For Stewards

Volunteer Spotlight

In March 2008, 29 Stewards graduated from the Master Watershed Steward class in Tucson to begin their work as watershed stewards! Throughout the course however, Stewards participated in a variety of projects within the Santa Cruz Watershed.  This spring several Stewards began a project at Sabino Canyon in the Coronado National Forest to remove Arundo donax from the riparian areas.  Arundo is in the giant reed family and is considered an invasive plant that has been found in Sabino Creek and along other streams throughout Arizona.

Each graduating Steward in the Tucson class was asked to prepare a 'final thought' that reflected the most important idea learned in class or the message all Arizonians should know and understand.  Click here to read some of these final thoughts - they are impressive!
*Final Thoughts by Stewards pdf

Calendar of Events

Volunteer Tracking
To enter volunteer and continuing education hours, please log-on to our secure site: https://cals.arizona.edu/exact/volunteer/

Step-by-step instructions for using the Volunteer Tracking system.

Listservs
We have two MWS listservs to help our Stewards stay connected with each other, learn about upcoming events and post their experiences:

Statewide_MWS listserv encompasses events happening throughout Arizona
Southern_AZ_MWS listserv focuses on events in Maricopa, Pima, Cochise and Santa Cruz Counties

Resource Guide
This guide is designed to act as a reference to assist you in finding organizations of interest that utilize volunteers for environmentally related projects.

MWS Policies & Documents
Continuing Education Policy
Equipment Loan Contract
MWS Creed
MWS Program Application (fillable word.doc), (pdf)
MWS Volunteer Agreement
MWS Resource Volunteer Agreement
Travel Grant Application
Travel Grant Reimbursement Survey