It’s time for you to give feedback on a very important policy: a new ordinance regulating large water users in the city of Tucson. Last August, Tucson’s Mayor…
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Program area: Living Lab
Out of Crisis, We Can Lead the Way in Colorado River Solutions
This past December, the Washington Post published the article: "The Colorado River is on the Verge of Crisis. No one has the solution." I’m writing to let you…
Program area: Community Conservation
Yes to Sustainable Mobility, No to Props 418 & 419
In alignment with the position of Living Streets Alliance (LSA), Watershed Management Group recommends a no vote on Propositions 418 and 419, which…
Program area: Development
WMG Hires New Co-Executive Director
The Board of Directors of Watershed Management Group is excited to announce that Oscar Lai joins the organization February 17 as its first Co-Executive…
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Advancing Shade Equity Through Education
Like many other resources, shade is a privilege. Underserved neighborhoods often have fewer trees and vegetation, meaning less shade and hotter streets.…
What Makes a Micro-Climate?
How we design our landscapes has a big impact on the temperature of our spaces. Choose a few of these cool down strategies to create your own micro-climate.…
Be the Beaver
WMG organized a River Restoration Practitioners workshop in February that filled up quickly with 30 participants representing 15 different non-profits and…
Rewild: Let Nature Plant the Trees
Have you ever noticed little trees or plants sprouting in your yard? Well, that’s a tree sprouting on its own, from a seed of a nearby tree or a seed moved…
Pima County’s Plan to Add Multiple Data Centers is Not Compatible with Our Region’s Water Resilience
This article has been updated on July 13 to reflect updated stats and information We, like many of you, try our best to make choices that contribute to a…
Tackling Urban Heat Discrimination, One Rain Garden At a Time
The Amphi neighborhood is one of the hottest areas of Tucson. This historically underserved midtown neighborhood has a lack of mature vegetation, creating an…
The Story of the Tanque Verde Bosque
Have you ever sat under a grandmother tree? A grandmother tree is a large, ancient, and significant tree, and you’ll know one when you see it. There’s a…
Protecting our Rivers, Aquifers, and Forests
Take a minute to remember back to the summer of 2020. It’s a summer many will remember for a long time, in the height of the COVID pandemic. And for those…
The Fall 2024 Binational Beaver Results Are In!
We have completed our fourth and most extensive annual bi-national beaver survey on the San Pedro River! Previously, we had only surveyed sections of the upper…
Communicating Drought
At our staff meeting in mid December, I announced our rainwater tanks were almost dry. We’d been operating on rainwater all year long at our Living Lab,…
Turning Rain into Roots
Marisa is Watershed Management Group's Environmental Education Apprentice with a background in teaching creative writing. She’s passionate about sustainability…
Planting Seeds for a Better Future
“I have a strong relationship with native plants, they take care of me,” Jasmine Singer said as she looked over the native edible plant basin she helped build…