Ivan AguirreFred BorcherdtKathy BorgenFred BosselmanJohn FendenheimAndy GordonSusan HeynemanBill JackNancy Laney

Darlene LavenderDennis MinanoBryan Morgan (Secretary)Carlos NagelLouise Benz Plank (Treasurer)Anna PriceJane Ragle (Vice Chair)Karen WadeNan Stockholm Walden (Chair)

Board Members Emeriti:Maria Elena BarajasWalt CowardDonald DiamondFrank GreggJake Kittle

Board Members In MemoriamEmily StevensErvin Zube

Tucson, Arizona7650 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 203Tucson, Arizona 85710520-290-0828

ExecutiveLuther Propst ............................Executive DirectorDon Chatfield ..........................Associate DirectorJohn Shepard ............................Associate DirectorGinny Zaccheo..........................Associate DirectorCarla Carpentier ......................Human Resource AssociateKathryn Jenish ..........................Special AssistantCarolyn Kinsey..........................Admin. AssistantErin McIntire ............................Development AssociateTerry Picurro..............................Accountant

Strategic CommunicationsWendy Erica Werden ..............DirectorBruce Weise ..............................Electronic Comm. and Dev.

Associate

Sonoran Desert ProgramCarlos Valdés Casillas ..............DirectorNina Chambers ........................Associate DirectorAmy McCoy..............................Project Manager, Santa CruzEmily Brott ................................Project Manager, Landscape

ConservationJoaquin Murrieta ......................Project Manager,

People, Culture & ConservationCheryl Lord-Hernandez ..........Program AssociateFrancisco Zamora-Arroyo ........Project Manager, Colorado River

Delta

SocioEconomics ProgramRebecca Carter..........................Project Manager, NLCS

Land & Water Policy ProgramDiana Rhoades ..........................Outreach SpecialistJason Meininger ........................Program Associate

Phoenix, Arizona4835 E. Cactus Road, Suite 270Scottsdale, Arizona 85254602-393-4310

Land & Water Policy ProgramAndy Laurenzi ..........................DirectorPeter Culp..................................Project Manager/

Attorney for ProgramsJennifer Barefoot ......................Communications Project Manager

Bozeman, Montana201 S. Wallace Bozeman, Montana 59715406-587-7331

Dennis Glick ............................DirectorKaren Gaulke ............................Dev. & Comm. AssociatePatti Corcoran ..........................Office ManagerErin Quinn ................................GIS Coordinator

Northern Rockies ProgramMark Haggerty ..........................Director

SocioEconomics ProgramRay Rasker ................................DirectorBen Alexander ..........................Associate DirectorJeff van den Noort ....................Manager, Product Development

Western Community Stewardship ForumRandy Carpenter ......................Land Use Planner

Resources for Community CollaborationWhitney Tilt..............................Project Manager

Salmon River Stewardship513 Main StreetSalmon, Idaho 83467208-756-1686

Adrienne Blauser ......................Coordinator

Chinook Institute(Formerly known as Sonoran Institute Canada)Box 8618Canmore, Alberta T1W 2V3403-678-4040

Carole Stark ..............................Director

Rincon Institute13701 E. Old Spanish TrailTucson, Arizona 85747520-647-7833

Michelle Zimmerman .............. Program DirectorIsabelle Amorous ......................Outreach Coordinator

La Ruta de Sonora7650 E. Broadway Blvd. Suite 203Tucson, Arizona 85710520-886-6555

Monica Durand ........................Marketing Director

Moving onWe thank and wish the best of success to Pat Evans and Suzanne Bott who have left the Sonoran Institute to pursueother work.

WelcomeWelcome to Carlos Valdés Casillas, Patti Corcoran, Carla Carpentier, Jennifer Barefoot, Mark Haggerty, JasonMeininger, and Diana Rhoades.

