The MWS Program educates and trains citizens across the state of Arizona to serve as volunteers in the protection, restoration, monitoring, and conservation.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

West Virginia Conservation Agency. Section 319 Non Point Source Program WVCA is the primary entity responsible for the implementation of the: Agriculture.

Advertisements

Delivering SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Through the National Science and Technology Consortium.

A Wisconsin “Master Naturalist” Program: Help Shape the Future Sherry Klosiewski Chief Naturalist, Wisconsin State Parks.

Nutrient Retention Model Water Supply Model Precipitation Evapotranspiration Soil Depth and Plant available water Land cover Topography (slope/runoff)

Anna Mathis, VA Program Coordinator RiverTrends: Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring.

South Llano River: One of 2011’sTop Ten National Fish Habitat Action Plan named SLR as “water to watch” WHY?? –Conserve freshwater, estuarine, and marine.

Montana’s 2007 Nonpoint Source Management Plan Robert Ray MT Dept Environmental Quality.

RainGardens Laurie J. Fox Virginia Tech Hampton Roads AREC.

NSF EPSCoR Water Dynamics Workshop November 9-12, 2008 Burlington, VT Midwest.

Indiana 6217 Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program – What it is, and What it Means!

Water Pollution. Watershed A watershed is an area of land from which all the water drains to the same location, such as a stream, pond, lake, river, wetland.

NBWA Stewardship Plan Projects Database Update on Progress To Date, Next Phase of Work Deanne DiPietro, Sonoma Ecology Center.

Colorado River  What is a water shed?  What watershed do we live in?  An area that gets its water from one source.  We live in the Colorado River.

Watershed Introduction. What is a Watershed? An area of land, from ridge top to ridge top, that collects, stores, and releases water to a common point,

Status Report on Catoctin Creek - A Scenic River Darrell Schwalm Loudoun Watershed Watch.

Web-Based Tools for the Classroom Amanda Cook, Tabitha Madzura & Robert Broz Let’s Talk Water in the Classroom: Interactive Watershed Tools Targeting.

SIMPSON FARM BY: KHUSHARTINI KAMARULZAMAN ANAHI BOJORQUEZ.

Question of the day: How is a Tucson flood like a redneck divorce?

Maintaining Watersheds. Next Generation Science/Common Core Standards addressed! HS‐ESS2‐5. Plan and conduct an investigation of the properties of water.

Determining the effectiveness of best management practices to reduce nutrient loading from cattle grazed pastures in Utah Nicki Devanny Utah State University,

Through funds made available from a 319 grant focused on water quality issues in the Spring River Watershed, plans for a demonstration Rain Garden were.

Mike Crimmins Dept. of Soil, Water, & Env. Science & Arizona Cooperative Extension The University of Arizona Mike Crimmins Dept. of Soil, Water, & Env.

United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative State, Research, Education and Extension Service Impacts of Agriculture on Water Quality: The role.

Ecology and environment, inc. International Specialists in the Environment The McKinstry Creek & Riparian Area NYSDOT Rt. 219 Mitigation Project Analysis.

Presented by Insert your name, title, and district Lower Hudson Coalition of Conservation Districts Volunteer Streamwalk Program Developed by the Westchester.

 Secretarial Order No establishes Landscape Conservation Cooperatives, which focus on on-the-ground strategic conservation efforts at the landscape.

Why Water? Water is fundamental to life. It flows throughout our State, our community, and within each of us. IntroductionActionAwarenessAdvocacyPrograms.

Catoctin Creek: A Stream in Distress Catoctin Watershed Project A Partnership of County and Citizen Organizations.

A Plan to Get Savvy About Urban Watersheds Dan Cloak, Dan Cloak Environmental Consulting Beau Goldie, Santa Clara Valley Water District Lorrie Gervin,

Predicting Sediment and Phosphorus Delivery with a Geographic Information System and a Computer Model M.S. Richardson and A. Roa-Espinosa; Dane County.

Bras d’Or Lakes Land-Use Planning Standards: Options for Municipal Government Consideration Presented by: The Bras d’Or Stewardship Society.

Ohio Chapter Clean Water Campaign “Protecting our water at the Source” Matt Trokan Ohio Chapter Conservation Manager x311

CLIMATE CHANGE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES Climate Change Adaptation Across the Landscape Michelle Selmon Regional Climate Change Specialist June.

Water in Colorado: Climate, Hydrology and Uses Dr. Gigi Richard Faculty Director, Water Center at CMU Professor, Geosciences River Cañon - Nestler Water.

Washburne HWR203The University of Arizona Watersheds Reading: –Discussion: issues facing Arizona’s rivers Lecture: – How you identify a watershed – Why.

John Hoffmann Introduction to USGS Arizona Program and Hydrology USGSGeologyMappingBiologyWater Water-Science Centers.

January 2015 Wasatch County Water Quality Update Presented by: Alane Boyd, Desert Rose Environmental & Doug Smith, Wasatch County.

WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE… NOT A DROP TO DRINK SOUNDTRACK:

PRESENTATION FOR TAMARISK COALITION WEBINAR 18 DECEMBER 2013.

North Bay Climate Adaptation Initiative

Western Lake Erie Basin Partnership Presented by: Name, Title Your Organization DATE YOU PRESENTED The Meeting you presented at.

Alabama Water Watch Citizen Monitoring Program. Today’s Outline: 1.Review: what is a watershed? 2.Alabama Biodiversity 3.The Water Cycle 4.River Continuum.

Surface Water Chapter 9 Notes.

Topics for today Dams - Geography –Elwha River Dams –Glen Canyon Dam –Colorado Compact (1922) Ground water Chapter IX pp Importance Processes –Hydraulic.

A Pivotal Moment for Leaders Across the Gulf Coast States and Connected Communities Throughout the Country.

Opportunities for Collaboration on Water- Quality Issues in the Mississippi River Basin Herb Buxton, Office of Water Quality.

Wetlands Restoration Opportunities in Region 4. Los Angeles River – DeForest Wetlands Currently a flood control detention basin Adjoins the Dominguez.

Groundwater Water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock. Question: How does water collect underground? Use the terms permeable.

Riparian Forest Buffers Buffers Wetlands Restored Wetlands Grass Filter Strips Windbreaks.

WATERSHEDS (Drainage Basins). WHAT IS A WATERSHED? A watershed, or drainage basin includes all of the land that drains into a river or bay either directly.

Human Impacts Part 2- Watersheds. What’s a Watershed? An area of land that drains into a common body of water.

> Las Vegas Valley Watershed Advisory Committee Regional Water Quality Plan.

Restoration of the Swan Pond Embayment Michelle Cagley, Tennessee Valley Authority.

GIS M ETHODOLOGY Swearing Creek Watershed Restoration Plan 8/26/2015 Piedmont Triad Regional Council.

Where critical areas & agriculture meet

Connecting at a BBQ - Aligning Citizens with Utah's Monitoring Needs

The Gila River Restoration at Apache Grove

Watershed By: Taniya Crews. Watershed The land area that supplies water to a river system.

Score Four: Students, Schools, Streams, and The Bay

Texas Water Resources Institute

Land Uses & Water Pollution Sources

Duke Campus Duke’s campus surface has become more impervious as West Campus continues to be developed One of the five core facilities operations is dedicated.

Aquatic Science WATERSHEDS.

Aquatic Ecology Envirothon

Land Uses & Water Pollution Sources

Question: How does water collect underground

Nonpoint Source Program

The Water Cycle Aka Hydrologic Cycle.

Agricultural Order 4.0 Discussion

a) Thematic presentations: part 1: biophysical benefits

Presentation transcript:

The MWS Program educates and trains citizens across the state of Arizona to serve as volunteers in the protection, restoration, monitoring, and conservation of their water and watersheds. Arizona Master Watershed Steward Program

Watershed The area that produces runoff and collects water to a downstream point or outlet (Handbook of Hydrology) Drainage Divide The line, ridge, or summit of high ground separating two drainage basins (Glossary of Geology, 3rd Ed.,1987) What is a watershed?

Pima Canyon Drainage

Santa Cruz Watershed Pima Canyon Drainage

Santa Cruz Watershed ADEQ, AZ Watersheds

Colorado River Basin Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program, USGS, water.usgs.gov

The MWS Program focuses on…  Non-point source pollution issues  Stewardship  Citizen Science  Locally-based, relevant education and  Opportunities to address/engage citizens By providing…

MWS across Arizona  25 classes  Held in 14 cities  Serving 10 major watersheds

MWS Structure & Organization  Each participant gives 40 service hours to become a Master Watershed Steward, a.k.a. “Steward”  50 classroom & field hours  Topics include: Climate Geology Soils Hydrology Ecology Water Quality Water Management GPS Mapping Working Together

MWS Watershed Issues  Water Quality Impairments  Nutrients  Sediment  Water Quantity  Drought  Flooding  Invasive Species

Water Quality  Volunteer activities  Re-vegetate bare soil  Re-contour slopes  Build berms, gabions and small rock dams High nitrate levels High sediment levels  Volunteer activities  Initial lake recon (depth & turbidity)  Buffer strip plantings  Bi-weekly water quality monitoring

Water Quantity  Volunteer Activities  AZDroughtWatch.org  Rainlog.org  Volunteer activities  Re-vegetate bare soil  Re-contour slopes  Build berms, gabions and small rock dams DroughtFlooding

Invasive Species  Volunteer Activities  GPS mapping  Arundo removal Arundo invading riparian areas, reduces wildlife habitat & increases flood risk

Contact Information Candice Rupprecht Statewide Coordinator Arizona Cooperative Extension Water Resources Research Center 350 N. Campbell Tucson, AZ (520) x.24