An update on data centers in the Sonoran Desert
As data center proposals multiply in Pima County and across Southern Arizona, we remain concerned about the environmental impacts these facilities can pose. In both Pima and Pinal County, several […]
Plan Tucson 2025 implements the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan
Over the past few months, we have advocated for new, stronger conservation guidelines in Tucson’s Plan Tucson 2025, the city’s development blueprint for the next decade. With support from city […]
Another successful year of improving the Oracle Road wildlife crossings
Since August 2023, we’ve led our Habitat Restoration Days at the Oracle Road wildlife crossings to improve the habitat for wildlife and support biodiversity. In August 2024, we received a […]
Habitat Restoration Days 2023-2024 Summary – Caring for the Wildlife Crossings.
Watch all our progress videos for Habitat Restoration Day on our YouTube Channel! In August 2023, with funding from the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area, we launched a project […]
Remembering and Celebrating Elizabeth Deupree
By Kathleen Kennedy, Co-Executive Director This past spring, the Coalition lost a longtime supporter and volunteer, Elizabeth Deupree, when she passed away in March 2024. We want to acknowledge and […]
This Little Owl has a Big History
The cactus ferruginous pygmy owl (CFPO) is only 6 inches tall but plays a big part in the Coalition’s story. Written by Jonni Zeman Even after all this time, this […]
Quail Canyon and the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan
Pima County’s Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan (SDCP) is Pima County’s blueprint for growth, with biologically-important lands identified by local biologists who convened as the Science Technical Advisory Team. In 2001, […]
SR77 Wildlife Gate and Fencing Ribbon Cutting Event
On April 19, 2023, the Town of Oro Valley hosted a ribbon cutting to celebrate the culmination of a years-long collaboration between the Town, surrounding neighbors and regional partners to […]
An update on the Desert Fence Busters
by Trica Oshant Hawkins, Conservation Programs Director, Arizona Wildlife Federation [Excerpted from the Spring 2023 Friends of Ironwood Forest Newsletter] I’ve been coordinating various volunteer conservation projects for well over […]
The I-11 lawsuit explained
by Tom Hannagan, Friends of Ironwood Forest, President of the Board of Directors (excerpted from the Friends of Ironwood Forest Spring 2023 Newsletter) Usually in this space, I would review […]