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Monte Sonorense: Rio Sonoyta bird monitoring and community outreach project Objectives: (1) maintain and increase listed, sensitive, and other native species diversity and abundance; (2) increase community stewardship of Rio Sonoyta resources; (3) increase oportunities for sustainable economic development (i.e., ecotourism) and recreational use in the area; and (4) improve hudrological function and maintain water quantity, improve water quality, and decrease human exposure to sewage and trash. Project Description: Rio Sonoyta, a rare lowland desert stream and spring that supports important riparian and migratory bird assemblages and endangered native fishes and turtles, faces major threats such as groundwater withdrawal, unmet infrastructure needs (e.g., modern sewage treatment facilities), and invasive exotic species. Maintaining and improving function of the Rio Sonoyta ecosystem ins critical to the conservation of migratory birds and other sensitive species as well as to public health in the municipality of Sonoyta. A cornerstone in achieving this is th eneed to develop a biological baseline and monitoring plan in concert ith community outreach. We propose to use Sonoran Joint Venture Award funds to support the first year of riparian bird monitoring and community outreach, both critical and complementary steps to improving the function of Rio Sonoyta. Contact: |