STAFF

Healthy LandscapesVibrant Economies

Livable CommunitiesBOARD MEMBERS 2005

Cover photograph © Jonathan Hanson

1990�The Rincon Institute is established

as a condition of county approvalfor a master planned community,Rocking K, southeast of Tucson,Arizona. The Rincon Institute isdedicated to protecting the natu-ral resources of Saguaro NationalMonument and neighboringRincon Valley.

�Luther Propst, working for World Wildlife Fund,negotiates establishment and oversees start-up of Rincon Institute, while laying the foundation for collaborative conservation West-wide withincorporation of the Sonoran Institute.

1991�Luther Propst leaves his position in Washington

DC with World Wildlife Fund and moves to Tucson to become the first executive director of both the Sonoran and Rincon Institutes.Sonoran assumes management of World Wildlife Fund’s Innovation Grants Program, providing $900,000 in catalytic grants to collaborative local conservation efforts over a four-year period.

�The Sonoran and Rincon Institutes lead the effort to expand the Rincon Mountain district of Saguaro National Monument.

1992�The Sonoran Institute initiates a Borderlands

Program (now the Sonoran Desert Program) tofacilitate collaborative cross-border conservation in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and Sonora. First of three “town hall” meetings held in thewestern Sonoran Desert to promote cross-borderconservation among local residents and publicland managers.

�Red Lodge, Montana hosts a local SuccessfulCommunities workshop led by Luther Propst. This is the most successful of six local SuccessfulCommunitites workshops held throughout theGreater Yellowstone region over the next severalyears. Success of these workshops leads to theSonoran Institute being invited to lead numerouslocal visioning and conservation planning processes in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho,Montana, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

From the establishment of the SonoranInstitute in 1990, we have continually worked to increase our impact and presence in the West.The opportunity for us to now emerge as a pre-eminent force in the conservation movementhas never been greater. At both the state andfederal levels, and in both the U.S. and Mexico,there is an increased receptivity to our missionand collaborative approach to conservation.

To celebrate our 15th anniversary, thisreport chronicles the people and accomplish-ments that have made the Sonoran Institutewhat it is today.

In 2004 we focused our efforts to exert a deeper impact on state and federal conserva-tion, land use, and economic policy; to developa higher public profile throughout WesternNorth America; and to establish a broader presence and leadership role in the states and

localities of Western North America (includinggateway communities, metropolitan areas, andcommunities located in ecologically importantlandscapes).

I’m delighted to report on our successes inthese areas. 2004 was a banner year for theSonoran Institute:

• Two victorious open space bond initia-tives (one in Gallatin County, Montanaand one in Pima County, Arizona);

• The significant expansion of two nationalparks (Tumacácori and Petrified Forest,both in Arizona);

• The creation of Salmon ValleyStewardship in Lemhi County Idaho; and

• National awareness of the SonoranInstitute and the role of protected landsthrough the socioeconomic report,Prosperity in the 21st Century West.

In short our opportunity and challenge is to become the preeminent conservationorganization in Western NorthAmerica. The window is opennow for us to do so, but theopportunity is fleeting. We continue toward our vision of healthy landscapes, vibranteconomies, and livable communities across the West.All the best,

Luther PropstExecutive Director

Dear Friends

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Chris Monson, Rocking K Development

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THANK YOU

Gifts to $100Anonymous (5)Conrad Anker

& Jennifer LoweJeffery & Katherine BallPatricia BeanPeter BelschwenderTherese V. BergBarbara C. BerlinCarl & Jane BockWilliam J. BreedScott M. BryanMr. & Mrs. Harry BubbBetsy BuffingtonJoshua BurnimChase CaldwellRandy CarpenterCarter-Duvall FamilyCraig CegavskeNona ChambersNina Chambers

& Stuart LeidnerMartha Ann ChristmanPat & Julie ConnorsBill & Nancy CookRobert Kasmer

& Catherine CooperMillard & Linda DavidsonKaren DavidsonGray & Deb DavidsonJohn DickasTom DoucetteStephen DuerrValerie FeuerSteve & Louise ForrestCurt Freese

& Heather BentzMelissa FrostSean Gerrity

& Kayla Matson GerrityKenneth Gibson

& Lynn Kelting-GibsonMadeleine & Evaristo GomezBruce GrangerMike GraydonNeville & Kate HaggertyJohn Hall

Debbie HechtJuniata S. HirschFrank & Sarah HorielLaura Hubbard & Karen MottJudith HutchinsKirk & Anne JohnsonTrent & Cecile JonesEdgar & Alice KendrickSteve & Collette KirchhoffBill & Ellen KlennKaren & Alan LeechJoseph

& Elizabeth LinvilleJim & Corrine MaddenJennifer MadgicJoseph Maher, Jr.Cynthia MarbleBrian McCarthy

& Judith GrayMarty McCuneLarry & Susan McDonaldJosephine MerckNancy MorganLiza NicholasTerry PicurroBruce M. PlenkMary PleseLarry & Ellie RaffertyCarla & Charles RajnusRebecca Ramsey RuoppSeymour & Elinor ReichlinMicah & Katie RemleyMelissa RicheyBernard RoseMolly Siddoway KingKristin N. SmithCarol SomersDavid Stauffer

& Susan BurySteve & Sharon SutherlandDaniel SylvesterEllen Trygstad

& Richard BurkePeter & Reyn VoevodskyRegina WallSharon WestbyDr. Richard Young &

Janet Young

Gifts $100 to $249Willam D. AdlerBen & Sarah AlexanderThor & Jane ArnoldClyde Aspevig

& Carol Guzman AspevigFrank S. Bangs, Jr.Jim & Anne BanksFrancis & Sandra BlakeChristopher & Jennifer BoyerAlan & Mary BrutgerBill & Pam BryanScott & Bar CarpenterJane ChurchMartha & Hobart CollinsSteve & Brigitte CorneliusPaul Craig & Heather SteeleBeth CraigieTom & Nancy DanaherJane DubitzkyRichard DuffieldDon Eugene &

Wendy Erica WerdenHenry FinkbeinerDavid L. FletcherGregory C. FoleyKaren GaulkeGeorge & Linda GaultSusan & Philip GerardDaniel & Susan GlennDiana HadleyJames & Luanne HookRon & Anne HummelStan & Denise HunewillRobert & Marion HylandGlenn & Gabriella IsaacsonKathryn JenishChuck & Karin JonaitisAlan & Jean Kahn Jonathan & Janet KempffDorothy E. KnowlesSal Lalani

& Carol Glenn LalaniRoger & Sue LangEd & Wendy LewisCynthia & Jonathan LunineNancy Lutz

Joe & Martie MaierhauserMary MajAmy McCoy

& Brian AndersonFred & Betsy McGeeErin McIntireThomas R. McIntireDwight MerriamMary MillerMuffy MooreMark MyersJeffery Dickerson

& Gayla NicholsonEric J. NickellBev Parker & Don WeinsteinDuncan & Eva PattenJudson & Lisa PotterNate RiggleDrs. John & Helen SchaeferJames ShinerLeslie SkodaWorth & Liz SmithBilly Smith

& Michelle MaskiellBonnie & Sheridan StoneEdward Esty Stowell, Jr.Alice StowellBarbara StrelkeWilliam H. SwanTim & Nancy SwansonCarson & Dede TaylorRuss & Lisa TuckermanBruce WeiseBob & Judy WilkesJames & Florence Williams

Gifts $250-$499Peter BigotEmily BrottDavid BrowerDr. Stephen J. GuggenheimJames & Marilyn HamiltonJohnnie & Kiku HanesCheryl Lord-Hernandez

& Carlos HernandezMichael & Linda McNultyEugene & Barbara Monick

& Steve Monick

Norwell FundLaurinda OswaldJim & Sherry PepperJohn Shepard & Carol EvansFarwell Smith

& Linda McMullenStanley Family FundJenepher StowellSkip TiltJim & Valerie WebsterBurton D. WilliamsMargaret Zube

Gifts $500 to $999Archie & Nina AlexanderLindy CaineDon & Karen ChatfieldFrank Grundstrom

