WMG organized a River Restoration Practitioners workshop in February that filled up quickly with 30 participants representing 15 different non-profits and…
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Program area: Living Lab
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.…
Program area: Community Conservation
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.…
Program area: Development
Your Will, Your Power: Create Prosperity For All
August is National Make-A-Will Month, and it’s a pivotal moment to harness the power of your will to ensure the long-term prosperity of people and health of…
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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…
WMG’s View on Tucson’s Toilet-to-Tap
Newsflash: Tucson will be building its first facility to turn recycled wastewater into drinking water. This project — often referred to as “toilet-to-tap” —…
How Recycled Water Can Advance a Hydro-local Future
Newsflash: Tucson will be building its first facility to turn recycled wastewater into drinking water. This project — often referred to as “toilet-to-tap” —…
Your Will, Your Power: Create Prosperity For All
August is National Make-A-Will Month, and it’s a pivotal moment to harness the power of your will to ensure the long-term prosperity of people and health of…
Remove Arundo in the Rillito with the River Run Network
Our Arundo Removal Efforts are expanding! We are so excited to start this new initiative, taking Arundo Removal to the next level across Tucson into many of…
Nurturing Hydro-Local at John B. Wright Elementary School
Our community conservation team collaborated with the enthusiastic students and staff of John B. Wright Elementary in midtown Tucson to help transform their…
Rio Vista Natural Resource Park
WMG’s River Run Network helps people connect to and steward their local rivers, especially in urban areas of Tucson where…
RRN's Last Trash Pickup of the Spring
by Gracie Kayko, Environmental Journalism Intern Watershed Management Group’s River Run Network hosted its last trash pickup of the spring on May…
Living with Local Water, Native Edible Trees
The United Nations estimates that people need 50–100 liters of water per day to meet basic needs like drinking, cooking, and hygiene. For us in the U.S., that…
Pedaling For Progress
“Before we begin, I need some volunteers. Three volunteers. Ok, you… you, and you. Now. I have a little test for you. We’ll start with you. Can you pronounce…
The Mission to Preserve Local Beaver Populations
In a recent news story from the Herald Times, our dedicated volunteers at Watershed Management Group were highlighted for their exciting mission: to track down…
"The Growth of a Thriving Future"
Artist Statement by Deersinger, aka Derrick Gozales on the newest mural at WMG's Living Lab & Learning Center The piece…