1. 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

2. 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?

3. Pima Canyon Drainage

4. Santa Cruz Watershed Pima Canyon Drainage

5. Santa Cruz Watershed ADEQ, 2007. AZ Watersheds

6. Colorado River Basin Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program, http://www.gcdamp.gov/aboutamp/crb.html USGS, water.usgs.gov

7. 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…

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

9. 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

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

11. 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

12. 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

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

14. Contact Information Candice Rupprecht Statewide Coordinator Arizona Cooperative Extension Water Resources Research Center 350 N. Campbell Tucson, AZ 85719 (520) 792-9591 x.24 candicer@cals.arizona.edu http://ag.arizona.edu/watershedsteward/index.html