[vc_row full_height=”yes” parallax=”enable_parallax” enable_loading_bg=”yes” enable_overlay=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1576186116469{background-image: url(https://nextgensd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Alan-Harper_Tiburón_28Oct2012.jpg?id=9758) !important;background-position: center;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” overlay_bg=”rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)”][vc_column width=”1/2″ offset=”vc_col-md-6″ css=”.vc_custom_1565235861731{padding-top: 75px !important;padding-right: 6% !important;}”][ld_fancy_heading tag=”h2″ ca_init_scale_x=”1″ ca_init_scale_y=”1″ ca_init_scale_z=”1″ ca_init_opacity=”1″ ca_an_scale_x=”1″ ca_an_scale_y=”1″ ca_an_scale_z=”1″ ca_an_opacity=”1″ use_custom_fonts_title=”true” enable_fit=”true” enable_split=”true” use_mask=”true” color=”rgb(255, 255, 255)” compressor=”0.5″ minfontsize=”36″ fs=”55px” duration=”1200″ delay=”150″ ca_init_translate_y=”91″ lh=”1.11em” fw=”700″]The Next Generation Sonoran Desert Researchers[/ld_fancy_heading][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner enable_content_animation=”yes” ca_init_scale_x=”1″ ca_init_scale_y=”1″ ca_init_scale_z=”1″ ca_init_opacity=”0″ ca_an_scale_x=”1″ ca_an_scale_y=”1″ ca_an_scale_z=”1″ ca_an_opacity=”1″ ca_duration=”1200″ ca_init_translate_y=”38″ ca_start_delay=”400″][ld_fancy_heading tag=”p” use_custom_fonts_title=”true” fs=”18px” lh=”2em” color=”rgb(255, 255, 255)” fw=”500″]Together we can promote a conservation ethic that matches the grandeur of the Sonoran Desert.[/ld_fancy_heading][ld_header_button ib_style=”btn-solid” ib_title=”Join” ib_transformation=”text-uppercase” ib_shape=”semi-round” ib_i_type=”fontawesome” ib_i_add_icon=”true” ib_i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-angle-right” ib_color=”rgb(254, 187, 29)” ib_hover_color=”rgb(255, 255, 255)” ib_htext_color=”rgb(83, 114, 28)” ib_fs=”15px” ib_css=”.vc_custom_1576186655065{padding-right: 0.25em !important;padding-left: 0.25em !important;}” ib_lh=”1.5em” ib_link=”url:%2Fregister%2F|title:Register||” ib_fw=”500″ ib_text_color=”rgb(0, 0, 0)”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][ld_blog style=”carousel-filterable” meta_type=”cats” one_category=”no” post_type=”post” posts_per_page=”4″ ib_style=”” ib_title=”” ib_transformation=”” ib_link_type=”” ib_shape=”” ib_size=”” ib_border=”” filter_id=”1530095568627-bb1a044d-e0e0″ unique_id=”1530095568628-602bb647-e8ed” post_excerpt_length=”7″ taxonomies=”19″ el_id=”carousel-cover” ib_scroll_speed=”” ib_anchor_id=”” ib_link=”” ib_sh_styling=”” ib_custom_size=”” ib_custom_height=”” ib_css=”” ib_color=”” ib_color2=”” ib_hover_color=”” ib_hover_color2=”” ib_sh_label=”” ib_text_color=”” ib_htext_color=”” ib_fs=”” ib_lh=”” ib_fw=”” ib_ls=”” ib_sh_border=”” ib_b_color=”” ib_b_color2=”” ib_h_b_color=”” ib_h_b_color2=””][vc_column_text el_class=”text-right photo-credit” css=”.vc_custom_1573863134670{margin-top: 15px !important;}”]Photo credit:
Alan Harper[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row parallax=”enable_parallax” bg_position=”center center” enable_overlay=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1576186187986{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 110px !important;background-image: url(https://nextgensd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/researchers-bg.jpg?id=9766) !important;background-position: 0 0;background-repeat: repeat !important;}” overlay_bg=”rgba(239, 239, 239, 0.88)”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-4″ el_class=”sticker-home”][vc_row_inner el_class=”sticker-home-inner”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text el_class=”title”]917[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”subtitle”]Researchers[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-4″ el_class=”sticker-home”][vc_row_inner el_class=”sticker-home-inner”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text el_class=”title”]21[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”subtitle”]Regions[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-4″ el_class=”.sticker-home”][vc_row_inner el_class=”sticker-home-inner”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text el_class=”title”]41[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”subtitle”]Disciplines[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ el_class=”sticker-home” offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-3 vc_col-md-offset-3 vc_col-sm-offset-3″][vc_row_inner el_class=”sticker-home-inner”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text el_class=”title”]Connect with your community[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”paragraph”]A network of individuals committed to the rich social and ecological landscape that spans the Sonoran Desert[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1563990378694{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;}” responsive_css=”margin_right_large:45px|margin_left_large:45px”][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″ align=”text-center” css=”.vc_custom_1563995084486{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”][ld_header_button ib_style=”btn-solid” ib_title=”Join” ib_transformation=”text-uppercase” ib_shape=”semi-round” ib_color=”rgb(83, 114, 28)” ib_hover_color=”rgb(255, 255, 255)” ib_htext_color=”rgb(83, 114, 28)” ib_fs=”15px” ib_css=”.vc_custom_1576185984960{padding-right: 0.25em !important;padding-left: 0.25em !important;}” ib_lh=”1.5em” ib_link=”url:%2Fregister%2F|title:Register||” ib_fw=”500″ ib_text_color=”rgb(255, 255, 255)”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″ align=”text-center”][ld_header_button ib_style=”btn-solid” ib_title=”Explore” ib_transformation=”text-uppercase” ib_shape=”semi-round” ib_color=”rgb(254, 187, 29)” ib_hover_color=”rgb(255, 255, 255)” ib_htext_color=”rgb(83, 114, 28)” ib_fs=”15px” ib_css=”.vc_custom_1576186036418{padding-right: 0.25em !important;padding-left: 0.25em !important;}” ib_lh=”1.5em” ib_link=”url:%2Fresearchers%2F|title:Researchers||” ib_fw=”500″ ib_text_color=”rgb(0, 0, 0)”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″ offset=”vc_col-sm-offset-0 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row parallax=”enable_parallax” enable_overlay=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1576186337075{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;padding-top: 110px !important;padding-bottom: 110px !important;background-image: url(https://nextgensd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/join-me-02-bg.jpg?id=4274) !important;background-position: center;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}” overlay_bg=”rgba(81, 81, 81, 0.4)”][vc_column align=”text-center” responsive_css=”padding_right_large:30px|padding_left_large:30px”][ld_fancy_heading tag=”h2″ color=”rgb(255, 255, 255)”]Our Vision[/ld_fancy_heading][ld_fancy_heading tag=”p” use_custom_fonts_title=”true” fs=”18px” lh=”1.611em” color=”rgb(255, 255, 255)” fw=”500″]The Next Generation Sonoran Desert Researchers is a network of individuals committed to the rich social and ecological landscape that spans the mainland Sonoran Desert, the Baja California Peninsula, the Gulf of California, and the US-Mexico borderlands. This interdisciplinary network addresses the research and conservation challenges of our time within this multinational region. Dedicated to the spirit of the Sonoran Desert, N-Gen (1) catalyzes research and biocultural collaboration, (2) develops capacity for innovative transdisciplinary action, and (3) influences decision makers in both countries to promote a conservation ethic that matches the grandeur of the landscape.[/ld_fancy_heading][ld_header_button ib_style=”btn-solid” ib_title=”Donate” ib_transformation=”text-uppercase” ib_shape=”semi-round” ib_color=”rgb(254, 187, 29)” ib_hover_color=”rgb(255, 255, 255)” ib_htext_color=”rgb(83, 114, 28)” ib_fs=”15px” ib_css=”.vc_custom_1576299216766{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 15px !important;padding-right: 0.25em !important;padding-left: 0.25em !important;}” ib_lh=”1.5em” ib_link=”url:%23FUNYBROBYLF|title:Donate||” ib_fw=”500″ ib_text_color=”rgb(0, 0, 0)”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][ld_blog style=”carousel” one_category=”no” post_type=”post” posts_per_page=”-1″ ib_style=”” ib_border=”” filter_id=”1563995380968-fd426a25-c796″ unique_id=”1563995380968-906e3403-c2d1″ carousel_heading=”Featured” taxonomies=”20″ title_size=”24px”][/vc_column][/vc_row]