McDowell Sonoran Conservancy: The Center for Native & Urban Wildlife – 25 years of Educating and Connecting People with the Sonoran Desert

Presented by Dr. John Weser, Life Sciences Department Chair and Executive Director and co-founder of the Center for Native & Urban Wildlife (CNUW) at Scottsdale Community College. Since 1999 he has partnered with the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy and is a member of the Conservancy’s Scientific Advisory Committee. CNUW’s range of programs includes desert habitat restoration, enhancing pollinator habitats, bird and butterfly monitoring, the Maricopa Native Seed Library and research studies.