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Children’s Water Festival 2023
May is my favorite time of year. I get to show kids how special the Gila River is! They learn about riparian plants, skulls, and macroinverterbrates. All thx to the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance and the U.S. Forest Service – Gila National Forest.
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Shallow Groundwater Monitoring Along the Gila River
What a fun learning experience installing a 12’-deep piezometer on the banks of the Gila River! The second flood last year took about 4 of them out and they need to be reinstalled. These help us understand the interactions between shallow groundwater and riparian ecosystems. Transducers record every half hour and they’re checked/downloaded quarterly. There…
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Asphalt Emulsion Spill on NM-15
On September 26, 2022, a tanker operated by R. Marley LLC on contract for the New Mexico Department of Transportation fell on its side while navigating a hairpin curve on NM-15, resulting in the spill of 2,012 gallons of asphalt emulsion directly into Jaybird Canyon. In mid-October, Stratus was brought on by R. Marley to…
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Protecting our rural groundwater users from mine dewatering impacts.
Neighborly concerns expressed in public hearing for proposed Tyrone mine expansion.
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EcoCamp brings Apache teens to their roots
I was thankful today to have been invited to join the week-long EcoCamp as a geology/hydrology guide! EcoCamp is hosted by the Upper Gila Watershed Alliance and The Nature Conservancy, where students engage in educational activities along the banks of the Gila River. Located at the Box Canyon Day Use Area along the Gila River…
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The Children’s Water Festival is a Blessing!
Teaching hydrology and fostering an appreciation for the Gila River.
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Why aren’t ground water reserves filling up when it is raining? Doesn’t the water just seep through the soil back into the reservoirs?
Understanding water’s journey to the aquifer.
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World Water Day 2022 – Celebrating Groundwater
I led a hydrology field trip to San Vicente Creek!
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What do scientists use to determine the geologic time scale?
Main principles and techniques in constructing the geologic time scale.
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Highway 180 Geology Field Trip
I led a geology field trip for the 2021 Gila River Festival through the Mangas Valley and the Gila/Cliff Valley.
One Water, Many Currents