& Cynthia DicksteinDonald Pitt Family

FoundationSally GreenleafDaniel Guggenheim

& Marilyn BollesJames and Sue HamiltonJohn Wesley Miller

& Lorraine DrachmanBradley P. MillerWalter & Helen NortonAnna Hill PriceWilliam & Pricilla RobinsonWhitney & Stuart TiltKaren WadeVirginia Zaccheo

Gifts $1000 to $4999Anonymous (2)Dotty BallantyneFred & Kay BosselmanBert & Barbara CohnPeggy DulanyKaran English & Rob ElliottThe Fanwood FoundationAndy GordonThe Windibrow FoundationSteven C. Leuthold

Family FoundationGretchen Long

The Westport FundDennis & Marty MinanoDwight & Minxie MintonBryan & Axson MorganLuther PropstJane Ragle & John SmithNan Stockholm Walden

& Dick WaldenElizabeth StorerArt & Suzi Thompson

Gifts $5000 to $9999Erik & Katherine Borgen

Gifts $10000 to $19999Clark Family FoundationIshiyama FoundationL.P. Brown FoundationLiz Claiborne

& Art Ortenberg Foundation

Gifts $20000 to$39999Anonymous

Gifts $40000 and aboveLouise Benz Plank

Gifts in Honor of:Amory BlakeKate BroadmanJake Kittle Nancy LaneyErin McIntireTim Westby & Leslie Watson

Gifts in Memory of:Ginny GreggSmokey JackEllen MeloyDr. Derrick Thompson

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Donations Gifts from 1/1/04 to 12/31/04

1993�“Town hall” meetings led to the creation

of the International Sonoran DesertAlliance in Ajo, Arizona. ISDA’s missionis to protect the unique biological and cultural diversity of the SonoranDesert through international dialogue, education, sustainable development,and community action. ISDA wasinstrumental in creating new biosphere reserves in Sonora, Mexico.

�Beartooth Front Community Forumestablished in Red Lodge, Montana to implement land use, conservation,and downtown revitalization priorities identified at Successful Community workshop.

�The Sonoran and Rincon Institutes help secure designation of Saguaro National Monument as anational park and the addition of 7,500-acres to the Tucson Mountain district.

�With the Sonoran Institute’s assistance, landownersprotect more than 10,000 acres of ranch landsaround Red Lodge, Montana and lead a successfuleffort to prevent relocation of the post office fromthe downtown, securing a major victory for localefforts to combat sprawl.

�The San Rafael Valley Associationinvites the Sonoran Institute toassist in developing a plan toprotect the San Rafael Valley andthe headwaters of the Santa CruzRiver on the border with Mexicoin southern Arizona. This effortresults in establishment of the San Rafael Valley Land Trust and a plan that protects the vast major-ity of the private land in the valley from subdivisionthrough conservation easements. The land trust laterexpands to become the Southeast Arizona Land Trust.

Foundation & Grant SupportArgosy FoundationArizona Community FoundationThe Brainerd FoundationThe Bullitt FoundationCamp-Younts FoundationCharlotte Martin Foundation The Christensen FundCompton FoundationDavid Rockefeller FundDesert Foothills Land TrustThe Doris Duke

Charitable FoundationEarth FriendsIdaho Conservation LeagueThe J.M. Kaplan FundJackson Hole

Chamber of CommerceJohn D. & Catherine T.

MacArthur Foundation

Henry P. Kendall FoundationLa Salle Adams FundLincoln Institute of Land PolicyM. J. Murdock Charitable TrustMarisla Foundation MBA-Nonprofit ConnectionMcCune Charitable FoundationMountain Sky Guest Ranch FundNational Fish

& Wildlife FoundationNational Forest FoundationThe Northern Environmental

Support TrustThe David & Lucile

Packard FoundationHomer A. & Mildred S.

Scott FoundationSummit FoundationThaw Charitable TrustTides FoundationTurner Foundation, Inc.

