There is a new Gooddings willow forest in the Santa Cruz River, partly thanks to regular water releases near Irvington Road. This water will be shut off for 6…
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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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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…
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…