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Join Us for a Sustainable Mobility Adventure!March 20th, 2024 | 5:30pm - 7:00pmEmbrace a cooler future with every step! Stroll into an engaging workshop exploring Tucson’s footpaths and the powerful role of pedestrian and bike infrastructure in sustainable mobility. Learn from Lisa and Catlow Shipek’s extensive experience in living car-free, and discover practical paths towards reducing urban...
a father and his daughter examing a garden
Next Family Saturday | Sábado Familiar:Rain Water Harvesting & Native Edible TreesCosechando Agua Lluvia y Árboles Nativos ComestiblesApril 20, 2024, 8:00am-11:00amInteractive Workshop: Dive into the world of rain gardens and native edibles at our interactive workshop designed for the whole family. Learn how to harness the power of rainwater to nourish native trees, shrubs, and seasonal...
Sustainable Mobility: Redefining the Way We MoveWelcome to our Sustainable Mobility Series, an innovative program designed to revolutionize how we think about and engage in daily transportation. This series is a great way to make real changes to your day-to-day life, both big and small!Why Join the Series?Explore Sustainable Travel Options: Learn about diverse, environmentally-friendly ways to...
A volunteer examines the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area for signs of beaver.The 3rd Annual Binational Beaver Survey[March 2nd & 3rd 2024]“Beavers are cool.”  Paul Strong, MS Student, WMG Intern,and Lead Organizer of the 2024 Beaver Survey“Beavers weigh 60lbs? Are you serious? That’s more than my dog!”Max Wingert, WMG Communications & Outreach Manager,and Amateur Beaver...
Thank you to the River Run Network Members who wrote in on the One Water 2100 Plan and made restoring rivers and shallow groundwater areas one of the top issues in the public comment period. This caught the attention of long-time environmental reporter, Tony Davis. This article by Davis features WMG's perspective on the plan and what's missing: New Tucson plans lack measures to bring...
friends hugging and dancing
What does it mean to have rainwater on tap? Enjoy happy hour under the stars at WMG's Living Lab, where the featured drinks are made with Tucson rainwater, locally captured and filtered. Sip on rainwater cocktails, rainwater mocktails, and rainwater teas and experience what hydro-local living tastes like. This happy hour is on Giving Tuesday, a day of global giving following Thanksgiving. All...
Watershed Management Group is excited to announce this year’s Desert Living Home Tour on Saturday, November 4th from 10a.m. - 3p.m.! Now in its 12th year, we’re teaming up with community partners throughout Tucson to show off creative and sustainable yards, homes, and community spaces for all experience levels and budgets in Tucson. This year we're excited to have eight new homes on the tour...
From 2020-2022 the Educating Children Outdoors Teen Naturalists monitored the flow of the Santa Cruz River in Marana under the guidance of Kathy Balman. The Teen Naturalists not only monitored the flow of the river for Flow 365 they also identified local and invasive flora and fauna and submitted their data to iNaturlaist, monitored water quality for Earth Echo Water Challenge, collected litter...
beaver in pond
October 12, 2023WMG, with support from you, our River Run Network Members, has been advocating for the release of beavers along Cienega Creek since 2019. Now, the final Environmental Assessment (EA) was released for the proposed plan to release beavers along Cienega Creek! This Final EA supports what we were hoping for, Alternative A. This would re-establish beavers in Ciénega Creek, with the...
volunteer removing arundo
The creek is calling - the Tanque Verde Creek, that is! It’s that time of year when the birds are singing, the cacti are fruiting, and WMG staff and volunteers are pumped for another season of restoring flow to our rivers through removing the invasive species, Arundo donax. If it’s your first time doing this important work or your tenth, we invite you to our fall Arundo...
Rain garden plants being set out for distribution
Family Saturday is a great event for all ages, and we invite adults to bring out the kids and youth in their lives that like gardening and playing in the dirt. Learn all about native plants and how a rainwater harvesting basin can support them to create more habitat for bees, butterflies and other important pollinators! Understand how to create these green spaces in your own landscape to...
sq newsletter 2023
I made a promise to the RillitoTo help restore her flowsI visit her and talk with herI move, explore, reflect, and meditate alongside herShe shares her wisdomI hope to give her as much as she gives me The Rillito is my teacherShe embodies resilienceThe water is always there, even when we can’t see itRunning below the surfaceDoing her job no matter whatThe River speaks to us allAre we listening?-...
staff learning center
The Learning Center is in its final stages of construction, and the project has been fully funded thanks to donations from WMG donors as well as a 2nd gift from Arizona Lottery for $25,000.Thanks to everyone who helped us meet and exceed our capital campaign goal, including Net Zero Solar, Tucson Electric Power, Pioneer Tanks, and Arizona Lottery. Net Zero Solar donated solar panels as well as...
Virtual Event: There’s Hope for our Creeks and Rivers: Stories and Flow Data from WMG’s Flow365 ProgramThursday, July 27th @ 12pm - 1pmRegister HereAre you interested in learning about what is happening in our creeks and rivers? We are excited to share the latest trends on the flow in our creeks over the past few years and tell the story of our creeks and rivers. Join this ...
docent program
Do you want to team with others working for environmental justice? Do you care about equitable access to water? Docents are Watershed Management Group's volunteer ambassadors, both out in the community and at our Living Lab & Learning Center. Read more about WMG's Docent Program here. Applications are open until August 1st. ¡Bienvenidas a todas las personas que hablan...
Did you miss the virtual comment writing party? No sweat! We posted it to YouTube so you can still get the inside scoop, and still submit your comments. We’d love to see over 100 people submit comments and advocate for our rivers—that means you! Use this link or click on the photo to the left to view the recording.   The One Water 2100 Plan is a comprehensive,...
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Coder Dojo will be offering free week-long coding/gaming workshops at the Living Lab - drawing on WMG's work in water-awareness and 'hydrolocal' practices. Through fun activities – such as exploring the rain gardens, food forest, and other water conservation practices, telling stories, making games, and collecting data - participants will consider what each can do to make the most of the water we...
River Run Network Clean Up: Santa Cruz River at Irvington RdWednesday, July 19 @ 6:30pm to 8:00pmRegisterThe Santa Cruz River has a rich cultural and ecological history that grounds us in this watershed and the city of Tucson. There are stretches of the river where effluent flow is being released, and water flows year round, the Irvington Outfalls is another example of this. Located on...
matching grant from TEP
Springtime has been an important fundraising season for WMG, as we raise funds to support our programs and at the same time raise funds to build our Learning Center. We are getting close to the finish line with both of these campaigns, and we’re reaching out to share the good news and ask for your support if you haven’t yet had a chance to donate.Kudos to the 275 donors who have given so far...
Flow365 New Monitor Virtual TrainingThursday, June 1st @ 5:30pm - 7:30pmRegisterWMG is searching for community members in Tucson and the surrounding area to help monitor flow in our creeks and rivers. These volunteers spend time all year round collecting data on the flow in our creeks and rivers, so if you love getting outside, this volunteer opportunity is for you! We are looking for...
walking creek
Tucson, like many Western communities, historically over pumped our groundwater supplies and dried up our rivers. Yet in the last few decades some creek flow has returned in the Sabino and Tanque Verde Creeks, and some groundwater areas have stabilized thanks to conservation, restoration, and reclaimed water projects. WMG’s 50-year vision is to restore our heritage of flowing creeks and rivers in...
River Run Network Clean Up: Along Pantano Creek near Fort Lowell ParkWednesday, May 17th @ 6pm - 7:30pmRegisterGather together to care for and explore the Pantano Creek, right off The Loop. The Pantano Creek is an important riparian area in Tucson, fed by the perennial Ciénega Creek. While historically the Pantano would have flowed seasonally, it now primarily flows after rainfall and during...
Hi, my name is Julia and I am the River Run Network intern for Fall 2022 - Spring 2023. I started my internship with Watershed Management Group in August 2022 and my first Arundo pull was a warm September day. I remember seeing this invasive plant all around the Tanque Verde Creek, taking up so much space in the creek. It seemed like removing all of the Arundo from the creek would be impossible...
ANDREA KIDS CREEK
This year we’re celebrating WMG’s 20-year anniversary and working to build the infrastructure to launch us successfully into the next twenty years. Our goal is to raise $125,000 this spring in support of our hydro-local education, restoration, and policy work. We have just $22,000 left to reach our goal! Your donations are our largest source of revenue to fund programs like the River Run Network...

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