STEWARDSHIP DAYS ELKHORN / LAS DELICIAS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Supported by:
Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold
Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation Department,
Altar Valley Conservation Alliance and Partners

The entire project will run from January 9-23, 2012. Focused learning opportunities will be the weekends of January 14-15 & 21-22.
Join the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance Restoration Coordinator David Seibert and watershed restoration experts Bill Zeedyk and Steve Carson for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn by doing. We’re seeking people to install rock structures that will harvest upland rainwater flows to reestablish vegetation and arrest erosion. In the process, you’ll learn how the low-tech system of induced meandering stabilizes and restores eroding gully systems. You’ll help implement low-tech techniques that drain road systems and harvest water onto the adjoining land in order to restore watershed surface hydrological function and promote vegetation for wild life and livestock. Construction of the structures involves physical work while moving and placing rocks, but if you’re not sure that’s for you, rest assured that there are still ways you can be involved!
Photography is also welcome.
Please bring: Food, water bottles/canteens, camping supplies (wood fires strongly discouraged), gloves, hat, and sturdy work shoes.
To learn more contact: David Seibert (dseibert@email.arizona.edu) or Mary Miller (mary@elkhornranch.com)
To RSVP: please fill out the form below and return to Sarah King at sehking@gmail.com.
If you’d rather, you can also print it and mail it to:
Altar Valley Conservation Alliance
PO Box 27906
Tucson AZ 85726
Upon receipt of your RSVP, you will receive a confirmation note with your dates, role, map, and a release of liability form that you will need to bring with you on your first day of work.
PLEASE RSVP BY DECEMBER 16, 2011.
Click to download AVCA Elk-LD Volunteer Flyer