A Welcome from New CWP Chair Tom Meixner
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By Tom Meixner My name is Tom Meixner, and I recently became the chair of the Cienega Watershed Partnership. I grew up in suburban Maryland in a town called... Read More
State of the Watershed: Using Indicators and Adaptive Management…
By Adriana Zuniga-Teran, Larry Fisher, and Tom Meixner Editor’s Note: The International Water Security Network recently published an overview of Cienega Watershed Partnership’s State of the Watershed presentation, titled... Read More
First Volunteer Day at Las Cienegas National Conservation Area a Muddy Success!
On March 25, Cienega Watershed Partnership held our first volunteer event at Las Cienegas National Conservation Area. Eleven youth, organized by YES! intern Daniel Marrufo, spent the day literally knee... Read More
CWP Celebrates Our 2017 Wall of Honor Recipients: Gita Bodner, JJ Lamb, and Empire Ranch Foundation
On April 1, 2017, CWP recognized one organization (the Empire Ranch Foundation) and two individuals (Gita Bodner and JJ Lamb) for their outstanding contributions to the Cienega Watershed. The Cienega... Read More
Old Water and New Knowledge at Cienega Creek
By Dos Aguas “How old is your water?” That’s not a common question among water users, or even in water education, yet it’s high on the list for Dr.... Read More
YES! Youth and Partners Unveil Interpretive Sign at Las Cienegas National Conservation Area
On January 11, 2017, students from the Youth Engaged Stewardship (YES!) program celebrated the completion of an interpretive sign project on the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area near Tucson, Arizona.... Read More
Empire Ranch Added to Historic American Landscapes Survey and Wins Award
During the past few decades, the concept of historic preservation has grown beyond protecting a single building or urban district to include the historic landscape that provides the setting and... Read More
New Paper on Drought Studies at Las Cienegas National Conservation Area Published
Gita Bodner and Marcos Robles just published this month: “Enduring a decade of drought: Patterns and drivers of vegetation change in a semi-arid grassland” in the Journal of Arid Environments.... Read More
YES! Summer Work at the Gardner Sacaton Restoration Site Carries Over to Empire High School
This summer, YES! students completed restoration work at the Gardner Sacaton location on Las Cienegas National Conservation Area. Is it successful? Students from Empire High School in the Vail School... Read More