Join us for Environmental Day at the Arizona Capitol!
Environmental Day at the Capitol is almost here once again! This is a great opportunity to meet with your legislators, hear from great speakers about environmental justice movements, and connect […]
New cameras show wildlife use of railroad underpass at I-10
In early November 2025, Desert Monitor volunteers Virgil Swadley, Keith Kleber, and Kyle Rohlfing joined wildlife biologist Jessica Moreno to install 5 new wildlife cameras in the abandoned railroad underpass […]
Welcome new Coalition member: Maricopa Bird Alliance
Please join us in welcoming our newest Coalition member — the Maricopa Bird Alliance! Maricopa Bird Alliance Their mission: The Maricopa Bird Alliance is an organization of volunteers dedicated to the […]
Action alert: The latest on Copper World
A 160-acre Arizona State Land Department parcel next to the Copper World facilities will be auctioned off by the state early next year, and we expect Hudbay will try to […]
Our latest newsletter is here!
Read the full newsletter here. Here’s a sneak peak! In this issue, we cover: Thank you for reading and for your continued support for our work protecting and connecting the […]
Our vision for a connected Tucson-Tortolita Mountain wildlife linkage
The Sonoran Desert currently faces a major landscape connectivity challenge: The Tucson and Tortolita Mountains are currently divided by the 10-lane Interstate-10 freeway (I-10) and the parallel frontage road and […]
Data centers: next steps in Southern Arizona
On August 6, 2025, the Tucson City Council rejected an annexation that would have enabled an economic development proposal for a large-scale data center. Read more about the run-up to […]
Project Blue: the facts and our concerns
Page up to date as of 8/7/25 UPDATE: On August 6th 2025, Project Blue was unanimously rejected with a NO vote from the Tucson City Council! Additionally, the City of […]
Speak up for Ironwood Forest National Monument
Alongside our partners Friends of Ironwood Forest and several others, we are monitoring news of a reported threat from the Administration against six national monuments — including threats against Ironwood […]
Learn about proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act
The short version: In April 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). They aim to redefine […]