Events
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Nature Fest – Leap into Spring!
CSDP will be tabling at the Desert Museum's Nature Fest - come find us and say hello! Celebrate springtime in the Sonoran Desert with family and friends with the Arizona-Sonora […]
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Buffelgrass pull in Ironwood Forest National Monument
Join the Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection and the Friends of Ironwood Forest for a hands-on buffelgrass pull at Ironwood Forest National Monument. This is a fantastic opportunity to experience the beautiful monument and help protect it from a dangerous invasive grass, while working as part of a fun group. Buffelgrass is an incredibly invasive, […]
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(Urgent!) Stinknet pull at Ironwood Forest National Monument
Intersection of N. Aguirre Road and W. Silverbell RoadJoin the Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection and the Friends of Ironwood Forest for an urgent hands-on stinknet pull at Ironwood Forest National Monument. This is a fantastic opportunity to experience the beautiful monument and help protect it from a dangerous invasive species, while working as part of a fun group. Stinknet is an incredibly invasive […]
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Meet the Monument 2026
SAVE THE DATE for Meet the Monument 2026. This is a fantastic opportunity to experience Ironwood Forest National Monument and hear from local environmental leaders. WHEN: Saturday, April 4, 2026, […]
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Habitat Restoration Day
Save the date for a day of habitat restoration work at the Oracle Road wildlife bridge and underpass! This is a great opportunity to get a hands-on, restoration experience, take […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]