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Field Notes: a nest of great horned owls

May 26, 2021

By Gay Russell During the over twenty years I have lived in Sun City Oro Valley, we have had several sets of Great Horned Owls nest within our area.  In […]

Crossing Through Your Neighborhood: A Presentation

April 8, 2021

Want to learn more about what’s happening around the Oracle Road wildlife crossings? Check out this recent presentation given by our Conservation Science Director Jessica Moreno:     You can […]

Friends of the Desert Newsletter #59

April 7, 2021

We hope our Spring 2021 newsletter brings some hope, joy, and positivity into your mailboxes and inboxes. Check out the following articles in the newsletter: Increasing our impact through community science […]

Amor from the Desert by Mely Bohlman

April 7, 2021

This piece was written on the stolen lands and waters of the Tohono O’odham and Yaqui/Yoeme. Imagine yourself standing in the Sonoran Desert on a caliente summer day. Let’s paint […]

Support the 30×30 campaign

March 1, 2021

Have you heard of the 30×30 campaign? While this campaign has circulated for a while, it hit the national news recently when President Biden pledged in an Executive Order to […]

Remembering Bob Cratty

January 26, 2021

by Terry Minks Bob was a dear friend to all his acquaintances in Sun City, Oro Valley and to my wife and me ever since we came to live in […]

The future of our Community Science Program

December 17, 2020

As we plan for 2021, we wanted to share with you where we are with each of our community science projects, and what’s new coming on the horizon! Volunteers have […]

Friends of the Desert Newsletter #58

October 8, 2020

We hope our Fall 2020 newsletter brings some hope, joy, and positivity into your mailboxes and inboxes. Despite the many really hard situations in the world today, there is still […]

During Pandemic, Community Scientists Adapt to Save the Desert

September 4, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 2020 Contact: Jessica Moreno, Jessica.Moreno@sonorandesert.org, (520) 388-9925 Carolyn Campbell, Carolyn.Campbell@sonorandesert.org, (520) 629-0525 During Pandemic, Community Scientists Adapt to Save the Desert Tucson, AZ – The Coalition for […]

Intern Spotlight: Rob Wisler

July 24, 2020

When did you fall in love with the Sonoran Desert? I suspect your answer and mine are the same – you fell in love the first time you wandered into […]

Updates from the El Rio Riparian Preserve

July 24, 2020

By Janine Spencer-Glasson, Friends of El Rio Preserve The Santa Cruz River serves as an important resource for migrating birds in the southwestern United States. Migrating birds depend upon riparian […]

Animal Planet – a slam poem by Laurie Jurs

July 17, 2020

A big thanks to Laurie Jurs for submitting the slam poem “Animal Planet” below.  In Laurie’s words: I have lived in the desert on five acres south of Green Valley […]