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5000 Signatures Urge More Water for the Delta
April 10, 2012 - The Sonoran Institute in partnership with 25 other organizations and businesses rounded up over 5000 signatures on a petition urging key US officials to deliver more water to help save the Colorado River Delta. Read more.

 

Celebrating Arizona's 100th - River of the Month Series
March 30, 2012 - The Sonoran Institute and four conservation groups honored the Colorado River as their first "River of the Month" to launch a year-long series celebrating Arizona's 100th year as a state. Read the release and story.

 

Teton County, Idaho - More Vacant Lots Than People
March 28, 2012 - Vacant lots and empty subdivisions mean big costs for the taxpayers of Teton County. Read Anna Trentadue's opinion piece in the Teton Valley News.

 

Watershed Press Release

March 22, 2012 – On the heels of World Water Day (March 22nd), the Redford Center and Kontent Films are pleased to announce the World Premiere of WATERSHED: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the New West at the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital on March 24, 2012 at the National Museum of American History at 3 pm. The film will be introduced by Robert Redford and will be followed by a panel discussion on the urgency of the problem in the Colorado River Basin and what can be done.  Click here to read the release.

 

Home Grown:  Land use planning evolves and adapts in an unlikely corner of Wyoming

The Sonoran Institute’s work in Wyoming is featured in this new article, Home Grown – Land Use Planning Evolves and Adapts in an Unlikely Corner of Wyoming. By Sam Western.  Read the article here.

 

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Morongo Basin Open Space Group Partners

Basin Wide Foundation
Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency
Building Industry Association, Morongo Basin Chapter
Bureau of Land Management, Barstow Field Office
California Department of Fish and Game
City of Twentynine Palms
Copper Mountain College
Hi-Desert Water District
Joshua Basin Water District
Joshua Tree Municipal Advisory Council
Mojave Desert Land Trust
Morongo Basin Conservation Association
Morongo Basin Property Association
Morongo Valley Community Services District
National Park Service, Joshua Tree National Park
National Parks Conservation Association
San Bernardino County
Sonoran Institute
The Wildlands Conservancy
Town of Yucca Valley
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
United States Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center

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