Community Watershed Alliance

Community Watershed Alliance
of the Middle San Pedro Valley
Riparian Monitoring Network

…an evolving team of stakeholders
working together to promote
the sustainable health of
our watershed.

	COMMUNITY RIPARIAN MONITORING NETWORK
		Bridging the information gap between upstream riparian areas near Sierra Vista and down stream of The Narrows.
		Under the guidance of Dr. Julie Stromberg from Arizona State University, teams of ecologists, botanists, hydrologists, and local volunteers launched a network of riparian (streamside) monitoring stations to better understand the following important factors: Determine where healthy cottonwood and willow forests remain within the Benson Subwatershed Monitor the ground water conditions associated with this vegetation over the long-term to track changes Better quantify how much water is actually used by riparian vegetation to better develop a regional ground water model.


Coordinated Effort by Community Watershed Alliance Volunteers and Partners including: Arizona State University University of Arizona -NEMO US Geological Survey USDA-Agricultural Research Service The Nature Conservancy Local Land Owners
		BE A VOLUNTEER! Repeated sampling will occur at the same locations every one to five years, indefinitely. On site training for volunteers!