College to offer watershed class

By Diane Saunders
Staff Writer
Published on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 8:58 AM MST

The Eastern Arizona College — in conjunction with the Gila Watershed Partnership — is offering a watershed steward class called Water and Watersheds.

Partnership members learned details of the class during its Aug. 12 meeting.

The class begins Sept. 2 at the college’s Discovery Park Campus. Classes will meet from 5-8 p.m. each Wednesday through Nov. 14. The class will also include several field trips held on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost of the class is $120. A limited number of scholarships are available, and those 55 and older are eligible for a tuition waiver.

Jan Holder, director of the Gila Watershed Partnership, said the three-credit class will cover a variety of topics that will be of interest to area residents. Those topics include flooding issues in Graham and Greenlee counties, erosion, geology and soils, water quality, riparian areas, wildlife and climate and weather.

Field trips will include visits to San Simon, Duncan, Bonita Creek, Gila River, Kaler Ranch and the Apache Grove project near Duncan.

In another water matter, partnership members learned the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension received a grant to fund water harvesting projects. These projects will be set up at the Cooperative Extension Office, the Safford Chamber of Commerce and the Simpson Hotel in Duncan.

Holder said the projects will demonstrate how to collect rainwater from roofs. The harvested water can be used to water plants and gardens.

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