Cienega Watershed Partnership

03/23/2026

Dear friends and colleagues of Shela McFarlin,

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of Shela's passing. As a beloved co-founder and two-time chair of our board, Shela touched the lives of many through her passion, knowledge, mentorship, kindness, and dedication. In honoring her memory, we invite you to join us in celebrating her remarkable life at an upcoming event for those who knew her. For more information on how to offer a tribute to Shela and to share your own memories, please visit the following link:

https://webforms.eleoonline.com/FormDatas/63/db7642df-1f32-4121-81fb-b11c928d0fb1.

Thank you for keeping Shela and her legacy in your thoughts

05/05/2025

Kick off Arizona Public Lands Action Week with us! 🏜️

We’re hosting a letter writing party, where we will be writing hand-written letters to members of Congress asking them to defend public lands and to tell the Trump administration hands off our national monuments and other important public lands.

Join us at our office in Phoenix to write letters and learn more about upcoming actions you can take this week to stand up for public lands!

Sunday, May 4th at 3pm
Downtown Phoenix
Light snacks and materials will be provided

RSVP: bit.ly/3Rxwv8Y link in bio!

05/10/2024

Happening Tomorrow!

Connecting with the Land: Community, Science, and Partnership in the Sonoita and Patagonia Region

Saturday, May 11th from 10am-1pm
Location: Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve
150 Blue Heaven Road
Patagonia, AZ 85624

We appreciate your help sharing this event widely - hope to see you on May 11th!

More info here: https://conta.cc/3WusSEy

Spend a few ours with us in the beautiful outdoors learning about the watershed You're Invited! Saturday, May 11th Connecting with the Land Community, Science, and Partnership at the Patagonia-Sonoita

05/06/2024

This weekend!

Connecting with the Land: Community, Science, and Partnership in the Sonoita and Patagonia Region

Saturday, May 11th from 10am-1pm
Location: Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve
150 Blue Heaven Road
Patagonia, AZ 85624

We appreciate your help sharing this event widely - hope to see you on May 11th!

More info here:

Spend a few ours with us in the beautiful outdoors learning about the watershed You're Invited! Saturday, May 11th Connecting with the Land Community, Science, and Partnership at the Patagonia-Sonoita

04/30/2024

Check out the Patagonia Resource Alliance May-Day Event!

This weekend on Saturday, May 4th in beautiful Patagonia, AZ!

Click this link for more details: https://conta.cc/3y0EWDn

Don't miss the Patagonia Area Resource Alliance May-Day (May 4th) Event   Take the Cienega watershed tour on your way! Click Here to download the virtual tour and get more information You can take the

04/22/2024

You're Invited!

Connecting with the Land: Community, Science, and Partnership in the Sonoita and Patagonia Region

Saturday, May 11th from 10am-1pm
Location: Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve
150 Blue Heaven Road
Patagonia, AZ 85624

We appreciate your help sharing this event widely - hope to see you on May 11th!

More info here:

Spend a few ours with us in the beautiful outdoors learning about the watershed You're Invited! Saturday, May 11th Connecting with the Land Community, Science, and Partnership at the Patagonia-Sonoita

04/02/2024

Today is Arizona Gives day and it was a pleasure to donate to CWP to ensure the continuation of some great programs in the watershed. To donate, just go online at cienega.org. Pretty painless!

04/01/2024

Help Extend the Patagonia Train Track Trail for Tom!

Donate Here: https://gofund.me/de771d0f

The Cienega Watershed Partnership is working with the Friends of Sonoita Creek and the Mountain Empire Trails Association to make this happen.

This trail will be dedicated to Tom Meixner, former Department Head and Professor in the University of Arizona Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences and beloved Chair of the Cienega Watershed Partnership.

This trail will carry on Tom's legacy of connecting people to nature.

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03/22/2024

Looking for something fun to do this weekend?

Take a beautiful virtual tour through the Cienega Watershed!

Learn more and get the app at: http://www.cienega.org/explore-2/virtual-tour/

Experience the beautiful Cienega Watershed with this driving tour. Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Take the Cienega Watershed virtual tour! Click Here to download the tour and get more i

03/20/2024

https://conta.cc/43qmRKo

Do you know a watershed hero? Make A Donation   2024 CWP Wall of Honor nomination window is now open!   The CWP Wall of Honor is a way of recognizing those individuals and groups who make a difference

02/21/2024

Sharing in unity with indigenous peoples who share concerns about mining's impacts on life.

"Demon Mineral" documents the Indigenous struggle for vital living space in the radioactive desert of the American Southwest. Spanning the breadth of the Navajo Nation, in a landscape perforated by abandoned uranium mines, the film unearths efforts to reclaim sacred homeland. Shot over the course of 4 years with Diné (Navajo) community oversight and guidance, the film examines the legacy of uranium extraction from the perspectives of both the landscape and its inhabitants.

Demon Mineral's TUCSON screening, while on their US Tour, is March 13 at 3!
The other March 12 times are for Radio Active and Downwind, respectively; also both great films!

INTERNATIONAL URANIUM FILM FESTIVAL MARATHON ACROSS NORTH AMERICA The 2024 International Uranium Film Festival (IUFF) in North America begins March 7 at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock. The "Turtle Island" marathon tour of this worldwide unique film festival on all nuclear topics and dangers...