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Tomorrow is International Beaver Day, and we need your help today to ensure beavers can reclaim their role as a keystone species in the Santa Cruz and San Pedro international watersheds. You can get involved in three simple ways: 1) donate to support our work, 2) attend our Beavers and Brew Binational Bash tomorrow to learn more, and 3) join our River Run Network...
At their peak in 2010, there were 39 dams and 100 to 160 beavers along the 40-mile stretch of the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA)—wow! When WMG heard about their declining population in early 2019, we had to learn more. Local beaver enthusiasts Mike Foster and Steve Merkley took WMG’s River Run Network members along the SPRNCA to seek signs of beavers and estimate their...
Did you know beavers are a keystone species critical to the health of our desert creeks and rivers? Considering how valuable water is in the desert, we’re ramping up our efforts to restore healthy rivers and healthy beaver populations.Double your impact by donating today to support human-beaver partnerships to improve the health of our rivers, creeks, and wetlands! Our goal is to raise $75,000 by...
BYOB Kits for Kids: Virtual WorkshopFriday, April 9th, 12:30-1:30pmRegisterJoin Cindy Hu, WMG's Community and Youth Education Manager, and WMG Docents Sara Birtalan and Marlene to learn the fundamental steps to Build Your Own Basin (BYOB) and plant a rain garden that supports native shade trees.Families who participate in this workshop qualifies for a complimentary BYOB kit to green your...
Beavers are the best example we know of a creature that improves their home in a way that benefits everyone. After collecting accounts from biologists, ecologists, and ranchers on both sides of the border, it’s now clear that beavers in southern Arizona have moved across borders—watershed and international—to establish new populations in Sonora, Mexico, and the Santa Cruz watershed, restoring our...
Watershed Management Group is now accepting applications for the 2021/2022 WaterWRLD internship program!Deadline extended! Applications accepted until May 14th.WaterWRLD (water as a platform for Workforce Readiness and Leadership Development) is an experiential program designed to provide University of Arizona students with real world opportunities to develop workforce-relevant skills by...
BYOB & Plant a Tree: Virtual WorkshopWednesday, March 31st, 5:30-7p.m.RegisterLearn the fundamental steps to Build Your Own Basin (BYOB) and plant a rain garden that supports native shade trees from WMG Executive Director, Lisa Shipek!Everyone who participates in this workshop qualifies for a complimentary BYOB kit to green your streets, available for pickup at WMG's Living Lab and Learning...
Beaver & Brews Binational BashWednesday, April 7th from 6p.m. to 8p.m.RegisterThis virtual gathering will feature stories from biologists, ecologists, and community scientists working directly with beavers in the San Pedro and Santa Cruz international watersheds. Tune in to learn how beavers introduced to the San Pedro River in Arizona have made their way upstream into Mexico...
We’re honoring beavers and the amazing work they’re doing for our desert creeks and rivers as well as rivers all over the world!Wiped out by trappers in the 1800s, beavers are repopulating the Santa Cruz and San Pedro Rivers in Southern Arizona, and they need our help. Donate today to our Release the Beavers campaign; your gift will help ensure beaver’s success through community education and...
Riparian Repairs: Empire GulchSaturday, March 20th 8a.m. - 3p.m.RegisterParticipate in this Saturday workshop for a day of hands-on creek restoration in the Ciénega Creek watershed just south of Tucson. Join WMG's Restoration Director, Trevor Hare, and learn how to help slow, spread, and sink the water that flows through this area. Empire Gulch is an important tributary to Ciénega Creek—a...
Following the Climate Change Emergency Declaration passed by the City of Tucson's Mayor and Council last September, the City is now seeking public input on climate and environmental sustainability actions. Your input will directly influence what the City does, and it is important to make your voice heard! We want to encourage you to advocate for the things Watershed Management Group stands for,...
Riparian Repairs: Empire GulchSaturday, March 6, 2021 - 8:00am to 3:00pmRegisterParticipate in this Saturday workshop for a day of hands-on creek restoration in the Ciénega Creek watershed just south of Tucson. Join WMG's Restoration Director, Trevor Hare, and learn how to help slow, spread, and sink the water that flows through this area. Empire Gulch is an important tributary to...
