PATAGONIA AREA RESOURCE ALLIANCE

The organization provides information and advocacy for endangered and threatened species with critical habitat in the Patagonia area and conducts proactive conservation outreach and habitat preservation for candidate species identified by the USFWS.

The organization seeks volunteers to support efforts in protecting the biodiverse Patagonia region through activities such as event planning, research, rally attendance, and commentary writing.

Engages volunteers to support efforts in protecting the biodiverse Patagonia region through activities such as event planning, research, rally attendance, and commentary writing.

Recruits and organizes volunteers to support conservation efforts through event planning, research assistance, rally participation, commentary writing, and strengthening local conservation networks.

Recruits and organizes volunteers to support conservation efforts through event planning, research, rally participation, and commentary writing, strengthening organizational and community capacity.

The organization actively influences decisions related to mining, including defeating a Forest Service permit for exploratory drilling, influencing the design of a water treatment plant, and contributing to the withdrawal of a land purchase request by a mining company.

The organization actively opposes the Hermosa Mine, a large-scale underground mining project in the Patagonia Mountains targeting lead, zinc, silver, and manganese, through various advocacy efforts.

Actively opposes the Hermosa Mine, a large-scale underground mining project in the Patagonia Mountains, through various advocacy efforts including legal challenges and public engagement.

Leads sustained advocacy efforts against the Hermosa Mine, a large-scale underground mining project in the Patagonia Mountains targeting lead, zinc, silver, and manganese, through legal action, public campaigns, and regulatory challenges.

Runs the Water Is Life Campaign launched in 2025 to strengthen groundwater protections, reform mining laws, and defend communities reliant on clean water through advocacy and legal engagement.

Operates the "Water Is Life Campaign" to advocate for stronger groundwater protections, reform mining laws, and defend communities reliant on clean water.

The organization launched the Water Is Life Campaign to strengthen groundwater protections, reform mining laws, and defend communities dependent on clean water.

Runs the Water Is Life Campaign launched in 2025 to strengthen groundwater protections, reform mining laws, and defend communities reliant on clean water through advocacy, legal action, and public engagement.

Provides guidance and information to the public on how to electronically support or oppose legislative bills, ensuring their stances are transmitted to legislators and officially recorded.

Provides tools and guidance for the public to electronically support or oppose legislation, ensuring community voices are transmitted to legislators and officially recorded.

Works to strengthen local conservation networks and build community support for responsible land stewardship.

The organization files appeals and lawsuits against state agencies, such as the AZ Department of Environmental Quality and the Forest Service, regarding environmental permits for water discharge, surface water disturbances, air quality, and exploratory drilling.

The organization successfully activated the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to oversee the AZ Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) regarding Clean Water Act Regulations, with EPA's oversight continuing.

Files formal appeals and lawsuits to challenge permits and regulatory decisions, including a 2021 Aquifer Protection Permit, a 2023 AZPDES permit, a 2024 air quality permit, and federal drilling permits, while securing ongoing EPA oversight of ADEQ under the Clean Water Act.

Files appeals and lawsuits to challenge permits related to mining and water pollution, including AZPDES and Aquifer Protection Permits, and has activated ongoing EPA oversight of ADEQ’s enforcement of Clean Water Act regulations.

The organization provides information and guidance to the public on how to electronically support or oppose bills, ensuring their stances are transmitted to legislators and recorded.

Publishes research, such as "A Summary Comparison of Applicable Federal Laws vs. State Laws for Large Scale Metal Mining Facilities in Arizona," to highlight gaps in environmental regulations for mining on private lands in Arizona.

The organization publishes research, such as "A Summary Comparison of Applicable Federal Laws vs. State Laws for Large Scale Metal Mining Facilities in Arizona," to highlight limitations in environmental regulations for mining on private lands in Arizona.

Conducts and publishes legal-comparative research, such as the analysis of federal versus state regulations for large-scale metal mining in Arizona, to inform advocacy and highlight gaps in environmental protections on private lands.

Conducts and publishes legal-comparative research, such as the analysis of federal versus state regulations for large-scale metal mining on private lands in Arizona, to inform advocacy and policy reform.