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Feathers in Flight

Feathers in Flight

Thursday, 11 March 2021 by Emily Clark

The Bird Genoscape Project was featured in a stunning short documentary, Feathers in Flight, about the importance of understanding the full annual cycle of migratory birds. Check it out!

  • Published in News
Tagged under: Bird Genoscape Project, Feathers in Flight, Southern Sierra Research Station, Southwestern Willow Flycatcher

Border BioBlitz

Thursday, 11 March 2021 by Emily Clark

The 2021 Border BioBlitz is a community science effort to record as many species as possible along the U.S.-Mexico border. Learn how to participate!

  • Published in Meetings and Events, News
Tagged under: Border BioBlitz, Community Science, ebird, iNaturalist
agave angustifolia seedlings

Borderlands Wins Big for Bats and Bacanora

Tuesday, 19 January 2021 by Emily Clark

Congratulations to our partners at Borderlands Restoration Network for winning the $100,000 Connectivity Challenge prize for their Bacanora for Bats: Binational Conservation and Sustainable Agave Spirit project!

  • Published in News
Tagged under: agaves, Bacanora, bats, Borderlands Restoration Network, restoration
Least Bell’s Vireo nest in a planted elderberry at the Hollenbeck Canyon Wildlife Area (photo courtesy of Kevin Clark, San Diego Natural History Museum).

Riparian Restoration Gives Birds a Chance

Tuesday, 19 January 2021 by Emily Clark

With hard work from River Partners, restoration sites in southern California are seeing the fruits of their labor with the return of Least Bell’s Vireo to the habitat.

  • Published in News
Tagged under: Least Bell's Vireo, riparian restoration, River Partners, southern CA
The Trust will conserve nearly 2,000 acres of the Red Wing Ranch in the Sulphur Springs Valley (photo courtesy of AZLWT).

Community Tools: Land Conservation to Protect Wildlife

Tuesday, 19 January 2021 by Emily Clark

Arizona Land and Water Trust takes a collaborative approach to conservation of southern AZ’s western landscapes. Check out some of their recent wins, safeguarding working landscapes and securing habitat for numerous species of birds and other wildlife.

  • Published in News
Tagged under: Arizona Land and Water Trust, conservation easement, land trust, working landscapes
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The Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve Implements Shorebird Conservation

Monday, 18 January 2021 by Emily Clark

The reserve is the first natural protected area in Mexico to adopt the Pacific Americas Shorebird Conservation Strategy, and to incorporate shorebirds as one of the main conservation objectives in the new edition of its Management Program.

  • Published in News
Tagged under: El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, Pronatura Noroeste, shorebirds
A female PUMA pokes her head out of a nesting cavity at Greasewood Park in Tucson (photo by Richard Fray).

Purple Martins, a Desert Apparition

Tuesday, 17 November 2020 by Emily Clark

The Tucson Audubon Society and their team of community science volunteers are leading the way to learn more about the secretive natural history of desert nesting Purple Martins in southeast Arizona.

  • Published in News
Tagged under: Community Science, Desert Purple Martin, Tucson Audubon Society
Spring Seeker survey along the San Pedro river (photo courtesy of Sky Island Alliance).

Tracking Springs through Community Science

Tuesday, 10 November 2020 by Emily Clark

Springs across the Sky Islands provide remarkable contributions to the wildlife, ecosystems, and human communities of the region, but are at risk from numerous threats. Sky Island Alliance has launched the Spring Seeker program to document spring locations and track their health.

  • Published in News
Tagged under: Community Science, Sky Island Alliance, Spring Seeker, springs
Un Gorrión de Corona Blanca avistado en plantas de cachanilla, al costado del Río Colorado en la Presa Morelos, Mexicali, Baja California (foto cortesía de Yuliana Dimas/PNO).

Community Scientists reported 165 species on Big Day 2020

Sunday, 08 November 2020 by Emily Clark

The Urban Birds Program is a citizen science effort that helps gather information about birds in the Colorado River Delta region, provides environmental education opportunities, and promotes community involvement in restoration and conservation projects.

  • Published in News
Tagged under: citizen science, Community Science, October Big Day, Pronatura Noroeste, Urban birds program
Brown Booby in Flight off Isla San Pedro Martir, Emily Clark.

The Sonoran Joint Venture Awards Grants to Five Projects in 2020

Tuesday, 27 October 2020 by Emily Clark

We are pleased to announce that the following projects were awarded funds for the 2020 cycle of the SJV Awards Program.

  • Published in Awards Program, News
Tagged under: Borderlands Restoration Network, CEDES, Conselva Costas y Communidades, Kino Bay Center, Motus, Quail Forever, SJV Awards Program
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The Sonoran Joint Venture is a partnership of diverse organizations and individuals from throughout the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico that share a common commitment to the conservation of all bird species and habitats within this range.

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