Collaboration in action
Andrés Galindo/Kino Bay Center
The result is collective action that brings us together and inspires hope! Read on to learn more about the specific COLLABORATIVE initiatives of the Kino Bay Center in March and April of 2026.
As we approach the end of our fiscal year on June 30, the Prescott College Kino Bay Center is reaching out with both gratitude and urgency.
Together, we are advancing community-based conservation and experiential education that create lasting impact.
Today, we are working to raise $100,000 by June 30 to sustain these efforts — supporting field-based learning opportunities, community collaborations, youth leadership, and long-term conservation programs.
If the Kino Bay Center has inspired your learning, strengthened your connection to this region, or given you hope for the future of conservation and community leadership, we hope you will consider making a gift today.
Together, we can ensure this work continues.
Click the sections below to read about highlights from Spring 2026!
COMMUNITY & CULTURE
Naturaleza y territorio
Exhibit on the Arizona Campus
By Ana Gabriela Martínez
Shrimp Farms surrounding Laguna la Cruz
Ulises Rancaño/Kino Bay Center
The Prescott College Kino Bay Center was honored to inaugurate a new photography exhibition at the Cicada Gallery on the Prescott, Arizona campus, where it will remain on display through the College’s 60th Anniversary celebration this October.
Shrimp Farms surrounding Laguna la Cruz
Ulises Rancaño/Kino Bay Center
The exhibit, Naturaleza y Territorio, portrays the biocultural richness of the Gulf of California while exploring the region’s social and environmental complexities and the collaborative conservation efforts carried out alongside the communities of Bahía de Kino and the Comcaac Nation on the coast of Sonora.
The opening reception brought together close friends of the Center, Prescott College leadership, alumni, faculty, staff, and students for an evening of reflection, storytelling, and celebration. Prescott College President Dan Garvey offered welcoming remarks recognizing the importance of the Kino Bay Center as part of Prescott College’s history, identity, and future.
The exhibition invites viewers to connect with the landscapes, wildlife, cultures, and community leadership that inspire the Center’s work in conservation, education, and experiential learning.
Shrimp Farms surrounding Laguna la Cruz
Ulises Rancaño/Kino Bay Center
kino bay day
By Andrés Galindo
Eleven Kino Bay Center staff members, armed with an entire multimedia exhibit, took a trip across the border this May to the pine forests of northern Arizona to present our biocultural conservation work and educational opportunities to Prescott College students, staff, alumni, and supporters.
During Community Lunch on Wednesday, May 6, we spoke directly with members of the Prescott College community about what makes this place and the work we do here so special, inviting people to participate in opportunities available not
Shrimp Farms surrounding Laguna la Cruz
Ulises Rancaño/Kino Bay Center
only to Prescott students, but also to visiting groups and independent researchers. Conversations took place over free bowls of soup generously provided by Prescott College staff, including a special batch of authentic Sonoran pozole prepared by our very own Vicky Yañez.
Although the presentation itself lasted only a few hours, our presence was felt throughout the week as staff members attended graduation festivities and helped inaugurate a translated version of the photography exhibition Naturaleza y Territorio.
Congratulations to the Center's Visiting Groups Coordinator Elise Maynard for graduating with her master's!
Ulises Rancaño/Kino Bay Center
We would like to thank the entire Prescott College community for making us feel so at home despite being in another country, and give special thanks to Prescott College President Dan Garvey for not only telling us, but showing us, that our staff is part of the Prescott College family. ¡Mil gracias!
Click the link below to learn more about opportunities to visit the Kino Bay Center!
Custom-Made Buffs and Bandanas for sale!
By Andrés Galindo
Every merchandise purchase made at the Center contributes directly to our biocultural conservation efforts and helps spread awareness about the biodiversity hotspot that is the Midriff Island Region of the Gulf of California. We’ve previously offered hats, stickers, T-shirts, and hoodies for sale, and now we are excited to introduce two new additions to our collection—created especially for the adventurers who visit the Center: buffs and bandanas!
These buffs and bandanas were created by Media and Communications Program Coordinator Andrés Galindo and feature original designs inspired by iconic local fauna, based on artwork he developed for an environmental art exhibition earlier this year. Four different designs were adapted into both buffs and bandanas, creating eight new pieces of Center swag in total.
Stop by the Center to purchase a buff or bandana featuring designs inspired by:
