We're excited to announce that Elena Dosamantes has joined the AVCA team as our new Program Coordinator.  She grew up in Cananea, Sonora, a small mining town in northern Mexico [...]

The Altar Valley Conservation Alliance seeks an enthusiastic and organized individual with a strong collaborative nature to join their team.  The ideal candidate should have strong project management skills and [...]

The Altar Valley Conservation Alliance, in partnership with the Pima County Regional Flood Control District, will use a series of nature-based features in the Altar Wash watershed, southwest of [...]

Postion filled.  We're hiring! AVCA is looking for a Finance Administrator to join our staff team.  This is a part-time work from home position that averages about 40 hours per [...]

The Altar Valley Watershed Plan is a collaboratively developed, interactive document that identifies management goals, available information on key conservation issues, and priority projects across private and public lands.  It [...]

The Alliance first launched its website way back in 2010, and it served us well over the years. However, it was time for us to bring our site into 2020, [...]

Dear Altar Valley Friends, I am writing today with news of changes within the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance (AVCA) staff. This month, we bid farewell to our long-time Program Administrator [...]

During this season of planning and preparation, the Alliance's Board of Directors, Science Advisory Board, and the staff take time to reflect on the year coming to a close, and [...]

We hope your holiday season is filled with joy and celebration. From all of us at the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance, thanks for your love of this valley, and all [...]

We hope you enjoyed a wonderful holiday season! The Alliance wrapped up a busy 2015, which you can recap in our end-of-the-year letter, found here and here. We’re kicking off [...]

Join the AVCA team! We’re now accepting applications for the
Conservation and Science Coordinator position. AVCA needs your help in recruiting for a new position that we seek to fill early [...]

On June 2, 2014, the Alliance signed an agreement with Sierrita regarding the Sierrita Lateral Pipeline Project in the Altar Valley. The Alliance has agreed to withdraw opposition to the [...]

Wishing all of you a wonderful start to 2014! Click here for a recap of Alliance activities in 2014.

Pima County’s Bond Advisory Committee is working to narrow down a field of proposals for a future bond election, including one to heal the Altar Wash, also known as the [...]

Pima County’s Bond Advisory Committee is working to narrow down a field of proposals for a future bond election, including one to heal the Altar Wash, also known as the [...]

A comment period closes on April 15, 2013. (More info & ideas on what to say: click here.) However, the docket is always open, so feel free to share your [...]

Fire, Pima County’s Multi-Species Conservation Plan and the launch of AVCA’s Watershed Charter process are how we’re kicking off 2013. Learn more here.

Dee Lusby owns and operates a beekeeping business with over seven hundred hives located throughout the Altar Valley. Dee believes in raising bees naturally, with no help from chemicals. With [...]

David Seibert was awarded the 2011 Altar Valley Research Fellowship at the Alliance’s May Community Meeting. The Fellowship is designed to attract and support scientific research in the Altar Valley. [...]

Last November the Alliance was honored to receive the Quivira Coalition’s Clarence Burch Award of $20,000. The award goes to an individual or organization that leads by example in promoting [...]

We were thrilled to be awarded a grant of $50,000 from the Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Foundation, which was matched dollar for dollar by Pima County. With these grants the [...]