• Desert Fence Busters

    Get your gloves and wire cutters ready! We’ll be working on removing stretches of outdated and dangerous barbed wire fencing with the Desert Fence Busters. Organizers will provide all the necessary […]

  • 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 Desert Museum's Nature Fest. Discover their new interactive exhibit, enjoy live music, search for plants and animals, meet your neighbors, and so much more. The […]

  • (Urgent!) Stinknet pull at Ironwood Forest National Monument

    Intersection of N. Aguirre Road and W. Silverbell Road

    Join 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 […]

  • 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, […]

  • 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 a tour of these amazing structures, and learn more about wildlife connectivity projects in Southern Arizona. Our goals for the day: Water establishing plants Build […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, […]