V. Kann Rasmussen FoundationWalton Family FoundationWilburforce FoundationThe William and Flora Hewlett

FoundationThe Wyss Foundation

Government and Non-Profit OrganizationSupportArizona Sonora Desert MuseumCity of TucsonColorado Conservation TrustThe Conservation FundEnvironmental Defense Grand Canyon TrustLas Virgenes InstituteMcDowell Sonoran ConservancyNational Association of CountiesThe Nature ConservancyNorth American Fund for

Environmental CooperationPronatura SonoraSanta Lucia ConservancySheridan County, WyomingSublette County, WyomingSuperstition Area Land TrustTohono O’Odham NationTransition Zone

Horticultural InstituteU.S. Air Force Legacy FundU.S. Army Yuma Proving GroundU.S. Bureau of Land ManagementU.S. Fish & Wildlife ServiceU.S. National Park Service

Corporate &Organizational SupportBil Taylor Associates Inc.Community By DesignCommunity Food Co-opContemporary West Development

Curtis Lueck & AssociatesDeep Freeze Development, LLCESRIGresham & Beach ArchitectsJonathan L. Foote and AssociatesLand EKG Inc.Lazy K Bar Guest RanchMackenzie River Pizza CompanyMilestone HomesMJM ConsultingRick Bright Architect, AIA Inc.Taylor Design and BuildThe Temp ConnectionTofel Construction

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Lorraine Eiler,InternationalSonoran DesertAlliance

Stuart Leidner, Executive Director,Southeast Arizona Land Trust

“With the guidance and assistance from the Sonoran Institute what is known today as the Southeast ArizonaLand Trust was created to provide landowners options to deal with the continued growth and changing landuses in southeastern Arizona. We wish to thank the Sonoran Institute for their support and we look forwardto sharing our successes with you in the coming years.”

-Stuart Leidner

Donations

1995�The Sonoran Institute establishes

the Corporation for the NorthernRockies to assist communities, landowners, and enterprises promotesustainable economies.

1996�The Sonoran Institute strengthens its

relationships with conservation-mindedranchers andpublishesPreservingWorking Ranchesin the West.

1997�The Sonoran Institute and The

Conservation Fund produce BalancingNature and Commerce in GatewayCommunities, published by Island Press.This begins the Gateway Communitiesprogram for public land managers andneighboring communities.

�A significant open space bond measure passes in Pima County,Arizona through the collaboration of the Sonoran Institute and otherconservation groups.

�With help from the Henry P. KendallFoundation, the Sonoran Instituteopens an office in Bozeman, Montanato provide resources and assistance tothe rapidly-growing communitiesaround Yellowstone National Park.

1998The Working Landscapes Program iscreated to help preserve working, family-owned ranches and the wildlifehabitat of these lands throughout the West.

Meet two leaders in the conservation movement—Bob and Hope Stevens of Helena,Montana.

More years ago thanHope cares to count, sheand Bob packed up fromtheir farm in Virginiaand struck out like gyp-sies for Montana and thegreat open spaces. Therethey settled for good.Over the last decades,

Bob and Hope have turned their1,200-acre Montana farm into anatural wildlife refuge.Additionally, the Stevens’ home isa testament to sustainable living.With extensive gardens, compost-ing, and passive solar design tocomplement the 2,000 watts ofsolar and wind-based power genera-tion, Bob’s vision for the futureincludes a hydrogen-based econo-my that could ultimately liberate usfrom our dependence on fossil fuels.

Bob and Hope’s commitmentto conservation includes a philanthropic approach as well. Through their FanwoodFoundation West, the Stevens sup-port more than 100 conservationorganizations around the world.Their financial support of theSonoran Institute goes back as faras 1996 when they recognized that“Sonoran’s collaborative approachto conservation was so unique andso effective.”

Bob and Hope have been tire-less in their mission to leave this abetter world through conservationand sustainable development. SaysHope, “We have made wonderfulfriends through all our contactswith the organizations—firm andfast friends we treasure.” Both thelandscapes of the West and we asindividuals treasure their spirits!

