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Info Session June 3
We'd love to meet you! On June 3, come to Bright Angel Park at 4528 Tigwell Rd between 11:30-2:30 to meet the research team and folks who have volunteered as a Streamflow Monitor in previous summers. Watch a demo of what's involved with streamflow monitoring, check...
What is your watershed moment?
Tell us about a time when you made a new connection with water. It was a turning point. Did you notice something special? Did you learn something fascinating? Did you enjoy the company of others? We’d love to hear about it. This year, we’re asking about the...
Join a Stream Team and make connections you will never forget
Residents in the Xwulqw’selu watershed are teaming up to monitor the flow of water in local streams this summer. Could this be you? Connect with the place you call home. Connect with other people and enjoy visiting the watershed together. Connect with water...
Team reflections on recent Xwulqw’selu Connections workshop
On December 5th 2022, Xwuqlw'selu Connections held a small hybrid (online and in-person at the HUB) workshop for folks involved in the Water Sustainability Planning work to learn more about how our project might support and connect to their future plans. We are so...
What we learned about the Xwulqw’selu Sta’lo’ in the 2022 field season
Wow what a great field season. We are cataloging where streamflow is coming from in the watershed by measuring and observing tributaries before they reach the mainstem of the Xwulqw'selu Sta'lo'. This is our second year of monitoring the lower watershed, and it’s...
Making Connections on World Rivers Day
Connections are at the heart of what we do. In celebration of World Rivers Day – held annually on the fourth Sunday in September - we gathered at Bright Angel Park in the forest above the Xwulqw’selu Sta’lo’ (Koksilah River) to connect with people, plants, and...
Celebrate Rivers on September 25 at Bright Angel Park
Every fourth Sunday in September, millions of people in over 100 countries celebrate World Rivers Day. Together, we care about the health of watersheds and appreciate our place in them. We visit in community with the places where we gather. We make new connections...
Our project team
(Photo by Barry Hetschko) As you can see on our ‘who we are’ and ‘rightsholders and partners’ pages, lots of people and organizations are connected to our project. The core of our project are five worker bees who make the magic happen with frequent meetings,...
2021 field season starting…
August 1st-7, 2021 First week of community monitoring begins!!! Our volunteers have committed to monitoring sites once a week for the next six weeks. Stay tuned for what we learn about the groundwater contribution into the lower watershed tributaries!!