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 […]

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 […]

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 […]