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Donor ProfileBOB & HOPE STEVENS

4Susan Heyneman – BenchRanch, Montana, SonoranInstitute Board Member andher granddaughter, Aria JackHeyneman

Hope & Bob Stevens

Ted Smith, Henry P. Kendall Foundation

Corporate ProfileTwenty-three years ago Montana

native Kevin Madden and his wife Jillgraduated from the University ofArizona and began a small publishingcompany in Tucson. Their flagshippublication was Tucson Guide, andthey believed that by showcasing theamazing array of activities and eventsin southern Arizona, they could makea living. Today, Madden Publishingfeatures 14 publications in Arizonaand produces travel and tourism mag-azines in 27 states. And the pressesare just beginning to roll.

Madden Publishing createdTucson Home Magazine, a quarterly

publication that covers everythingfrom kitchen trends to gardener’stimetables. Tucson Home’s Editor-in-Chief, John Hudak, took interestin the Sonoran Institute’s 2004Building from the Best of TucsonAwards, and liked what he saw.

“The natural environmentinspires people,” John said. “We are in complete agreement with theSonoran Institute that the built environment should be worthy of thenatural environment that surroundsit, and we want to help the Institutepromote the principles of the‘Building from the Best’ concept.”

Tucson Home Magazine becamea major sponsor of the Building from the Best of Tucson Awards and the 2005 Sonoran InstituteCelebrates Faces of ConservationAwards; advertising the events inthe magazine, contributing silentauction items, and including aneight page feature on the award winners.

There are many ways thatMadden Publishing and theSonoran Institute dovetail together.

“Travel and tourism are important economic drivers in theWest,” Kevin said. “But it’s also more

than that.People arelooking forauthenticity, uniqueness, and naturalbeauty. Places like Red Lodge,Montana that are managing theirassets well, including historic preser-vation and wilderness, have contin-ued with a strong economy. It can bedone, if it’s done in the right way.”

“That’s what we like about theSonoran Institute,” John added.“Their approach defines the best of what communities have to offer.”

MADDEN PUBLISHING

�In partnership with the NationalAssociation of Counties, the SonoranInstitute launches the WesternCommunities Stewardship Forum tohelp rural western counties effectivelymanage growth. Custer, Colorado;Jefferson, Montana; and Rio Arriba,

New Mexico areamong sevencounties attendingthe first growthmanagement train-ing workshop.

�The Sonoran Institute, The ConservationFund, and the National Park Service hostfirst training workshop on building gate-way partnerships.

�The Community Stewardship Fund isestablished with support from theDavid and Lucile Packard Foundation,providing more than $230,000 in smallgrants to local collaborative conserva-tion efforts in the West over a three-year period.

�The Sonoran Institute leads efforts thatestablish Las Cienegas NationalConservation Area, protecting 142,000acres of public, state trust, and privatelands in the Cienega Creek watershedin Southern Arizona.

�The Ecological Association of ResourceUsers of the Rio Hardy and Colorado(AeuRHyC) is established to promotelocal river restoration efforts and sustainable economic opportunitiesaround the Colorado River Delta in the U.S. and Mexico.

�The Sonoran Instituteis instrumental inorganizing voterapproval of a $10million open space bond in GallatinCounty, Montana, the first successfulopen space bond in the state.

�The Sonoran Institute unveils theEconomic Profile System, in partnershipwith the U.S. Bureau of LandManagement, which provides county-level socioeconomic information free ofcharge via the World Wide Web.

1999

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John Hudak and Kevin Madden

Abby Freidman and PaulBeddoe, National Associationof Counties

“With the Economic Profile System (EPS), counties and communities can quickly determine the ecomonic portrait of their area andthe impact of BLM goods and services on the community. This information often moves discussions from passionate beliefs andopinions to a dialogue about how the decisions and alternatives affect the local economy and social framework. EPS is clearly thetool we needed to change perceptions and engage in dialogues, and it is now a major step in our early planning process.”

Ann AldrichAssociate State Director, BLM Eastern States

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2000

�Building from the Best of Tucson is published, identifying best develop-ment practices and profiling local development projects that reflect “bestpractices” in desert design principles.

