Restoring the Colorado River Delta and surrounding areas to create a biological corridor between Mexico and the United States, let the community connect with nature while reforesting, and give diverse species a place of refuge and feeding, is part of the objectives of the Reforest San Luis project which is being implemented in the Miguel Alemán Restoration Site in the Mexicali Valley and in the schools and communities in the area and in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora.

To determine patterns of displacement, phenology, behavior, and habitat use of the Ridgway’s Rail (Yuma) (Rallus obsoletus yumanensis), the biological monitoring team placed satellite transmitters on 11 specimens of the species in the Hardy River and Ciénega de Santa Clara in the Colorado River Delta region.

In 2007, the first agreement was signed for Las Arenitas, Baja California, in which 30% of the total effluent of the Treatment Plant was designated for Río Hardy, a tributary of the Colorado River. To reaffirm the commitment, this year a new agreement of wills was signed with the aim of permanently increasing the freshwater flows to 50% and improving the quality of water released into Río Hardy – the only river used for ecotourism purposes – for the benefit of the environment, communities, and local economies.

Pronatura Noroeste participated in the Urban Naturalist Challenge and Border BioBlitz, two citizen science initiatives that permit active contribution in research activities by recording observations of flora and fauna through a mobile device application.

At the interexchange meeting of the Water Program of Gonzalo Rio Arronte Foundation, which took place from April 3rd to 6th in Mexico City, the Pronatura Noroeste team presented results from the Colorado River Delta project and the Tijuana River Basin project.

Pronatura Noroeste is preparing a new study of Yuma’s Ridgeway Rail in the Colorado River Delta, for which telemetry will be used as a data gathering technique. Some species specimens will be tagged with transmitters to follow their path and thus identify their movements.

To restore 35 hectares of the Colorado River riparian corridor, Pronatura Noroeste produced 35 000 native trees and shrubs, which will be utilized in reforestation activities this fall.

Have you ever wondered how information and technology help conservation? The Pronatura Information Center for Conservation (CPIC) is responsible for combining these two elements to present geographical information in a simple way that supports the association’s projects.

To improve the quality of treated water and create a habitat for native and migratory species, the Cocopah Wetland was inaugurated at the Wastewater Treatment Plant in San Luis Rio Colorado (Sonora) in March of 2018 under the banner of the 3rd World Water Day Forum.

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Denver, Colorado (U.S.A.) and San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora (Mexico) this past March 23rd to establish the “Sister Cities of the River” Council. This letter of intent recognizes the importance of protecting and restoring the Colorado River for economic development, quality of life, and culture of the cities established in its basin.

The agreements of Minute 323 contribute to the hydrological security of the region and the restoration of the Colorado River delta. Minute 323 is an extension of the measures adopted in Minute 319 and represents a joint effort of federal, state, and local agencies in both countries to establish a course toward greater water security for the more than 36 million people who depend on the Colorado River in Mexico and the United States.

Pronatura Noroeste received the Ecological Merit Award 2016 in the framework of the Conference of Parties (COP 13), on the Agreement on Biological Diversity, in the city of Cancun, Quintana Roo. The ceremony, held Sunday December 4 2016 at the International Convention Center in Cancun, was chaired by Rafael Pacciano Alamán, Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat).

The local and international communities came together on Saturday to commemorate and celebrate Bahía de Todos Santos as the sixth World Surfing Reserve.