Inside our May Newsletter Closing event May 7th in Tucson: Arizona Water Innovation Exhibit, Watershed Management Group May 12th Webinar: Northern AZ Water Society Lab Community Spotlights: Moms Clean Air, Student Graduates, New Staff Water Leadership Institute Updates Upcoming events, webinars, and conferences Publications, resources, & more!
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From left to right: Megan A. Carney, Carolina Jordão, Anahi Yerman, Holly Hames, Oscar Lai
The Arizona Water Innovation Exhibit opened in Tucson, AZ on April 4th at Watershed Management Group's Living Lab. The event complimented the Palo Verde Neighborhood Association's Art in the Gardens where there was live music, art, and vendors alongside informative panels of Arizona's water history, present, and future.
Thank you to the teams at Watershed Management Group, the University of Arizona Center for Regional Food Studies, and the Arizona Water for All Network at ASU Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory. |
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May 15th - June 30th Northern Arizona University Gallery in Communications Building 700 Knoles Dr, Flagstaff, AZ 86011 |
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| Photo credits: Anahi Yerman |
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| Photo credit: Faith Kearns |
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| AW4A Monthly Webinar Series Join us on Zoom: Wednesday, May 13th at 12pm Arizona Time |
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Our next AW4A Webinar features researchers from the Water, Society, and Policy (WaSP) Lab at the Northern Arizona University. We will hear from Lucero Radonic on leading the research lab, Miriam Nelson on results from the Regional Landscape Analysis, Mariessa Fowler and Lisa Hardy on Tribal leadership along the Colorado River. This monthly series is hosted every second Wednesday at 12:00 PM Arizona time. Bring your lunch, tune in, and meet network members. |
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Check out the AW4A LibraryFind resources and information on our growing library page. Make sure to bookmark our website for the latest updates. Our StoryMap Project launches next month! |
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Water Leadership Institute |
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WLI Alumni at the Arizona State Capitol Alumni visited the capitol on April 7th to learn about the legislative processes, meet with both legislators and policymakers, and share their water leadership stories. |
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| Left to Right: Martin pacheco, Ari Ruvalcaba, Kaitlen Bieber, Nieves Vazquez, Jennifer Diffley, Jason Chavez, Mariessa Fowler, Valeria Cabello, Ally Alvarez |
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| Congratulations Derrick Gonzales WLI Alumni Fall 2025 on being an Indigenous Correspondent |
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Navigating the Canyon’s Memories by tylee nez
A photo essay from a rafting trip on the San Juan River, a snowmelt-fed river flowing into the desert, for Indigenous matriarchs to reconnect with ancestral waterways and share generational knowledge. |
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"Growing With Each Current" is a cumulation of submissions from the participants reflecting on their relationship to water while participating in our bi-national and bilingual program.
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| We are excited for Mabel Rivera, a recent Southern Arizona Water Leadership Alum, on her upcoming book: The Song of the Santa Cruz River. This is a beautifully illustrated trilingual children’s book by authors Torran Anderson and Mabel Rivera, with illustrations by Bill Singleton. |
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Keep updated with all things Water Leadership Institute Next cohort pilots in Northern Arizona this summer! |
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Resources and Publications |
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| Kayaking on the Verde River. Photo: Landon Sawaya/American Whitewater Member |
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| Audubon Southwest’s new report, The Economic Impact of Arizona’s Rivers, Lakes, and Streams, found that water‑based recreation in Arizona generates $11.7 billion for Arizona’s economy and supports more than 72,000 jobs across the state, with those jobs paying annual wages of nearly $4 billion. Arizona’s waterways are central to our culture, history, and way of life. We must protect these invaluable places by restoring watersheds and wildlife habitat, and by implementing smart policies that improve Arizona’s water outlook. Audubon is happy to share the results more in depth for interested groups. Reach out to Haley.Paul@audubon.org for more information. |
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| By identifying and working with communities experiencing different water insecurity challenges the study aims to directly increase their water security and develop a deeper understanding of the drivers of and responses to water insecurity in the Southwestern United States. |
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2026 U.S. WASH Convening - Vessel Collective |
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| AW4A Webinar: Northern AZ Landscape Analysis on Water Leadership, Water Hauling |
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| NAU Opening Event: Arizona Water Innovation Exhibit |
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Communications Building 700 Knoles Dr, Flagstaff, AZ |
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| Northern Arizona Water Leadership Session 1 |
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June 22 - 25 Isleta Pueblo, NM |
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A Meeting of Sacred Waters |
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| AHS Arizona-Mexico Transboundary Scholarship Eligibility: Undergraduate or Graduate / ~$2,500 USD Deadline: May 16th |
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