�The Columbia River Greenway Allianceis established in Invermere, BritishColumbia,Canada to promote community-based conservation in the Upper Columbia River Basin.

�The SocioEconomics Program is estab-lished to research and provide trainingand assistance on economic and demographic trends influencing growth and development in the West.

�The Sonoran Institute assumes manage-ment of Resources for CommunityCollaboration, which provides smallgrants and technical assistance to collaborative conservation groups in Western North America. Resourcesfor Community Collaboration hasawarded a total of $700,000 in small grants to 13 Western states,Sonora, Mexico and British Columbia,Canada.

�Local experts and scientistsfrom the U.S. and Mexico reachconsensus on conservation and restorationpriorities for theColorado RiverDelta.

2002

FY 2004 REVENUES & RESOURCESAmount % of total

Contributions $321,585 6%Foundation grants $1,164,193 23%Government grants $586,647 11%Contracts $597,050 12%Interest income $7,429 <1%Program service income $9,260 <1%Other income $47,826 1%Net assets $2,370,694 46%TOTAL $5,104,684 100%

Finances*

* From fiscal year 2004 audited financial statement** Net assets are funds carried forward from prior years

Juan Butron, Colorado River Delta

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CONTRIBUTIONS6%

FOUNDATION GRANTS23%

GOVERNMENT GRANTS11%

CONTRACTS12%

INTEREST INCOME<1%

NET ASSETS46%

PROGRAM SERVICE INCOME<1% OTHER INCOME

1%

**

�As a part of the Building from the Best of Tucson program, the Tucson Community Design Academygraduates 28 design ambassadors to constructivelyengage in local planning and design efforts.

�The Institue’s office in Canmore, Alberta incorporatesin Canada as the Chinook Institute for CommunityStewardship and becomes a sister organization promoting the Sonoran Institute’s mission andapproach in Western Canada.

�With the Sonoran Institute’s assistance, GallatinCounty, Montana approves a zoning district for theHebgen Lake basin that protects over 2,300 acres of critical wildlife habitat for bison, elk, and bearsmigrating out of Yellowstone National Park.

�Following participation in the Institute’s WesternCommunity Stewardship Forum and with assistance from the Institute, Sublette County,Wyoming establishes first county-wide purchase of development rights program in Wyoming and provides $500,000 in seed funding.

�The Rincon Institute and five other community stewardship organizations create the CommunityStewardship Organization Network to promote theintegration of long-term funded conservation pro-grams in new development.

�The Planning for Results Guidebook is published in partnership with the National Association of Countiesas a resource for successful community planning.

�The Sonoran Institute andLincoln Institute of Land Policy establish a joint venture to improve management of state trust lands in the West. Sonoran Institute opens an office in Phoenix, Arizona toaccomplish that goal.

FY 2004 EXPENSES Amount % of total

Sonoran Desert $622,190 19%Southeast Arizona $341,004 10%Northern Rockies $181,881 5%Community Stewardship

& Land Development $34,910 1%Resources for Community

Collaboration $261,654 8%State Trust Lands $466,492 14%Land Manager Outreach $50,994 2%Working Landscapes $5,522 <1%Western Community

Stewardship Forum $120,188 4%SocioEconomics $321,813 10%Administration $622,542 19%Program Development $67,117 2%Fundraising $182,344 5%Communications $80,577 2%

TOTAL $3,359,228 100%

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Katie Lincoln,Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

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“We are pleased to be in partnership with theSonoran Institute as we work toward thecomprehensive reform of state trust lands—not only in Arizona, but West-wide. TheSonoran Institute shares the desire with us tobring all stakeholders to the table to reach aconsensus vision.”

