Events
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Wild Connections Week – Explore the Santa Cruz River Wildlife Ramp
As part of Wild Connections Week — Tour the NEW one-of-a-kind project that helps wildlife move to and from the Tucson Mountains. Plus, visit the proposed site for a future wildlife bridge over I-10. Light refreshments will be provided. Local experts will be joining us – stay tuned! When: Monday, April 13, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Where: West of the Avra Valley […]
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Wild Connections Week – Cross the CAP canal in Avra Valley
As part of Wild Connections Week — Tour the custom-built wildlife bridge that helps wildlife cross over the CAP (Central Arizona Project) Canal in Avra Valley, one of our priority project areas. This will include learning about the nearby Tucson Mitigation Corridor, where two desert bighorn sheep have been spotted!, the goals and successes of the Desert Fence Busters, the […]
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Wild Connections Week – Why didn’t the tortoise cross Picture Rocks Road?
As part of Wild Connections Week — Scout for Sonoran Desert tortoises and their burrows in the scenic Tucson Mountains! Learn about how the traffic on Picture Rocks Road threatens the movement of tortoises, and many other creatures, across the Tucson Mountains and within Saguaro National Park West. We’ll talk about what’s making traffic worse, and what can be […]
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Wild Connections Week – Sunset at the wildlife bridge, 10th anniversary celebration!
A special event as part of Wild Connections Week — Celebrate 10 years of the Sonoran Desert’s first wildlife crossing bridge, completed in April 2016! Featuring special guests Pima County District 1 Supervisor Rex Scott, the Town of Oro Valley Mayor Joe Winfield, and more! This is a rare chance to see and explore Southern Arizona’s only wildlife bridge and hear […]
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Mailing Party
Join us for an in-person mailing party to put together our spring fundraising letters. We need all the help we can get addressing and stuffing envelopes. WHEN: Thursday, April 23, 9am-12pm. Stay for however long works for you! WHERE: The Historic Y Courtyard, 738 N. 5th Avenue PARKING: Parking is free on the 5th Avenue […]
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Highway Cleanup
Help us collect trash along our adopted stretch of highway along the I-10 frontage road near Avra Valley Road and the Santa Cruz River wildlife ramp! Gloves, safety vests, snacks and drinks, trash bags, and pick-up sticks (grabbers) are provided. More specific information and directions will be sent in an email to all RSVPs. Please RSVP […]
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Special Living Lab & Learning Center Tour: Habitat for Desert Creatures
CSDP will be tabling and presenting at the Watershed Management Group's (WMG) upcoming Living Lab tour. When: Saturday May 9, 2026 8:00 am to 10:00 am Where: Living Lab & Learning Center (Map) WMG’s Living Lab and Learning Center is their premier demonstration site for various water harvesting strategies and sustainable living practices for arid landscape […]