Partners

Cienega Watershed Partnership works with all stakeholders, including local businesses, government agencies, non-government organizations, landowners/residents, recreation/user groups, and scientists/researchers. These partners are integral to all our activities.Cienega Watershed Partnership hosts quarterly forums to facilitate coordination and cooperation among the partners. These forums — Cienega Corridor Conservation Council (CCCC) and Sonoita Valley Planning Partnership (SVPP) — often form workgroups that focus on a specific issue or project.

Below are examples of our broad scope of partners.

US GOVERNMENT STATE & FEDERAL AGENCIES:

Bureau of Land Management (Tucson Field Office)Coronado National Forest (U.S.D.A. National Forest Service)Saguaro National Park (National Park Service)U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceUSGS Tucson Science CenterArizona Game and Fish DepartmentPima Association of Governments (PAG)Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and RecreationPima County Cultural ResourcesPima County Department of TransportationPima County Development ServicesPima County Flood Control DistrictWestern Regional Partnership (WRP)

RESEARCHERS/SCIENTISTS:

University of Arizona — School of Natural Resources and the EnvironmentUniversity of Arizona — CLIMAS Climate Assessment for the SouthwestUniversity of Arizona — OALS Office of Arid Land Studies (in School of Nat Resources)Arizona NEMO (Nonpoint Education for Municipal Officials)University of Arizona — Inst of the EnvironmentUniversity of Arizona — SAHRA (Sustainability of semi-Arid Hydrology & Riparian Areas)University of Arizona — Cooperative Extension 4H Youth Development

NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS:

The Nature ConservancySky Island AllianceRincon InstituteSonoran InstituteArizona Zoological Society — Phoenix ZooAZ Land & Water TrustEmpire Ranch FoundationAudubon Appleton-Whittell Research RanchColossal Cave Mountain Park

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS:

Save the Scenic Santa RitasSonoita Crossroads Community ForumRincon Valley CoalitionSouthern Arizona Buffelgrass Coordination Center (SABCC)Tucson Electric PowerPima Trails AssociationArizona Trail AssociationHuachuca Hiking ClubSonoran Desert Mountain Bicyclists

INDIVIDUALS/RESIDENTS/LAND OWNER/BUSINESSES

many!