Central Arizona Conservation Alliance
@cazca.bsky.social
A 100+ partnership convened by the Desert Botanical Garden aiming to conserve & enhance open spaces through collective impact in Central Arizona.
https://cazca.org/
https://cazca.org/
If you missed our January Speaker Series on FotoFauna- A Wildlife Camera Tracking Project, not to worry! The recording is now posted on our CAZCA YouTube Channel (@centralazconservationalliance)😄 Learn something new this week by checking out this very interesting presentation! 🦌
February 9, 2026 at 5:02 PM
If you missed our January Speaker Series on FotoFauna- A Wildlife Camera Tracking Project, not to worry! The recording is now posted on our CAZCA YouTube Channel (@centralazconservationalliance)😄 Learn something new this week by checking out this very interesting presentation! 🦌
Feb 7th is #ReverseTheRedDay to celebrate the work done to conserve species and reverse trends of biodiversity loss shown through the International Union for Conservation (IUCN) Red List. 🌵 You can learn more about the work the IUCN is doing to reverse the red by visiting @reverse.the.red 💪
February 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Feb 7th is #ReverseTheRedDay to celebrate the work done to conserve species and reverse trends of biodiversity loss shown through the International Union for Conservation (IUCN) Red List. 🌵 You can learn more about the work the IUCN is doing to reverse the red by visiting @reverse.the.red 💪
Join us for our final Speaker Series of the season at Desert Botanical Garden or via Zoom 🌵
Alan Sinclair of Siphon Draw Fire and Fuels will be talking about how his team uses fire as a tool for invasive species management in the Sonoran Desert! Visit https://cazca.org/events/ to register! 🔥
Alan Sinclair of Siphon Draw Fire and Fuels will be talking about how his team uses fire as a tool for invasive species management in the Sonoran Desert! Visit https://cazca.org/events/ to register! 🔥
February 4, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Join us for our final Speaker Series of the season at Desert Botanical Garden or via Zoom 🌵
Alan Sinclair of Siphon Draw Fire and Fuels will be talking about how his team uses fire as a tool for invasive species management in the Sonoran Desert! Visit https://cazca.org/events/ to register! 🔥
Alan Sinclair of Siphon Draw Fire and Fuels will be talking about how his team uses fire as a tool for invasive species management in the Sonoran Desert! Visit https://cazca.org/events/ to register! 🔥
What was that? You're looking for a way to connect with your community and help protect our Sonoran Desert? Well, perfect timing because we have just the volunteer opportunity for you! Visit https://cazca.org/events/ to learn more and sign up for our upcoming volunteer days. We need your help! 😀
February 2, 2026 at 5:02 PM
What was that? You're looking for a way to connect with your community and help protect our Sonoran Desert? Well, perfect timing because we have just the volunteer opportunity for you! Visit https://cazca.org/events/ to learn more and sign up for our upcoming volunteer days. We need your help! 😀
Zoom registration for our Annual CAZCA All Partners Meeting closes tomorrow (2/10)!
We hope to see you all there this Thursday Feb 12th! 🤩
We hope to see you all there this Thursday Feb 12th! 🤩
January 31, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Zoom registration for our Annual CAZCA All Partners Meeting closes tomorrow (2/10)!
We hope to see you all there this Thursday Feb 12th! 🤩
We hope to see you all there this Thursday Feb 12th! 🤩
Hot off the press- the 2026 CAZCA All Partners agenda! In addition to interesting presentations and breakout group discussions, there will be a great lunch and a raffle! Make sure to register and we will hopefully see lots of you at the Desert Botanical Garden on Feb 12th 🌵
January 20, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Hot off the press- the 2026 CAZCA All Partners agenda! In addition to interesting presentations and breakout group discussions, there will be a great lunch and a raffle! Make sure to register and we will hopefully see lots of you at the Desert Botanical Garden on Feb 12th 🌵
Field trip to Apache Junction to learn about the fire fuel management work Siphon Draw is doing 🔥 Their innovative approach aims to restore the natural spacing of the desert while removing wildfire fuels like invasive species and dead, dry plant materials by using controlled burns. 🔥🌵
December 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Field trip to Apache Junction to learn about the fire fuel management work Siphon Draw is doing 🔥 Their innovative approach aims to restore the natural spacing of the desert while removing wildfire fuels like invasive species and dead, dry plant materials by using controlled burns. 🔥🌵
We aren't waiting around for Santa to bring the gift of restoration! The Desert Defender elves have been working around the clock at the Rio Salado Audubon Center to get rid of invasive stinknet and make space for native wildlife 🐦⬛ If you see stinknet- pull it, bag it, and throw it away!
