When
Where
EnWaP Regional Workshop on the Future of Water for Arizona's Natural Areas
Over the past year, more than 250 Arizona stakeholders have helped move forward discussions about considering water for natural areas by participating in surveys, roundtable discussions, and/or one of 30 focus group interviews. The WRRC is now looking to build on the concerns, ideas, and lessons learned that were raised to determine recommendations, tools and action items for how Arizonans should be considering water for natural areas in our water management and planning.
To do this, the WRRC will be hosting a series of four regional workshops on the future of water for natural areas. At these workshops we will discuss the perspectives we’ve heard from people across Arizona and use them to come up with ideas about what should and shouldn’t be considered in the future.
When and where?
Tucson: Monday, April 7 (University of Arizona Student Union, 12:00-4:30pm)
Phoenix: Thursday, April 17 (Maricopa County Cooperative Extension, 12:00-4:30pm)
Flagstaff: Friday, May 16 (Flagstaff USGS Building, 12:00-4:30pm)
Yuma: Wednesday, May 21 (Yuma Agricultural Center, 12:00-4:30pm)
The workshop will consist of a Brown Bag style presentation (12:00pm -1:00pm) and a Workshop (1:00pm – 4:30 pm). The Brown Bag will be outline the perspectives we have heard from water-users on how we should be considering water for natural areas, focusing in particular on the areas of agreement across the different water users. During the Workshop we will break out into groups based on the themes we’ve heard the most to create both recommendations and action items for each theme. The themes for the workshop include: communication, cooperation, education, priority setting, policy and financial incentives, and water-use efficiency and conservation.
You may attend one or both portions of the meeting. Refreshments will be provided during the afternoon session. Please RSVP prior to each event as meeting details and updates will be sent out electronically. To RSVP, click here or send an e-mail to brittanyx@email.arizona.edu indicating the workshop(s) you would like to attend and which of the themes you are most interested in. We hope to see you in April or May!
Need more information?
Visit wrrc.arizona.edu/roadmap for additional project information. A Roadmap Project Factsheet, including the project timeline, is available here.