Education
Family Saturday: Native Edibles / Sábado Familiar: Plantas Nativas Comestibles
Join us at the Living Lab on Saturday, May 18th from 8:00a.m. – 11:00a.m. to learn about food grown and harvested in the Sonoran Desert. Learn how to harvest, prepare, and eat native edible plants. Younger kids will also enjoy meeting the hens, story and song time, and the kids playhouse. Activities for older kids and teens include learning real programming skills by coding a digital food forest using Scratch. All materials will be provided.
Schedule:
8:00am - Nature activities
9:30am - Song and Story Time
11:00am - Program Ends
How Low Can You Go?
The average Tucsonan uses 80 gallons of water per day from the Central Arizona Project that transports water a long distance from the Colorado River. Join us at the Living Lab, our demonstration site, for this fun activity exploring the sytems we have in place to reduce our dependency on distant watersheds and that make it possible for us to exist on rainwater, stormwater, and greywater most of the time. You will also have the opportunity to think about what you might do in your own home, neighborhood, and work place.
CoderDojo Workshops at the Living Lab - ages 7-17
Coder Dojo will be offering free week-long coding/gaming workshops at the Living Lab - drawing on WMG's work in water-awareness and 'hydrolocal' practices.
Family Saturday: Monsoon Night / Sábado Familiar: Noche Del Monzón
Join us after hours to celebrate the monsoon season. This free event on Saturday, July 20th offers something for the whole family! Explore the Living Lab at night and learn about nocturnal animals of the Sonoran Desert.
WMG’s Learning Center will expand hydro-local water education, help us raise final $78,000 to complete construction
Pedal For Progress: Tucson's Battle Against PFAS
River Run Network Bike Ride: PFAS in the Santa Cruz River
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When: Thursday, March 28, 2024 | 4:00pm - 6:00pm
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Where: From Tucson Heritage Santa Cruz Site to PFAS Treatment Plant
Family Saturdays! ¡Sábados Familiares!
Join us outside to learn how to plant your own rain garden at home on Saturday, September 16 from 8:00am - 11:00am. Rain gardens help capture rainwater, conserve city water used for irrigation, cool down sidewalks, reduce flooding, and provide habi
Rainwater conservation efforts paying off for Tucson community
A few days ago, WMG's Program Manager and Educator, Charlie Alcorn and Candice Rupprecht, Water Conservation Manager of Tucson Water, were interviewed by KGUN9, a Tucson's local news channel. They mentioned Tucson Water's Rebate Program and the monthly classes WMG offers for the community interested in conserving water and applying for a rebate.
“Here you’ll see examples of all the different things you can do in your own home to conserve water, to support our local ecology, and to grow shade,” said Charlie.
65 fun events happening this July 2022
Head to Watershed Management Group for Family Saturdays! Learn about greywater and conservation, plus enjoy bilingual story time and a scavenger hunt, and build your own tippy tap. Bring any sturdy gallon jugs you may have at home for your tippy tap! More...