The Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection is an alliance of conservation and community organizations and groups that formed in February 1998. Through our Coalition, we work towards a common mission to protect and reconnect the biodiversity of the Sonoran Desert in Southern Arizona through science-based advocacy, education, and collaboration.
Our Coalition includes local and neighborhood associations such as the Tucson Mountains Association, regional groups like the Sky Island Alliance and Tucson Bird Alliance, national organizations such as the Sierra Club and Defenders of Wildlife, and organizations with international reach such as Bat Conservation International.
Are you involved with an organization that you think would be a good fit for CSDP? Please contact our Co-Executive Director Kate Hotten at kate.hotten@sonorandesert.org or give her a call at (520) 388-9925. We’d love to hear from you!
Current Coalition members:
Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest
Arizona Master Naturalist Association
Bat Conservation International
Cascabel Conservation Association
Center for Biological Diversity
Center for Environmental Ethics
Friends of Saguaro National Park
Friends of Tortolita
Gates Pass Area Neighborhood Association
Great Old Broads for Wilderness – Tucson
Sierra Club – Grand Canyon Chapter
Sierra Club – Nopales Group (formerly Rincon Group)
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The Coalition applies best available science on large landscape conservation, and participates in the following forums:
Avra Valley Connectivity Working Group
Network for Landscape Conservation (part of the Center for Large Landscape Conservation)
Previous Coalition members
Over the years, many groups have contributed to our efforts as Coalition members!
We are grateful to our past members: Arizona League of Conservation Voters, Arizona League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, Buffers, Center for Environmental Connections, Center for Environmental Ethics, Desert Watch, Drylands Institute, Emerald Resource Solutions, Environmental and Cultural Conservation Organization, Friends of Cabeza Prieta, Friends of Madera Canyon, Friends of the Rillito River, Friends of Sweetwater, Genius Loci Foundation, GREEN – Grassroots Environmental Effectiveness Network, Neighborhood Coalition of Greater Tucson, Northwest Coalition for Responsible Development, Northwest Neighborhood Alliance, Oro Valley Neighborhood Coalition, Pima Farms/Scenic Drive Neighborhood Association, Protect Land and Neighborhoods, Safford Peak Watershed Education Team, Saguaro Forest Associates, Silverbell Mountain Alliance, Sky Island Watch, Society for Ecological Restoration, Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute, Sonoran Permaculture Guild, Southwestern Biological Institute, Southwest Tucson Environmental Alliance, Student Environmental Action Coalition/Southwest, The Wildlands Project, Tortolita Homeowners Association, Tucson Solar Alliance, Wildlife Damage Review, Women for Sustainable Technologies.