Americorps service enables young people like me to broaden our horizons and get valuable experience. As an Americorps member with Arizona Project WET, I engage with our community in many ways.
Education Impacts
Friday, January 24, 2020
National Competitive Grants Program 104(g) RFP Issued
The US Geological Survey has issued its annual call for National Competitive Grants Program 104(g) proposals to support research on water problems and issues of a regional or interstate nature, beyond those of concern only to a single state. Maximum grant request is $250,000 per project for projects of 1 to 3 years in duration. Successful applicants must match each dollar of the federal grant with one dollar from nonfederal sources.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
1986 Water Harvesting Primer Still Relevant Today
Back in the 1980s, the University of Arizona operated a research facility near Oracle, AZ, investigating water harvesting and runoff farming.
Monday, July 1, 2019
Tucson Leads the Way
In collaboration with city, county, and academic institutions can open new opportunities to secure new water resources. Green infrastructure is critical to reducing the demand on potable supplies, explain authors Susanna Eden at the University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center and at the Pima County Regional Flood Control District.
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Guest View - Tracking the summer monsoon
he summer monsoon season is upon us again! The sun is high in the sky, temperatures have climbed to their highest levels of the year and the cicadas are buzzing.
Thursday, June 20, 2019
WRRC Director Sharon B. Megdal featured as proud desert dweller on UA Website
The home page of the University of Arizona website on June 20, 2019, shows a striking video of our beautiful landscape and states “Tucson’s summers are like no other. Breathtaking landscapes. Powerful monsoons.