Katie Lincoln, Chair, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

ADMINISTRATION19%

PROGRAMDEVELOPMENT

2%

FUNDRAISING5%

COMMUNICATIONS2%

SONORAN DESERT19%

SOUTHEAST ARIZONA10%

NORTHERN ROCKIES5%

COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP &LAND DEVELOPMENT

1%

RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITYCOLLABORATION

8%

STATE TRUST LANDS14%

LAND MANAGEROUTREACH

2%

WESTERN COMMUNITYSTEWARDSHIP FORUM

4%

SOCIOECONOMICS10%

WORKING LANDSCAPES<1%

�Sonoran Institute publishes Prosperity in the 21stCentury West: The Role of Protected Public Lands tohighlight the West’s new economic drivers and dispel old myths. This report is reshaping the

way many people think about theeconomy of the West, and finds thatin today’s global economy, our ace in the hole, is our protected publiclands. The report demonstrates thatcongressionally-designated wildernessareas, national parks, national monu-ments, and other protected publiclands attract people and businesses.

�Congress expands Tumacácori National HistoricalPark in southern Arizona to protect a one milereach of the Santa Cruz River and the cultural history associated with the mission.

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Wilderness, national parks and monuments, and other protected public lands set aside for their wild land characteristics can and do play an important role in stimulating economic growth. An educated workforce,newcomers, airports, and a number of other factors allowsome areas to flourish and to take advantage of protectedlands as part of an economic development strategy.

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2004

“The addition of these lands would allow the National Park Service to further

enhance the visitor experience at Tumacácori.The 19th century orchard and

farmlands could be replanted, and a living history program will help visitors

understand the entire mission community.The Santa Cruz riparian area

would allow us to expand our education programs to include learning about

the historical and modern day ties to this critical desert resource.Ann M. Rasor, Superintendent,

Tumacácori National Historical Park

�As a result of TheSonoran Institute’sinvolvement inLemhi County,Salmon ValleyStewardship isestablished to promote sustainable use of naturalresources and enhance and diversify economicopportunities.

�The Sonoran Institute works with partner groupson two successful open space bonds: one inGallatin County, Montana for $10 million, and the other in Pima County, Arizona for $174 million.

�The Sonoran Institute played a critical role in coordinating and elevating the voice of public support behind the effort to double the size ofPetrified Forest National Park. The park expansionprotects over 120,000 acres of highly scenic andscientifically important lands adjoining the park innortheastern Arizona outside of Winslow andHolbrook, Arizona.

Working closely with our partner, the NationalParks Conservation Association (NPCA), theInstitute backed a bill introduced by Senator John McCain and Congressman Rick Renzi thatexpanded the boundaries of the park in order

to protect a large portion of the Chinle escarpment,which holds the world’s bestfossil record of late-Triassic(250 million years b.p.) terrestrial ecosystems. Thepark expansion also protectsthe park’s stunning PaintedDesert vistas and significantarchaeological sites includingextensive pueblo ruins andsome of the most unusualrock art galleries in theSouthwest.

The expansion at Petrified Forest National Park isimportant to the economy of northeastern Arizona,particularly given the important role that tourism tothe park, with its 575,650 annual visitors, representsto local communities.

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The expansion of Petrified Forest National Park protects important fossil-bearing formations and scenic vistas within the Painted Desert.

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Accomplishments

A conservation easement of 956 acres on this property ownedby Joe Skinner was purchased with money from the firstGallatin County open space bond.

MissionThe Sonoran Institute works with communities to conserve and restore important natural

landscapes in Western North America, including the wildlife and cultural values of these lands.The Sonoran Institute’s community stewardship work creates lasting benefits including healthy

landscapes, vibrant economies, and livable communities that embrace conservation as an integralelement of their economies and quality of life.

Vision StatementThrough community stewardship, the Sonoran Institute contributes to a day when:• Healthy landscapes, including native plants and wildlife, diverse habitats, open spaces,

clean air and water, extend from northern Mexico to Western Canada.• People embrace stewardship as a fundamental value by caring for their communities,

economies, and natural landscapes.• Resilient economies support strong communities, diverse opportunities for residents,

productive working landscapes, and stewardship of the natural world.• This vision will be achieved through civil dialogue, broad-based partnerships, and

cross-boundary cooperation.

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