Borderlands Restoration Network was awarded a $977,000 grant to manage restoration projects within the Fort Huachuca Sentinel Landscape. The Sonoran Joint Venture was actively involved in the development of the application and will continue to provide support and expertise in the implementation.
Through the Borderlands Earth Care Youth program, young land stewards work with rock, wood, seeds, hands, and hearts to restore the transnational watersheds they call home.
With funding provided by the SJV’s Awards Program, Borderlands Restoration Network employed a multi-pronged restoration approach to improve degraded habitat through volunteer engagement, partnerships, erosion control, and revegetation.
The Southwest Region’s Regional Directorate Team visited Sonoran Joint Venture project partners as part of their first in-person meeting since the start of the pandemic.
Congratulations to our partners at Borderlands Restoration Network for winning the $100,000 Connectivity Challenge prize for their Bacanora for Bats: Binational Conservation and Sustainable Agave Spirit project!
We are pleased to announce that the following projects were awarded funds for the 2020 cycle of the SJV Awards Program.
The Madrean Sky Islands region of northwest Mexico provides critical habitat for Neotropical migratory birds, but unsustainable land use practices, especially overgrazing, have negatively affected both the quality and extent of habitats. Learn how private landowners and The Borderlands Restoration Network are working to change that.