ISDA International Sonoran Desert Alliance

08/18/2026

Spread the word!
Tomorrow, Wednesday - Aug 19th - at the Esperanza Food Pantry from 10am to 2pm and from 6pm to 8pm the volunteers will be giving out cherry tomatoes and mini-cucumbers. Be sure to stop by the pantry at:
411 W Esperanza Ave and grab some of these fresh vegetables!

08/14/2026

For Ajo area residents: there are reports of downed transmission lines, so this outage will likely stretch well beyond the current 9PM estimate to reestablish power. The Curley Gym (Pima County facility) is open until 10 PM and has a generator-powered AC unit. Free ice bags are available at Olsens IGA. Stay cool and stay safer everyone.

08/13/2026

Thanks to Earth Island Journal and Gary Paul Nabhan for so beautifully capturing the deep love of place that prevails across the borderlands.

Cross-border conservation collaborations between US and Mexican communities remain unbroken.

08/12/2026

Thanks to KJZZ Phoenix for continuing to highlight fragile and sacred sites at-risk due to secondary border wall construction.

Since last year, the Trump administration has awarded billions of dollars in construction contracts for its so-called Smart Wall, and work has been ongoing for months in various parts of Arizona.

08/07/2026

Escape the Heat at the Curley Gym and the Curley School TOMORROW!


Thank you to our sponsors and hosts:
Pima County Parks and Rec - Curley Gym
ReImagine
Olsens IGA
Free Range Internet

08/05/2026

If you missed the premiere of Beyond Borders in July, you can now catch it on YouTube. We hope this film draws attention to the existential danger posed by secondary border wall construction to sacred sites like A'al Vaipia / Quitobaquito Springs in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.

Thanks to the communities of Pisinemo, Sonoyta, and Ajo for co-creating this project. Thanks to National Performance Network for sponsoring the artist engagement and to Sonoran Desert Inn and Conference Center for hosting the visiting artist through the Sonoran Arts Residency. Big thanks to artists Christopher D Lutter-gardella and Buck Sandoval for bringing the community visions into existence and to Nathan Drillot for beautifully capturing the process.

This shortform documentary captures a co-creative community arts pr...

08/04/2026

National Experienced Workforce Solutions is looking for an on-site Archeological Monitor at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument during construction of a secondary border barrier. If you are 55+ with at least 10 years of experience in professional archeological fieldwork, this could be a way for you to fill a critically important need in protecting a treasured shared resource.

Please review the openings listed below. Clicking on a Reference Code # or Title will bring up details for the opening. ReferenceCode # Site Title Hourly Wage Agency ACA1-019 Little Rock, AR Cultural Resource Specialist $50.00 NRCS ADC1-S&T-CED-038 Washington, DC Environmental Engineering Training S...

08/04/2026

This Saturday, August 8th, is the Escape the Heat event at the Curley Campus.
The Curley Gym will host the vendors, food, entertainment and demo's.
The Curley School will host the Auditorium Art Show, entertainment, tours, gallery exhibit and presentations in the library.

You don't want to miss this one!

The Curley Creative Campus is packed with buildings that include, coffee shops, restaurants, woodshop, clay studio, SDCC (Gift Shop, community kitchen, gardens, Cultural Crafts and Learning Center.

7 acres of historic and treasured memories of the town's schoolhouse reimagined into a creative campus!

07/28/2026

Escape the Heat around the corner! Call for vendors, volunteers and entertainment.

Vendor contact: Bona at 928-304-5562
Entertainment contact: Vicki at 520-300-3512

August 8th from 10am to 4pm is the final Escape the Heat Indoor Marketplace until next year!

Join us on the Curley campus::

Curley Gym:
Desert Glass Band, Diamonds and Rust Band, Other musicians to be announced soon, Vendors, Entertainment and Bonzai Studio Demo's

Curley School: Library, Gallery and Curley Tours

Call for Vendors, Volunteers and Entertainers
Contact: [email protected] or 520-300-3512.

**The Jones Family will be vending Frybread!

More info to come. Follow Curley School Community on Facebook for updates!