Tuesday, March 24 > Rain Garden Workshop
We have been closely monitoring the reports regarding the Coronavirus. To help assure the health and safety of our staff, their families, and the community in which we live and work, we are regretfully announcing the cancellation of all programming and events scheduled by Caminos de Agua, the Agua Vida Coalition, and the Municipality of San Miguel de Allende in observance of World Water Week from March 22nd through the 29th.
We hope that all our friends, supporters, and members of our community will take all the necessary steps to protect their health and that of their families as we enter this period.
For more information visit http://coronavirus.guanajuato.gob.mx.www.caminosdeagua.org
Time: CANCELLED
Location: CANCELLED
Language: Spanish
Cost: Free
Our office is right in front of a neighborhood park in Santa Cecilia. It is the perfect space to hold a demonstration on how to transform a public space by integrating the use of rainwater and at the same time build community collaboration.
We are excited to present special guest, Dr. Joaquin Murrieta of Watershed Management Group, who will be leading this unique hands-on rain garden workshop.
Come learn about passive rain system and how to recreate a mini watershed, as well as help the community of Santa Cecilia beautify their park with native plants.
Together—neighbors, students, families, and the greater San Miguel community—we can transform the park with the power of rain!
Bring a water bottle, sunscreen, and clothes that you do not mind getting a bit dirty.
Get To Know Joaquin
Joaquin specializes in building resilience in diverse communities by enhancing the connections between people, culture, and natural resources. He brings vast experience on the multicultural border region between the US and Mexico, where he has implemented community-based approaches to the management of watersheds, river restoration, geo-tourism, conservation of native peoples, and best practices for the ranching community. His past work has been with the Sonoran Institute and as a consultant for National Geographic Society. Joaquin is a graduate of the University of Arizona with MSc in Natural Resources and Agricultural Economics and a Ph.D. in Renewable Natural Resources Studies with an emphasis on management, policy, and economics of natural resources. A native of Sonora, Mexico, and resident of Arizona, he is bilingual.
To view the entire list of World Water Day Events, click here.