WRRC Water RAPIDS Poster Presented at Graduate Student Showcase

Mary Belle Cruz Ayala, Ph.D. Candidate in Arid Lands Resource Sciences, took part in the 2019 Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs Student Research Showcase on December 3, 2019, at the UArizona. Mary Belle presented a research poster entitled "Globe-Miami Watershed Planning: Using Community Building to Determine and Fill Gaps in Local Water Knowledge," based on her work with WRRC Water RAPIDS program and Research Analyst Ashley Hullinger. The poster outlined previous phases of research and engagement activities in the Cobre Valley, focusing on the development of a framework grounded in stakeholder-driven priorities to improve the accuracy of water supply and demand estimates for the region. Building on the foundational activities described in the poster, the Water RAPIDS team is currently working to demonstrate the importance of ecosystem services to the community health and economic vitality of Cobre Valley.