department recently released their latest monitoring report on the Oracle Road wildlife bridge and underpass. Game and Fish is in the middle of four years of post-construction monitoring of these wildlife crossings. According to the report, as of June 2018, 2,477 animals have used the wildlife bridge and 1,941 animals […]
Oracle Road Wildlife Bridge named for former Pima County Supervisor Ann Day -
The Oracle Road wildlife bridge has a new name. On August 8, 2018, the Arizona State Board on Geographic and Historic Names approved the re-naming of the Sonoran Desert’s first wildlife bridge to the Ann Day Memorial Wildlife Bridge. Ann Day served as a Pima County Supervisor from 2000 to 2012 and was a […]
Friends of the Desert newsletter now available! - September 12, 2018
Our latest Friends of the Desert newsletter is now available! Click on the image to the right to access the digital version. If you’d like a print copy, please send us an email or give us a call at (520) 388-9925 and we’d be happy to put one in the mail! In this issue: Celebrating […]
Oro Valley’s Environmentally Sensitive Lands Ordinance produces results - August 13, 2018
Bayer Vella, the Oro Valley Town Planning Manager, recently wrote an informative and exciting article for TucsonLocalMedia.com. Titled “Oro Valley Town Talk: Environmental Conservation values, balance, and results,” this article outlines the positive impacts from Oro Valley’s Environmentally-Sensitive Lands Ordinance (ESLO). In the article, Mr. Vella states, “How did the community determine the right balance […]
Opposition to any proposed interstate in Avra Valley grows -
The recently convened I-11 Joint Stakeholder Community Planning Group has released a press release and position statement opposing any proposed route for Interstate 11 in Avra Valley. The Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection is a proud leader of this new community stakeholder group. The full press release is below: Citizens Convened by Federal and State […]
A huge welcome to our new Conservation Science Director, Jessica Moreno! - August 7, 2018
The Coalition is excited to announce the hiring of our new Conservation Science Director, Jessica Moreno. Jessica has been working with the Coalition for the past year and a half as an Independent Contractor on a few specific wildlife linkages projects. She is going to be an important and valuable member of our team moving […]
Saguaro National Park adds $88 million+ to local economy - June 28, 2018
According to a recent study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey and the National Park Service, “…964,759 visitors to Saguaro National Park in 2017 spent $60,716,800 in Tucson and other communities near the park. That spending supported 866 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $88,682,500.” On […]
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