December 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We aren't waiting around for Santa to bring the gift of restoration! The Desert Defender elves have been working around the clock at the Rio Salado Audubon Center to get rid of invasive stinknet and make space for native wildlife 🐦⬛ If you see stinknet- pull it, bag it, and throw it away!
One month from today is our next CAZCA Speaker Series! Visit cazca.org/events to register for an exciting talk with Sky Island Alliance and McDowell Sonoran Conservancy on FotoFauna: A Wildlife Camera Project - Wednesday Jan. 22nd 10:00-11:30 at the Desert Botanical Garden/Zoom 🐏
December 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
One month from today is our next CAZCA Speaker Series! Visit cazca.org/events to register for an exciting talk with Sky Island Alliance and McDowell Sonoran Conservancy on FotoFauna: A Wildlife Camera Project - Wednesday Jan. 22nd 10:00-11:30 at the Desert Botanical Garden/Zoom 🐏
The Presenter Submissions deadline for the 2026 CAZCA All Partners meeting has been extended to Monday, January 5th. The deadline for breakout group topic ideas is also January 5th.
Registration for in-person attendance closes Jan 28th
Registration for zoom attendance closes Feb 10th
Registration for in-person attendance closes Jan 28th
Registration for zoom attendance closes Feb 10th
December 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The Presenter Submissions deadline for the 2026 CAZCA All Partners meeting has been extended to Monday, January 5th. The deadline for breakout group topic ideas is also January 5th.
Registration for in-person attendance closes Jan 28th
Registration for zoom attendance closes Feb 10th
Registration for in-person attendance closes Jan 28th
Registration for zoom attendance closes Feb 10th
The Desert Botanical Garden is offering a Scholarship funded through The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies to promote the study of horticulture, conservation and design in arid landscapes.
Award: $4,000
Application Deadline: 1/15/26
Apply: https://dbg.org/join-our-team/scholarships/
Award: $4,000
Application Deadline: 1/15/26
Apply: https://dbg.org/join-our-team/scholarships/
December 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The Desert Botanical Garden is offering a Scholarship funded through The Garden Club of America Award in Desert Studies to promote the study of horticulture, conservation and design in arid landscapes.
Award: $4,000
Application Deadline: 1/15/26
Apply: https://dbg.org/join-our-team/scholarships/
Award: $4,000
Application Deadline: 1/15/26
Apply: https://dbg.org/join-our-team/scholarships/
Registration for the 2026 CAZCA All Partners meeting is now live! 🎉
Register: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/6mfk6ca/lp/9783c31e-2422-471e-aa67-eb65fc1475ff
Presentation submissions: https://forms.gle/aPBjeGD4ZezEoTK18
Breakout Submissions: https://forms.gle/aStaku5kCTveWbZGA
Register: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/6mfk6ca/lp/9783c31e-2422-471e-aa67-eb65fc1475ff
Presentation submissions: https://forms.gle/aPBjeGD4ZezEoTK18
Breakout Submissions: https://forms.gle/aStaku5kCTveWbZGA
December 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Registration for the 2026 CAZCA All Partners meeting is now live! 🎉
Register: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/6mfk6ca/lp/9783c31e-2422-471e-aa67-eb65fc1475ff
Presentation submissions: https://forms.gle/aPBjeGD4ZezEoTK18
Breakout Submissions: https://forms.gle/aStaku5kCTveWbZGA
Register: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/6mfk6ca/lp/9783c31e-2422-471e-aa67-eb65fc1475ff
