O’odham Gathering at Schuk Toak 2022
O’odham Gathering at Schuk Toak 2022 This is a Gathering of the people to honor one another with respect, to honor our Mother Earth and to share our knowledge. To Respect, Preserve, Protect and Educate about the importance of our land, oceans, animals, and all...
Donald A. Thomson, A Remembrance
By: Chris InAlbon and Christine Flanagan Donald A. Thomson, 90, passed away on May 20, 2022 his family by his side at his home in Tucson, Arizona. His research produced important contributions to knowledge about the Gulf of California, its ecosystems, and especially its ichthyofauna....
CEDO Signs Collaboration Agreements with Tucson Mexico Sister Cities Association and the Puerto Peñasco City Council
By: CEDO Intercultural | Cover photo: CEDO Archive On October 21st, Casa Sosa-Carrillo-Frémont in Tucson was the stage for the “Reconnect with CEDO” Event where the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO) signed two important agreements that define collaborative work on...
CEDO was present at the World Congress of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature
By: Nélida Barajas Acosta, Executive Director, CEDO Intercultural. . IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020 logo In 2021, the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans became a member organization of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. In the regional context, we...
Peggy J. Turk Boyer Collection
By: CEDO Intercultural. The "Peggy J. Turk Boyer Collection" is a recognition of the research and work carried out by the founder of the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans who, in collaboration with researchers, naturalists, scientists, and academics, contributed information for...
In Memoriam: Richard Felger
By: Sula Vanderplank | Director of the Terrestrial Ecosystem Conservation Program, Pronatura Noroeste Dr. Richard Stephen Felger was born in 1934 and grew up in Los Angeles where he loved to visit the tide pools… he once told me that he started out as a...
For the first time ever, Sonora is awarded a Blue Flag for a segment of beach in Puerto Peñasco.
Paloma Valdivia, CEDO Education, Communication and Outreach Manager. Marcia Ortega, Director of Ecology and Sustainable Development of the Municipality of Puerto Peñasco. Once again, Puerto Peñasco is a pioneer in the State of Sonora. The city was awarded a Blue Flag for a 72m (.5 mile) segment of El Mirador...
