Announcements
SnapShot USA in full swing
The Snapshot USA project is a huge collaborative effort to sample mammal populations with camera traps across all of the United States. The study is designed to sample sites in […]
Kit Fox: CSDP Photographs Another First
By Jessica Moreno, Conservation Science Director It’s late morning in early May when my phone buzzes with a text message from my friend and long-time Desert Monitor Josh Skattum. It’s […]
2022 Volunteer Awards
Join us in celebrating our volunteers! (Awardees are listed in no particular order) Volunteer of the Year In recognition of outstanding volunteer service for Sonoran Desert protection in as […]
Join us for the Tortolita BioBlitz!
In partnership with Town of Marana Parks & Recreation, Arizona Master Naturalists, the Tortolita Alliance, Arizona Game and Fish Department, and others, we are hosting the first annual BIOBLITZ for […]
Check out our 2021 Annual Gratitude Report!
We can’t say it enough but we are grateful for you! Our 2021 Annual Gratitude Report is a place to celebrate many of the things we accomplished together in 2021. […]
Welcome to our newest member group, the Arizona Master Naturalist Association!
This month, we welcomed a new member group, the Arizona Master Naturalist Association (AZMNA)! For the last several years, we have partnered with the Pima Master Naturalists (a chapter of […]
New paid Desert Wildlife Internship!
We are excited to announce a new paid internship program with the Coalition. This August, we will be hiring our first paid Desert Wildlife Intern for the Fall 2022 semester. […]
CSDP and partners sue over federal approval of Interstate 11
On April 21, 2022, four conservation groups – the Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection, along with our member groups Center for Biological Diversity, Tucson Audubon Society, and Friends of Ironwood […]
2021 Wildlife Camera Program Snapshot
In 2021, 84 active volunteers logged 1,027 hours of volunteer time towards our Wildlife Camera Program. Here is a snapshot of where we are at with our projects: Oro Valley […]
Fish and Wildlife Service propose listing the pygmy owl as a threatened species
The small but mighty cactus ferruginous pygmy owl was in the news once again recently after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed re-listing the species, this time as a […]