Presentation submissions: https://forms.gle/aPBjeGD4ZezEoTK18
Breakout Submissions: https://forms.gle/aStaku5kCTveWbZGA
American Conservation Experience in partnership w/ US Fish and Wildlife Service, is seeking 3 Members to assist the USFWS with invasive plant management duties at Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in southern Arizona
Apply: https://usaconservation.applicantpool.com/jobs/1262233
Apply: https://usaconservation.applicantpool.com/jobs/1262233
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
American Conservation Experience in partnership w/ US Fish and Wildlife Service, is seeking 3 Members to assist the USFWS with invasive plant management duties at Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in southern Arizona
Apply: https://usaconservation.applicantpool.com/jobs/1262233
Apply: https://usaconservation.applicantpool.com/jobs/1262233
Information is crucial to conservation 🧠 🏜️ Check out these resources about fire in the Sonoran Desert provided by our friends at Southwest Fire Consortium! 🌵🔥
#Arizona #AZ #SonoranDesert #Conservation #Wildfire #WildfirePrevention
#Arizona #AZ #SonoranDesert #Conservation #Wildfire #WildfirePrevention
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Information is crucial to conservation 🧠 🏜️ Check out these resources about fire in the Sonoran Desert provided by our friends at Southwest Fire Consortium! 🌵🔥
#Arizona #AZ #SonoranDesert #Conservation #Wildfire #WildfirePrevention
#Arizona #AZ #SonoranDesert #Conservation #Wildfire #WildfirePrevention
Save the Date for the CAZCA All Partners meeting! Join us to learn, share, & connect with the community on this year's theme - Survive and Thrive: Adapting to a changing environment while conserving ecosystem health & stability 🌵 Scan the QR codes to submit presentations / breakout group topic ideas
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Save the Date for the CAZCA All Partners meeting! Join us to learn, share, & connect with the community on this year's theme - Survive and Thrive: Adapting to a changing environment while conserving ecosystem health & stability 🌵 Scan the QR codes to submit presentations / breakout group topic ideas
Its not too late to register for our first presentation of the '25-26 CAZCA Speaker Series! Join us this Thursday Nov 13th to learn all about what the City of Phoenix is doing to embrace nature in urban living and how you can too! 🌵🌇
Register using the QR code or at cazca.org/events
Register using the QR code or at cazca.org/events
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Its not too late to register for our first presentation of the '25-26 CAZCA Speaker Series! Join us this Thursday Nov 13th to learn all about what the City of Phoenix is doing to embrace nature in urban living and how you can too! 🌵🌇
Register using the QR code or at cazca.org/events
Register using the QR code or at cazca.org/events
Do you want to help protect our desert? 🌵 Do you want to spend some time outdoors and get your hands dirty? 💪 CAZCA is looking for volunteers to assist with our Plant Swap Program - scan the QR code or visit https://forms.gle/aGy6xLNXUq3AsbVw5 for more information and to sign up! We appreciate you!
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Do you want to help protect our desert? 🌵 Do you want to spend some time outdoors and get your hands dirty? 💪 CAZCA is looking for volunteers to assist with our Plant Swap Program - scan the QR code or visit https://forms.gle/aGy6xLNXUq3AsbVw5 for more information and to sign up! We appreciate you!
