Seeing the La Osa landscape firsthand
While maps and planning documents tell part of the story, they cannot fully capture the landscape’s scale, beauty, and ecological and cultural importance. Walking the site offered a clearer sense […]
Now Hiring: Executive Director
The Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection is seeking an Executive Director. About the role The Executive Director provides strategic leadership and day-to-day management, ensuring CSDP advances its mission, remains financially […]
Celebrating CSDP’s leadership and looking ahead
Today, we are sharing that our Co-Executive Directors Kathleen Kennedy and Kate Hotten are retiring from the Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection in September 2026. We are deeply proud of […]
Read our latest Annual Report
Our latest Annual Report is here! We made a lot of progress, and it’s all thanks to your support. “Special thanks to our volunteers, members, and partners who have been […]
Wildlife monitoring in Sopori Creek
Written by CSDP Wildlife Biologist, Jessica Moreno. In the thickly vegetated oak woodland slopes and riparian creek bottoms of Sopori Creek, warm light filtered through the tall and sturdy sycamore […]
Keeping Wildlife Connectivity Part of Oro Valley’s Future
On May 6, 2026, the Coalition spoke at Oro Valley’s Town Council meeting in support of the town’s draft General Plan, OV’s Path Forward. The plan, approved by Council later […]
Celebrating wild connections together
New field trip series success Earlier this month, we hosted Wild Connections Week, a series of field trips and events that explored where and how wildlife are moving across the […]
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 […]
Wild Connections Week
A field trip series from CSDP Join us for a series of free field trips to our region’s most critical wildlife corridors during the week of April 13! Explore, learn […]
A win for wildlife linkages in Pima County
Pima County voters have given “the green light to RTA Next” (as one headline put it) in the 2026 RTA Special Election. The voter-approved plan includes a $50 million commitment […]