Baja California: The Dream is Real
May 9, 2008
This 800 mile peninsula is the original California.
It’s defined by the distinctive places you’ll find on this map,judged by the people who actually live here as being Baja’s most authentic treasures. Visiting them enriches your journey, and sustains their future.
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Download the Baja Geotourism Map (front – pdf)
Download the Baja Geotourism Map (back –pdf)
2007 Annual Report Outlines Vision, Plans, Accomplishments
 March 14, 2008
From railroads and dams to public lands, the West has long been the home of big, bold ideas. Now – with rapid growth and change underway – is the time for another one.
Read the Annual Report (pdf)
Mining Impact Study Released
 February 11, 2008
Economic impacts of mining in Southeastern Arizona analyzed in new report.
Download the Full Report (pdf)
Download the Executive Summary (pdf)
View the study area (pdf)
See Press Release
A Vision for Sahuarita
The Sonoran Institute is leading a collaborative planning and visioning process for the town of Sahuarita's future Town Center and Main Street areas, including the Santa Cruz River corridor.
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WestWord Fall 2007 Newsletter
 This issue highlights: our first workshop to help western communities
plan their energy futures; an Oregon float trip that led to a river
management breakthrough; legislative progress for smart growth; the
success of a vision for a Montana community; and more.
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Report Issued on Ecosystem Challenges to the Lower Colorado River Basin and Delta
 A Sonoran Institute report contends that existing water policies in the Lower Colorado River Basin are putting the quality of life and the health of ecosystems in the region at risk, especially in the Colorado River Delta. This report outlines a set of initiatives and policy changes that would bring water to and restore this important ecosystem.
Download Executive Summary [pdf]
Download Full Report [pdf]
Sustainable Water Management Report
March, 2007
 Growth
across the arid West has brought many challenges, not the least of which is
reconciling the water needs of current and future residents, agriculture and
industry, and plants and wildlife
with the preservation of the region's remaining rivers and streams.
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Montanans Capture Sense of Place
April 2008
A recent contest in Bozeman, Montana, had one straightforward rule: Capture – in a single photo – what you treasure most in the surrounding Gallatin Valley. Dozens of amateur photographers submitted more than 200 images for the Gallatin Grassroots Forum photo contest, “Shaping the Future of Our Valley: Picturing Our Place.”
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Big Vision, Bold Plans for the Changing West
The Sonoran Institute's new strategic plan sharpens our focus on
the goal of
a West "both prosperous and healthy, with a civilization to match its
scenery," as Western writer Wallace Stegner envisioned. The
Institute is
devoted to realizing this vision which embraces civil dialogue and
collaboration as hallmarks of decision making.
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Executive Summary
Full Strategic Plan
Gallatin Area Planning (GAP) Grants Program
The Sonoran Institute through its local project, the Montana Smart
Growth Coalition, announced the launch of the Gallatin Area Planning
(GAP) grants program. This grants program will serve as a catalyst for
citizens to envision, plan for and manage growth that protects the
region’s unique quality of life.
Press Release
Grant Criteria and Application
March Event Celebrates 2008 Award Winners
2008 Winners Announced - Read More
2008 Winners Press Release - Read More
Sonoran Institute honors eight projects featured in new
"Building from the Best of the Northern Rockies"
book
 Building from the
Best of the Northern Rockies, a new publication from the Sonoran Institute,
showcases innovative planning, design and building projects in Montana, Wyoming
and Idaho, that demonstrate ways for communities to grow without sacrificing
their natural, cultural and architectural assets.
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About the book
Gallatin County proposes new Growth Management Strategy
Gallatin County, Montana is now the 32nd fastest growing county in America. At the growth rate of the past decade, the county will double its number of homes in the next 20 years. The Gallatin County Commissioners have proposed a plan to control sprawl and direct growth to existing communities through a combination of incentives and regulations. In the next few months they will be making the decisions that will shape the future of Gallatin County’s landscape. Learn more about Gallatin County growth trends and the Commissioner’s plan.
Grow Native – Don’t Plant a Pest:
Creating a low-water
southwest garden design is now easier with the publication,
Grow Native – Don’t Plant
a Pest.
Collaborating with many partners, the Sonoran Institute
encourages efforts to support native species in Arizona.
For information on how to choose native options for landscaping
plants, check out the Grow
Native website.
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Eco Tourism in the Colorado River Delta
April 27, 2008 - Not your typical tour. Exploring the majesty and beauty of the Delta. The San Diego Tribune.
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Designing the New West
April 26, 2008 - Exploring innovative design ideas in the fastest growing region in the nation. The NewWest.Net.
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Preserving Western Beauty
March 14, 2008 - Congress moves closer to preserving millions of acres of conservation land in the West. The Christian Science Monitor.
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Wyoming Partnership Receives Grant
A $10,000 grant will fund growth-related research, training
and technical assistance for Wyoming’s communities.
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Proper Land Use Planning Could Significantly Reduce Carbon Emissions
PHOENIX, Arizona. (March 5, 2008) At a recent two-day workshop in Phoenix sponsored by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy/Sonoran Institute Joint Venture, a small but diverse group explored the role of land use planning and transportation in the Intermountain West.
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Innovative Projects Win 2008 Awards
TUCSON, Arizona (Feb. 18, 2008) The Sonoran Institute has named projects in Pima County as its 2008 Building from the Best award winners.
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Caution Urged on Proceeding with Rosemont Mine.
TUCSON, Arizona (Feb. 11, 2008) A new Institute study
predicts economic disruptions for communities that surround the proposed
Rosemont Mine.
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Sonoran Institute Applauds Western Water Agreement as a Historic Step
TUCSON, Arizona (Dec. 14, 2007) The Sonoran Institute today responded to the agreement signed yesterday by the seven Colorado River basin states and the U.S. Department of the Interior on a plan to help share and conserve the river’s water.
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