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Spring Forum 2023
Collaborating responses to drought and water shortage with conversations that include local conditions, local resources, diverse voices, and environmental water needs
FREE! Register Now!
Please register by March 21st to ensure you get your lunch included.
Topics: Recent climate projections, new projects for resiliency to aridification, cutting edge policies for water sustainability, cultural shifts in conservation and landscape values, the impacts of wells on shallow groundwater dependent ecosystems, the latest research on effective green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) and low impact development (LID) practices for conservation in urban areas and sustaining creeks, and filling gaps in water shortage outreach coordination.
Audience and Speakers: Water Stakeholders, Academics, Environmental Professionals, Water and Land Managers, and Community Leaders actively collaborating in our water future.
We provide a Unique Forum Approach where we strive to build collaborative actions to achieve shared goals and increase the benefits of water projects. Our established watershed collaboration Plan and growing partners are the foundation we build on. While there is already great coverage of Colorado River and long-term major water importation efforts, this Spring, we bring attention to how both changing CAP supplies can, and local climatic conditions are, impacting creeks and our urban landscapes. Participants will hear about model projects and policies that include underutilized local stormwater resources.
Field Day - March 29th, 8am-2pm
- Location: Confluence of the Rillito River, Tanque Verde Creek, and Pantano Creek, meeting up at on the Loop- Craycroft Parking Area in Tucson AZ.
- Format: Participate in service activities such as vegetation mapping, engage with other SCWC participants over lunch creekside, and hear inspiring presentations to learn about the significance of this shallow groundwater area which was historically a large marsh.
- Action: You’ll be able to participate in a service activity to advance restoration efforts in the area, including: 1) mapping of Cottonwood trees, spring locations, and invasive species, 2) mapping locations for potential stormwater basins and berms along the Loop, or 3) learning how to remove invasive Arundo donax.
Conference Day - April 6th, 8:30am-4:30pm
- Location: Starting with a short tour at Kino Environmental Restoration Project (Google Map code: 53J9+QW) then moving indoors to the Event Center (2805 E Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85713) with virtual conference options starting at 10am.
- Format: Diverse speakers with innovative topics leading panels, discussions, and break-out working sessions to develop collaborative strategies and projects. Also featuring a ceremony for providing LID Certificates of Appreciation to community leaders and case study sites.
- Action: We aim to spark conversation around making a resilient community and environment in hotter, drier times that lead to collaborative grant projects.
- Happy hour to follow
Register Today!
Forum Planners and Special Guests: SCWC partners, PAG, Pima County LID Working Group, ASU Sustainable Cities Network’s GI Working Group, UArizona, and the University of Western Australia.
Thank you to our event sponsors: Tucson Water and WLB Group!
Please contact us if you may be able to add a sponsorship!
Contact: Stay tuned for more details and a forum agenda. If have any questions, contact SCWCollaborative@gmail.com
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