Native Edible Trees Project
With a grant from Arizona State Forestry, Watershed Management Group is working on a Native Edible Tree project through the end of 2024 exploring the use of native edible trees and plants in our region through education and events on urban foraging, cultivating, harvesting, and processing these foods. From learning how to identify and use native edibles at home and in our neighborhoods, using them to create our own food forests, cultivating more native edible...
Family Saturday: What are native edible plants?
Gracie Kayko, Environmental Journalism Intern - June 24, 2024
On the third Saturday of the month, Family Saturday is held at Watershed Management Group’s Living Lab.
Family Saturday is a free, educational event that invites families to come learn about a variety of sustainability-focused topics around living respectfully with the resources in the Sonoran Desert. On May 18th, families came to learn about native edible plants. ...
June Slow Down: Summer Siesta at the Living Lab
In June, the Living Lab & Learning Center will be mostly closed as we take a well-deserved summer siesta. While we’ll have fewer classes and limited access during this month, it's the perfect time for us to recharge and prepare for an exciting lineup of events starting in July.
What to Expect:
Limited Access: The Living Lab will have reduced hours, so please check our schedule before planning a visit....
Next Family Saturday | Próximo Sábado Familiar:
Monsoon Night | Noche Del Monzón
July 20, 2024 | 6:00pm-9:00pm
Join us after hours to celebrate the monsoon season with our Family Saturday event! This free event offers something for the whole family.
Monsoon Magic Activities:
Explore the Living Lab at Night: Discover the wonders of the Living Lab under the night sky.
Learn About Nocturnal...
The piece is an abstract representation of the past, present, and future. There's a lot I depicted within this timeline to showcase all the beautiful minds we have living amongst ourselves and our mother earth. This opportunity gave me the chance to experiment with a concept that the Water has always been here while finding ways to collect, preserve, and share it in a non and native way, so with that in mind I used it as a portal to balance out the elements to create an understanding through...