Annual Reports
2023 Annual Report
Dear Friends, Little known fact - my undergraduate degree was in history, which makes this year’s Science Fellowship subject one after my own heart. The Altar Valley Heritage Project is [...]
2022 Annual Report
Dear Friends, This past June, the Contreras Fire started via a lightning strike on the Baboquivari ridge line. It burned just shy of 30,000 acres by the time it was [...]
2021 Annual Report
Dear Friends, As I write this, the news is filled with admonishments to “do your holiday shopping early” and beware of supply chain issues. In the last two years, [...]
2020 Annual Report
Dear Friends, Well, I think we can safely say that 2020 was not the year that we thought it was going to be back in January. It has been a [...]
2019 Annual Report
DEAR FRIENDS, Living and working at the Elkhorn Ranch enables me to view the Altar Valley through the eyes of people from all over the country. People from other places [...]
2018 Annual Report
There may not be snow falling here in the Sonoran Desert, but we hope your days are merry and bright! The Alliance’s 2018 Annual Report should have recently arrived in [...]
2017 Annual Report
DEAR FRIENDS, For over 20 years now, serving the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance as a board member, and more recently as its first Executive Director, has been a major aspect [...]
2016 Annual Report
DEAR FRIENDS, 2016 marked the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance’s 21 st year of collaborative work to conserve the Altar Valley for future generations. Highlights from the year include major watershed [...]
2015 Annual Report
Dear Friends, It’s that time of year again – the time to express our thanks to all of you and share the collective accomplishments achieved in the Altar Valley watershed! [...]
2014 Annual Report
Dear Friends, Another year has flown by here in the Altar Valley! 2014 was a monumental one for us, and we’d like to pause to reflect on it and share [...]
2013 Annual Report
Dear Friends, At this time of year we pause to celebrate contributions to Altar Valley watershed work and reflect upon our collective accomplishments. Your monetary and partnership contributions have added [...]
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