Stream Restoration All Day WorkshopSaturday, February 27, 2021 @ 8a.m. - 5p.m.RegisterParticipate this Saturday in a day of hands-on creek restoration in the Ciénega Creek watershed just south of Tucson. Join WMG's Restoration Director, Trevor Hare, to work on assessment, design, and installation of watershed restoration features at Empire Gulch. Empire Gulch is an important tributary to Ciénega...
Help WMG create hundreds of BYOB kits to distribute in March and April through our BYOB (Build Your Own Basin) Community Swap at the Living Lab.We’re seeking donated materials and plants to create the BYOB kits and share our abundance with each other. Your donation helps other community members build basins and create rain gardens at home! Donations will be accepted Monday through Friday from 12p...
BYOB & Plant a Tree: Virtual Workshop Wednesday, March 3rd 5:30p.m. - 7p.m.Register Here In the virtual workshop, you will learn the fundamental steps to Build Your Own Basin and plant a rain garden. This BYOB workshop is led by Luis Salgado, WMG's Green Infrastructure Coordinator and Joaquin Murrieta, WMG's Cultural Ecologist. They will guide you step by step on how to build your...
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 - 5:30pm to 6:30pmRegister HereThis virtual Beavers & Brews event is a great way to enjoy happy hour and get you caught up on the latest about beavers in Arizona. Lisa Shipek, WMG’s Executive Director, is joined by Mike Foster and Steve Merkley, Friends of the San Pedro volunteers, to give an update on beavers in the San Pedro River. We’ll...
BYOB at home to support groundwater recharge and improve urban landscapes.Building a water harvesting basin is a simple practice we can all do that invites nature’s abundance into our yards and neighborhoods. Tired of hearing bad news about wildfires raging, record hot summers, droughts, and dried-up rivers? Then building a basin is your antidote! Just imagine standing under the shade of your...
We are grateful to start the new year on such strong footing after thanks to the success of our year-end fundraising campaign.Thanks to close to 300 donors, we met and surpassed our goal with a current count of $75,832 raised!Your support helps us ramp up our Build Your Own Basin and other Steward In Place initiatives. Water harvesting basins are simple to build, and they’re practical solutions...
Here’s WMG’s Top Ten—paying tribute to some of the most memorable moments of this crazy year while giving you ten really good reasons to give. Join us in celebrating the start of a bright new year with a donation to our year-end campaign and help us reach our $75,000 goal today!2020 Top Ten Reasons to Give to WMG10. More people learned to poop in the woods properly on their...
This month we launched our Build Your Own Basin (BYOB) kits, starting to deliver kits to families through schools as well as sending home kits with WMG donors. This is the start of our effort to distribute hundreds of BYOB kits, focusing on underserved families through our partnerships with schools, churches, and neighborhoods. With your help, we can expand this effort to do something good for...
The Cienega Creek Natural Preserve was established in 1986 under a resolution passed by the Pima County Board of Supervisors that authorized the Director of the Regional Flood Control District to acquire designated lands along the Cienega Creek corridor to preserve riparian habitat, reduce peak stormwater flows, and facilitate groundwater recharge. The ranch lands along the creek had been...
In this increasingly virtual world, WMG staff and partners are getting creative to get kids outside and hands in the dirt. Everyone has too much screen time these days, which makes it even more important for us to connect with nature, spend time outdoors, and contribute to the good of the community. Will you support WMG’s nature-based education and conservation programs by making a donation to...
While Giving Tuesday might be over, our efforts continue! Please donate to our year-end fundraising campaign to support green streets and conservation efforts.We’re providing the inspiration and tools for a growing movement of people to build water harvesting basins and plant trees in their yards and neighborhoods. In the water-strapped West, water harvesting is an essential way to green our...
We are so grateful for the outpouring of support yesterday on Giving Tuesday—we raised a total of $35,000 towards our $40,000 campaign!If you missed Giving Tuesday, don’t worry, you can make a donation through Friday for your donation to be matched and be eligible to take home one of our BYOB Kits!Our year-end theme is BYOB – and we’re thrilled to expand our Build Your Own Basin effort with K-12...