The University of Arizona Press
Date: Friday, April 11, 2025
Time: 6-8 p.m., MDT
Where: The Rochester Hotel Garden, 726 E 2nd Avenue, Durango, CO
Stephen Strom, author of Forging a Sustainable Southwest: The Power of Collaborative Conservation, will read from his book and sign his book at The Rochester Hotel Garden presented by Maria’s Literary Foundation. This book details efforts to craft the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan, establish Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, protect Cienega Ranch, and create the Malpai Borderlands Group. It will appeal to anyone interested in grassroots efforts to protect the vital ecosystems of the western United States.
This event is free and open to the public.
About the book:
Forging a Sustainable Southwest introduces readers to four conservation efforts that provide insight into how diverse groups of citizens have worked collaboratively to develop visions for land use that harmonized sometimes conflicting ecological, economic, cultural, and community needs. Through the voices of more than seventy individuals involved in these efforts, we learn how they’ve developed plans for protecting, restoring, and stewarding lands sustainably; the management and funding tools they’ve used; and their perceptions of the challenges that remain and how to meet them.
