We are very excited to be celebrating our 30th anniversary this year. Thanks to everyone who has been involved with CEDO over our 30 years, we could not have achieved this without you.

Stay tuned to this page as we will be updating it frequently with news regarding our 30th anniversary. So far we have three definite events set. Please read below for more information on those. Check back regularly as we have many more special events ahead, including a fiesta at our field station in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, México, an art contest, community forums and more. Click on the links below for more information on each event.

Tucson Festival of Books, March 13-14
CEDO will have a table and booth at this year's festival. Presentations from CEDO-related authors will occur over the two-day event. 30th anniversary merchandise and, of course, books will be on sale. More information can be found here.

Save the Date: 30th Anniversary Celebration at Hotel Congress in Downtown Tucson, May 1
Join CEDO to celebrate our anniversary at Hotel Congress in downtown Tucson. Live music, sustainable seafood, kid's activities - including hands-on fun with marine tidepool creatures and desert critters, and educational booths on CEDO's programs, will all be a part of the festivities. We look forward to celebrating this milestone with all of our friends, colleagues and supporters. Click here for more information.

*** To view our 30th anniversary banners we have had designed to celebrate this milestone, click on the pictures below. Look for these banners on display at the Tucson Festival of Books and Hotel Congress celebration. We have 10 special 30th anniversary banners. You can also find special 30th anniversary tide bits, complete with our new banners, around our website.* Designs by Margaret Kimball.

 

CEDO Celebrates 30 Years of Work in the Northern Gulf of California
'Sustainability' is the defining word for the 30th anniversary celebration of CEDO. In 1980 CEDO opened its doors in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, with programs focusing on research and education. In the last decade much attention has been given to conservation and management of the Northern Gulf ecosystem. The CEDO vision is that all residents and visitors to the Northern Gulf understand, appreciate and participate in sustainable activities and actions that support a healthy, thriving and productive ecosystem. Our method is to learn about the region through research, share the fruits of that research through educational activities, and then use this knowledge to bring people together to help protect this ecosystem.

*** To view a larger version of the pictures below please click on them.

 
We invite you to join in these efforts. Classes and researchers from throughout the US and Mexico continue to use CEDO’s biological field station for their studies. CEDO is open to the public. You are invited to come by to admire the 55 ft. fin whale skeleton display, the Earthship/tire house, or to enjoy a natural history talk or eco-adventure. CEDO’s NaturArte eco-adventures combine nature, art, and culture and contribute to local sustainable livelihoods and conservation of important habitats. Learn more at our NaturArte webpage or visit www.cedonaturarte.org.

Click below to continue reading about CEDO's 30th anniversary and our ongoing work in the Northern Gulf of California, as well as to see more photos of CEDO over the last three decades.