Our Advisors & Partners

Advisors & Consultants

At LSPWA, we deeply appreciate that we are able to rely on the insights of a core group of professional advisors, including:

• Craig Anderson, community liaison (community planner, Oracle, AZ)

• Chris Eastoe, isotope geochemist, Cascabel, AZ (retired staff scientist, University of Arizona)

• Deb Mansager, educational campaigns (retired educator, Mammoth/San Manuel School District)

• Mark Marley, dark skies (Astronomer, Arizona)

• Keith Nelson, hydrologist (retired, Arizona Department of Water Resources)

• Garland Speight, water-planning professional, Aravaipa Valley, AZ (Founder, Partners for Dryland Planning)

• Richard Tollefson, philanthropic advising (Founder and President, Phoenix Philanthropy Group)

• J. R. Welch, archaeology / historic preservation / tribal outreach, Tucson, AZ (VP Preservation & Collaboration, Archaeology Southwest)

Vital Partnerships

We also owe a profound debt of gratitude to our partners, with whom we have teamed over the years in our advocacy efforts to secure a sustainable future for the San Pedro River as a whole and the Lower San Pedro Watershed in particular.

• Center for Biological Diversity

• Earthjustice

• Western Mining Action Network

• Earthworks

• Arizona Mining Reform Coalition

• Sky Island Alliance

• Cascabel Conservation Association

• Archaeology Southwest

• Partners for Dryland Planning

• Tucson Bird Alliance

• Patagonia Area Resource Alliance

• Save the Scenic Santa Ritas

• Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest