Training on Coexistence with Jaguars – September 2025
In collaboration with Northern Jaguar Project and Profauna, AC training ranchers for coexistence with jaguars and and the community of ranchers in Sahuaripa, Sonora. Mexico. We had around 30 ranchers and ejido members participating in this sharing of wisdom in landscape and river restoration.
Baboquivari High School – 2024
Located in the Tohono O’odham Nation district of Baboquivari in the community of Topawa West of Baboquivari mountains, home of I’itoi in the Bi-national Sonoyta watershed. The emphasis of this rain garden is to incorporate cultural elements of the native plants that are present in Baboquivari mountain range. These cultural plants provide materials for baskets, painting and medicinal uses such as devils claw, bear grass, and desert willows to mention a few. We conducted the educational components of the rain garden for the whole school with around 130 students and teachers participating. A design charrette was conducted and implementation of the rain garden may take place in 2025. This school is also sponsored by FMI.
Train the Rain Trainer in Ambos Nogales – 2024
We trained 35 Nogales and Hermosillo teachers on rain water harvesting. Seven schools will be enhancing and implementing rain gardens in Nogales, Sonora in March 2025.
Train the Trainer in Tijuana – 2024
We established a new partnership with EcoFrontera and we conducted a rainwater harvesting train the trainers approach with teachers of Tijuana schools. Thirty teachers participated including local authorities from the Tijuana school districts and county. Trainees, WMG staff, and the EcoFrontera team built a rain garden at one of the schools - it was raining when we finished the rain garden! As a result of the training, teachers and their students built 6 rain gardens in 6 different schools.
North American Development Bank (NADBANK): Developing Rainwater Resilience in the Ejidos – 2024
In collaboration with Profauna AC in the Sonoran portion of the San Pedro watersheds, we worked to increase local capacity in rain water management in two of the biggest “Ejido” - communities of the watershed: Ejido Zapata and Ejido Zaragoza. Thirty ejido members were trained in the design and implementation of active and passive systems for the built environment of their communities. Passive and Active (800 gal) systems were established in each of the Ejidos. For the outreach and educational process of rainwater harvesting around 100 residents participated including schools, local authorities, and residents. We emphasized family participation, particularly for housewives implementing rain gardens in their homes.
