Annual Membership Meeting

The 2026 Annual Membership Meeting for the International Sonoran Desert Alliance will be on Saturday, February 28th, 1 - 3PM at the Sonoran Desert Hub (15 W Plaza Street, Suite 201, Ajo, AZ 85321). This year’s meeting will be an open house style convening with opportunities to meet with board members, staff, and partner organizations that are all collectively working to Preserve and Enrich the Environment, Culture, and Economy of the Sonoran Desert. Hope to see you there!

previous annual meetings

2025 Annual Meeting of the international sonoran desert alliance

Saturday, February 22, 2025

• Tri-lingual Welcome, ISDA Board of Directors

• ISDA Impact Report, ISDA Staff

• Presentation: Sonoran Desert Biosphere Region Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy, ISDA Executive Director

• Board Officer Announcements & A Message From ISDA Board President

  • President: Annelise Keuper

  • 1st Vice President: Lorraine Marquez Eiler

  • 2nd Vice President: Dr. Nelida Barajas Acosta

  • Secretary: Lance Bell

  • Treasurer: Jim Gillett

• ISDA Membership Open Floor
  
  
  

2024 Annual Meeting of the international sonoran desert alliance

Saturday, February 24, 3-5 PM

• Tri-lingual Welcome, ISDA Board of Directors

• ISDA Annual Impact Report, ISDA Staff

• Presentation: Sonoran Desert Biosphere Region Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy presented by Better City

• Board Election Results and Officer Announcements

  • President: Annelise Keuper

  • 1st VP: Lorraine Eiler

  • 2nd VP: Dr. Nelida Barajas Acosta

  • Secretary: Lance Bell

  • Treasurer: Jim Gillett

• ISDA Membership Open Floor

2023 Annual meeting of the international sonoran desert alliance

Saturday, February 25, 2023

• Topic of Focus: State of the Bioregion Presentations, Various Partners Agencies

  • Dr. Tyler Coleman, Natural and Cultural Resource Manager, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

  • Verlon Jose, Traditional Leader of the O’odham In Mexico

  • Dr. Nelida Barajas Acosta, Executive Director, Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans

  • Rijk Morawe, Manager, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge

  • Chas Buchanan, Director, 45 RMO, Barry M. Goldwater Range

  • Stanley Cruz, District Chairman, Pisinemo District of the Tohono O’odham Nation (did not present)

  • Bo Johnson, Executive Director, Ajo District Chamber of Commerce (did not present)

• Annual Impact Report (.pdf)

2022 annual meeting of the International sonoran desert alliance

March 26, 2022 in Ajo, Arizona

• Topic of Focus: Potential for Expansion of the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge

• Annual Report to the Membership (.pdf)

2021 annual meeting of the International sonoran desert alliance

Recording of the 2021 Annual Meeting: Feb 27, 2021 (Zoom)

• Annual Report to the Membership (.pdf)

• A’al Vaipia-Quitobaquito: A Good Place for a Long Time, Dr. Jared Orsi (.pdf)

• Quitobaquito Hydrology and Restoration, Rijk Morawe (.pdf)

The Membership of the International Sonoran Desert Alliance convened for an Annual Meeting on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 1 PM. In consideration of the ongoing community spread of COVID-19, this year’s meeting was hosted via Zoom instead of in-person. The focus of the meeting was Quitobaquito Springs (A’al Vaipia). Find the a recording of the meeting along with some of the presented content above. If you would like to follow the ongoing work at Quitobaquito Springs (A’al Vaipia), we will be updating the Quitobaquito page regularly.

Thanks to Lorraine Eiler, Dr. Jared Orsi and Rijk Morawe for their presentations at the meeting. And a special thanks to the Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans (CEDO) for live streaming the meeting in Spanish.