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NEWS OF THE GILA WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP  MAY 2016 VOLUME 22 NUMBER 5

Getting Youth Outdoors

2015 YCC Crews on Mount Graham

Join the GWP this coming Wednesday to learn more about youth outdoor opportunities. The US Forest Service, Safford Ranger District, is going to share the numerous ongoing projects that involve getting youth outdoors. 
This year the Forest Service has partnered with the Gila Watershed Partnership and the Bureau of Land Management to hire 16 youth for watershed improvement projects on Coronado National Forest, in the Gila Box Riparian National Conservation Area, and at GWP's Gila Native Plant Nursery. We are looking forward to a fun and educational summer for all these local youth.

Current Project Updates


Restoring
the Upper 
Gila River of AZ


Will be planting 20 acres over the summer across 4 project sites and may need your help!
 
Monitoring efforts underway at the burn site - observing some re-growth of planted materials

Expecting updated permit for additional project acres by this summer

Saving Butterflies at Discovery Park



Local college students ROCKED the Pollinator Garden during EAC Day of Champions
Planning for fall event at the EAC Garden. Keep an eye out for more information on how you can help!

Birding Destinations in Greenlee Co.


Ribbon cutting event is scheduled for May 14th at 9AM, in conjunction with Global Big Day 2016.
 
All signs, brochures, and maps have been printed. 
 
Kiosk and benches are being installed. 

Botanical Etymology

Glandularia gooddingii, or desert verbena is an attractive perennial verbena found throughout the arid Southwest. The vibrant clusters of fuchsia flowers are butterfly magnets. This xeric species provides a low-water ground cover option perfect for those of us cutting back on our yard irrigation schedules.
 
Glandularia, Latin Glandula, a gland (from glans [genitive glandis], an acorn –ula, the dimunitive), and –aria, pertaining to; gland-like, acorn-like, alluding to the shape of the fruits.
 
gooddingii, for Leslie Newton Goodding (1880-1967), American botanist and collector, student of Aven Nelson of Wyoming, one of the first botanists to collect extensively in Arizona, field biologist for the USDA, father of Charlotte Goodding Reeder, student of the grasses (Muhlenbergia).
 
Etymology Source: Allred, Kelly W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana II: Glossarium Nominum Second Edition

Watershed Events

  • Birding enthusiast and community partners can join Friends of the Frisco for a Bird ID workshop followed by a river clean-up on 5/7/2016. Contact friendsofthefrisco@gmail.com for more information.
  • Another birding event is scheduled for 5/14/2016 in Clifton at 9AM. Join Steve Ahmann, the Town of Clifton, and GWP as we celebrate the ribbon cutting of the Clifton birding trails. 
  • As always we have open volunteer hours at the Gila Native Plant Nursery from 8-Noon on Thursdays. Contact info@gwpaz.org for more information.


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Thank you to our Partners:

AZ Department of Agriculture 
AZ Department of Environmental Quality
AZ Department of Transportation
AZ Game and Fish Department
AZ State Land Department
City of Safford
Eastern Arizona College
Farm Bureau
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
Gila Valley Irrigation District
Gila Valley NRCD
Graham County
Graham County Chamber of Commerce
Greenlee County
Greenlee County Cattle Growers
 
Natural Resource Conservation Service
Southwest Decision Resources
Tamarisk Coalition
Town of Clifton
Town of Duncan
Town of Pima
Town of Thatcher
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Forest Service – Apache-Sitgreaves and Coronado
U of A Cooperative Extension
U of A Water Resource Research Center
And many Community Members

Get Involved in Your Watershed

For more information, contact us at:
info@gwpaz.org

or
Gila Watershed Partnership
P.O. Box 1614, Thatcher, Arizona 85552
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