Water Conservation
Information about water conservation and water harvesting
Tree planting, xeriscape, and children’s activities
Tree planting, xeriscape, and children’s activities
San Francisco Watershed Stewardship Curriculum
From 2009 to 2010, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) funded the design and installation of five rainwater harvesting systems in elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District. Each project installed a tank to capture rainwater, removed paved surfaces from the schoolyard to make room for a garden and let rainwater soak into the ground, and used native and edible plants to be irrigated by the on-site rainwater harvesting system. The projects achieve multiple goals: they raise watershed awareness, green the city’s public schools, and keep stormwater out of San Francisco’s combined sewer system. To help schools use rainwater harvesting systems as educational tools, the SFPUC partnered with the San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance and funded a Watershed Stewardship Curriculum. The lessons pertain to watershed awareness, green stormwater management, pollution awareness and prevention, and water conservation. All schools in San Francisco that replace schoolyard asphalt with permeable garden space and harvest rainwater for irrigation will find these lessons useful in connecting students to their watersheds. Lessons in this binder can be adapted for kindergarten through 6th grade, and beyond. Download the curriculum and put it to work in your school!
Teaching Kids About Water Conservation
A great collection of water conservation resources for educators. Most links provide access to many more educational tools and websites.
A Good Road Lies Easy on the Land- Water Harvesting from Low-Standard Rural Roads
A Good Road Lies Easy on the Land- Water Harvesting from Low-Standard Rural Roads
New Mexico Water Conservation Program- Educational materials from the Office of the State Engineer
New Mexico Water Conservation Program- Educational materials from the Office of the State Engineer
Methodologies for Calculating Baseline and Compliance Urban Per Capita Water Use
Methodologies for Calculating Baseline and Compliance Urban Per Capita Water Use (for the consistent implementation of the Water Conservation Act of 2009). California Department of Water Resources, Division of Statewide Integrated Water Management, Water Use and Efficiency Branch. October 2010
Funding Opportunity Announcement for 2012 Water Conservation Grants
The Water Conservation Field Service Program FOA R12SF40020 is now posted. The Bureau of Reclamation is providing financial assistance for a variety of cooperative activities, demonstration programs and pilot projects to promote and implement improved water management and conservation.
Arizona Water Meter
A Comparison of Water Conservation Programs in 15 Arizona Communities, published October 2010 by Western Resource Advocates
NM Forestry Divison - website with information about wildfire protection and prevention
We, at New Mexico State Forestry are responsible for wildfire suppression on all non-federal, non-municipal, non-tribal and non-pueblo lands. We also provide technical advice on forest and resource management to private landowners, and may include a commercial timber harvest to enhance wildlife habitat, increase water yield, reduce the hazard of insect infestation, diseases or fire.
Arizona Senior Water Policy Advisor
WRA seeks an experienced professional to lead our municipal water policy and conservation efforts in Arizona. The senior advisor will work primarily through WRA’s Smart Water Project that pursues creative and sustainable solutions for meeting growing human water demands in ways that minimize impacts to western rivers and watersheds. Salary is competitive with regional non-profit organizations, with excellent benefits.
New Mexico Water Trust Board 2010 Water Project Fund
The New Mexico Water Trust Board is now soliciting applications for financial assistance for water projects seeking funding from the 2010 Water Project Fund funding cycle. The projects to be considered by the WTB are as follows: 1. Storage, Conveyance and Delivery of Water; 2. Implementation of the Endangered Species Act; 3. Restoration and Management of Watersheds; 4. Flood Prevention Projects; and 5. Conservation, Recycling, Treatment or Reuse of water. Applications must be submitted by 5 pm Mountain Standard Time on Monday November 2, 2009. https://my.nmfa.net/wtb
The Sacramento Mountains Hydrogeology Study: How Geology and Climate Affect our Water Resources
A New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources report on the Sacramento Mountains Hydrogeology Study, an interdisciplinary, collaborative effort to understand the complex hydrology of the southern Sacramento Mountains. The project was conducted under the auspices of the bureau’s ongoing Aquifer Mapping Program, with the cooperation and funding of the Otero Soil and Water Conservation District. From NM Earth Matters, Winter 2011 issue. More information at: http://geoinfo.nmt.edu/resources/water/
Fire Safety Planning for Your Home
What do the words “forest and watershed health” mean to you? Not long ago, the health of our forests and water was not a concern for most citizens. But, after several years of drought, highly visible insect and disease devastation and an overall increase in the knowledge of our natural resources, New Mexicans are concerned about our forests and watershed health. We, at New Mexico State Forestry are responsible for wildfire suppression on all non-federal, non-municipal, non-tribal and non-pueblo lands. We also provide technical advice on forest and resource management to private landowners, and may include a commercial timber harvest to enhance wildlife habitat, increase water yield, reduce the hazard of insect infestation, diseases or fire.
Fire Prevention Tips for the outdoors
What do the words “forest and watershed health” mean to you? Not long ago, the health of our forests and water was not a concern for most citizens. But, after several years of drought, highly visible insect and disease devastation and an overall increase in the knowledge of our natural resources, New Mexicans are concerned about our forests and watershed health. We, at New Mexico State Forestry are responsible for wildfire suppression on all non-federal, non-municipal, non-tribal and non-pueblo lands. We also provide technical advice on forest and resource management to private landowners, and may include a commercial timber harvest to enhance wildlife habitat, increase water yield, reduce the hazard of insect infestation, diseases or fire.
2012 Western Wildland Urban Interface Grants - proposals due 8/12/11
The New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD), Forestry Division (Division) is issuing a Request for Applications for the implementation of the 2012 Western Wildland Urban Interface Grant program that will reduce the fire threat to New Mexico’s communities. The Division is soliciting Applications from counties, municipalities, soil and water conservation districts, and tribes that are surrounded by hazardous forest fuels, which pose a threat in the event of a wildland fire.
