Watershed Issues:
  • Copper and Selenium in Salt River and tributaries
  • High sediment yield in Salt and Gila Rivers
  • Increased erosion and water pollution due to forest fires
  • Low dissolved oxygen levels in many streams
  • Salt-cedar (tamarisk) invasion
  • High nutrient and E.coli levels in Tonto & Christopher Creeks
Classes: Contact Gila Extension or MWS State Coordinator for upcoming class schedule & program details. MWS will be partnering with the Little Colorado Coordinating Council to offer a MWS Program for Coyote Creek in 2011.
Projects:
  • Involvement with the Tonto Creek project funded by ADEQ
  • Construction of a Shade & Serenity Demonstration Garden and Rainwater Harvesting Project
  • Collection, identification and display of a Noxious Weeds Specimen Teaching Kit
Contact: Chris Jones
Associate Agent
Gila County Cooperative Extension
(928) 402-8586
ckjones@cals.arizona.edu