We are so grateful for all this rain we've been getting but, make sure to keep an eye out for invasive species that are sure to be popping up! Swipe for a few of the most common culprits - if you see these guys start to pop up: pull and bag them so their seeds can't spread 🌵💪
October 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We are so grateful for all this rain we've been getting but, make sure to keep an eye out for invasive species that are sure to be popping up! Swipe for a few of the most common culprits - if you see these guys start to pop up: pull and bag them so their seeds can't spread 🌵💪
Join the training on 10/26 to become a Trail Ambassador with Maricopa Trails and Parks Foundation! Be a steward of the land while getting outside- what's better than that?! 🌵
Find more information and register here: https://mtpf.ivolunteer.com/
Find more information and register here: https://mtpf.ivolunteer.com/
October 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Join the training on 10/26 to become a Trail Ambassador with Maricopa Trails and Parks Foundation! Be a steward of the land while getting outside- what's better than that?! 🌵
Find more information and register here: https://mtpf.ivolunteer.com/
Find more information and register here: https://mtpf.ivolunteer.com/
Our social media team is out today, so we handed things off to a 6 year old. Please enjoy this drawing of a rare "sandcat" and get outside! 🌵 See you all Wednesday for our regularly scheduled programming 🫡
#AZ #Arizona #SonoranDesert #Conservation
#AZ #Arizona #SonoranDesert #Conservation
October 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Our social media team is out today, so we handed things off to a 6 year old. Please enjoy this drawing of a rare "sandcat" and get outside! 🌵 See you all Wednesday for our regularly scheduled programming 🫡
#AZ #Arizona #SonoranDesert #Conservation
#AZ #Arizona #SonoranDesert #Conservation
Our 2025-2026 Speaker Series are just around the corner! Visit cazca.org/events to learn more and register- see you there! 😄
#AZ #Arizona #SonoranDesert #Conservation #Pollinators #Wildlife #InvasiveSpecies
#AZ #Arizona #SonoranDesert #Conservation #Pollinators #Wildlife #InvasiveSpecies
October 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Our 2025-2026 Speaker Series are just around the corner! Visit cazca.org/events to learn more and register- see you there! 😄
#AZ #Arizona #SonoranDesert #Conservation #Pollinators #Wildlife #InvasiveSpecies
#AZ #Arizona #SonoranDesert #Conservation #Pollinators #Wildlife #InvasiveSpecies
🚨Job Alert 🚨
🌵Boyce Thompson Arboretum is hiring a Horticulture Manager🌵
Apply Here: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/3381068
#AZ #Arizona #SonoranDesert #Conservation #JobPosting #ConservationJob
🌵Boyce Thompson Arboretum is hiring a Horticulture Manager🌵
Apply Here: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/3381068
#AZ #Arizona #SonoranDesert #Conservation #JobPosting #ConservationJob
October 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🚨Job Alert 🚨
🌵Boyce Thompson Arboretum is hiring a Horticulture Manager🌵
Apply Here: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/3381068
#AZ #Arizona #SonoranDesert #Conservation #JobPosting #ConservationJob
🌵Boyce Thompson Arboretum is hiring a Horticulture Manager🌵
Apply Here: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/3381068
#AZ #Arizona #SonoranDesert #Conservation #JobPosting #ConservationJob
Join Heather Finden w/ the City of Phoenix to learn about the benefits of incorporating water harvesting techniques in your own backyard💧 You can find more techniques & resources w/ the Central Arizona Urban Desert Landscape Guide - access the guide for FREE here: https://bit.ly/desertscape
October 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Join Heather Finden w/ the City of Phoenix to learn about the benefits of incorporating water harvesting techniques in your own backyard💧 You can find more techniques & resources w/ the Central Arizona Urban Desert Landscape Guide - access the guide for FREE here: https://bit.ly/desertscape
Hmmm... what does City of Phoenix's Heather Finden (aka real life Leslie Knope) have in store for us?? Tune in this Wednesday (10/8) to find out! 👀
#AZ #Arizona #SonoranDesert #WaterHarvesting #WaterConservation
#AZ #Arizona #SonoranDesert #WaterHarvesting #WaterConservation
October 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Hmmm... what does City of Phoenix's Heather Finden (aka real life Leslie Knope) have in store for us?? Tune in this Wednesday (10/8) to find out! 👀
#AZ #Arizona #SonoranDesert #WaterHarvesting #WaterConservation
#AZ #Arizona #SonoranDesert #WaterHarvesting #WaterConservation
2 bills were introduced in the House of Reps bills that would reduce protections on over 1 mil acres in the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of Grand Canyon Nat.Monument & Ironwood Forest Nat. Monument
Contact your reps to comment: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member
Contact your reps to comment: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member
September 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
2 bills were introduced in the House of Reps bills that would reduce protections on over 1 mil acres in the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of Grand Canyon Nat.Monument & Ironwood Forest Nat. Monument
Contact your reps to comment: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member
Contact your reps to comment: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member