Engaged Associates

These engaged associates have worked to protect the San Pedro River and wildlife corridor from the onset of development of one of the last remaining, unfragmented ecosystems in the American Southwest.

Archaeology Southwest
Archaeology Southwest practices Preservation Archaeology, a holistic and conservation-based approach to exploring and protecting heritage places. We are committed to real and ongoing collaboration with Indigenous communities.
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Cascabel Conservation Association
The Cascabel Conservation Association (CCA) is dedicated to the collaborative stewardship of the Middle San Pedro River watershed in a way that promotes the health, stability and diversity of the whole community, including its earth, waters, plants and animals.
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Cascabel Working Group
CWG organized in 2006 as a community-wide volunteer organization to prevent an interstate highway from being constructed through the San Pedro Valley. Our intent is to protect the Middle San Pedro Watershed from infrastructure that would compromise its integrity.
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Center for Biological Diversity
The Center for Biological Diversity works to secure a future for all species, through science, law and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters and climate that species need to survive.
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Friends of Oracle State Park
Friends of Oracle State Park promote environmental education, assist in the restoration and preservation of the historic Kannally Ranch House, and in the conservation and upkeep of the surrounding parklands and trails. Oracle State Park is an official “International Dark Skies Park.”
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The Hopi Tribe
The Hopi Tribe is a sovereign nation located in northeastern Arizona. The reservation occupies part of Coconino and Navajo counties, encompasses more than 1.5 million acres, and is made up of 12 villages on three mesas. The Hopi hold a strong connection to the San Pedro and support conservation of these ancestral lands.
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Lower San Pedro Water Alliance
The Lower San Pedro Water Alliance (LSPWA) is dedicated to uniting conservation minded individuals, groups, and agencies to protect a threatened riparian ecosystem and its supporting watershed.
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San Carlos Apache Indian Tribe
The San Carlos Apache Indian Tribe has approximately 11,000 members with 1,834,781 acres across three counties in southeastern Arizona, covering a landscape that ranges from alpine meadows to desert. The San Carlos Apache hold a strong connection to the San Pedro and support conservation of these ancestral lands.
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Tohono O’odham Nation
The Tohono O’odham Nation has approximately 28,000 members with tribal lands in Southwestern Arizona. The Tohono O’odham Nation is the second largest reservations in Arizona in both population and geographical size. The Tohono O’odham hold a strong connection to the San Pedro and support conservation of these ancestral lands.
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Zuni Pueblo
The Zuni people have lived in the American Southwest for thousands of years. Their cultural and religious traditions are rooted, in large part, in the people’s deep and close ties to the mountains, river ways, forests, and deserts of this ancient Zuni homeland. The Zuni hold a strong connection to the San Pedro and support conservation of these ancestral lands.
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