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Borderlands Habitat Restoration Initiative
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Our goal is to reconnect wildlife, land, and people in the borderland region.
Location: Patagonia, AZ
Members: 39
Latest Activity: Apr 22
Welcome
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Permaculture Earthworks - Harvest Rainwater
- Erosion Control Structure Workshop at Deep Dirt Farm Institute -
Help us restore Stevens Canyon on Sunday, May 5th from 8am-1pm using Permaculture techniques. We'll build rock structures to slow, spread and sink rain into the ground. Bring gloves, a hat, water bottle, snacks, close-toed shoes, sunglasses or safety glasses and long pants.
Bring a dish to share for a lunch potluck!
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___________About Borderlands Habitat Restoration Initiative___________
The borderland between southern Arizona and northern Sonora is one of the most biologically diverse temperate areas in the world.The unusually high biological diversity of the region results from the confluence of four great biogeographic domains- the Sonoran desert to the West, the Chihuahuan desert to the East, the Sierra Madre to the South and the Rocky Mountains to the North- and the intermingling of their unique floras and faunas.
Because of its rugged topography and arid climate, much of the region and its flora and fauna have remained largely intact, but that is changing rapidly. In just the past 50 years, human settlements have grown from a few dusty border towns to several sprawling, rapidly growing cities. Changing economic conditions, rising land prices, and changing climate are forcing farmers to abandon once fertile lands and ranchers to split up and sell portions of large ranches. Unplanned urban development and poor land use practices have resulted in habitat degradation, fragmentation, and the loss of biological diversity.
The Borderlands Habitat Restoration Initiative aims to help local citizens restore degraded land and improve wildlife habitat using tested methods. If you are interested in learning more about the initiative and how you can become involved, please read some of the essays posted as "Pages" on this site.
The first essay, by Gary Nabhan, explains why pollinatiors are an important focus of our restoration efforts. The second essay, by Ron Pulliam, explores what restoration means and gives an introduction to our approach and methods. The third essay, by David Hodges, tells of the amazing restoration work done by Valer and Josiah Austin on the Cuenca los Ojos ranches.
We hope you will join our group and participate in our restoration projects. If you do, you will be given the opportunity to attend free workshops where restoration and plant propagation techniques are taught and to participate in on-the-ground restoration projects in your own community.You will also be able to make a real contribution to wildlife and to reconnecting people, land, and wildlife.
Discussion Forum
Patagonia's Earth Day Festival 2013
Started by Molly McCormick Apr 22. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Deep Dirt & Borderlands Restoration Initiative's Booth at Earth FestivalI enjoyed meeting you all at Earth Fest this year. Thanks for coming by our booth to discuss the important work of restoring natural processes & plant diversity in our…Continue
Tags: Borderlands Habitat Restoration Initiative, Earth Day Festival,, Deep Dirt Farms,
Joe Quiroga Honored as a Local Hero at Patagonia’s EarthFest
Started by Ron Pulliam. Last reply by Barbara Neville Johnson Aug 12, 2012. 4 Replies 2 Likes
Joe Quiroga Honored as a Local Hero for Patagonia’s EarthFest for His Work Constructing Trincheras to Harvest Rainwater, Reverse Erosion and Enhance Grass Cover Around the time that Joe Quiroga turned sixty, he began a new endeavor that…Continue
Slideshow of photos from EarthFest Event Honoring Joe Quiroga
Fall Planting Day
Started by Ron Pulliam Oct 5, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes
We are looking for volunteers to help with some experimental plants in late October. We are establishing some plots to see how well the plants we have grown in the greenhouse will survive in nature. The design calls for 16 plots with contast between…Continue
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Comment by Carolyn Shafer on February 15, 2013 at 5:10pm -
testing counter
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Comment by Gooch Goodwin on August 19, 2012 at 6:48pm -
The Triops is featured in the slide show. Here it is again though.
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Comment by Ron Pulliam on August 18, 2012 at 9:06pm -
Thanks Joe for showing us your trincheras and thank Gooch for arranging the trip and for your great slides.
Gooch, can you post the shot of the"fairy shrimp"? It is not a fairy shrimp, like we thought but a Triops, a type of crustacean that is found in vernal pools and often eats fairy shrimp.
Great day.
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Comment by Gooch Goodwin on August 12, 2012 at 7:17am
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castilleja linariifolia aka Indian Paintbrush.
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Comment by Ron Pulliam on August 11, 2012 at 7:48pm
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OK Gooch. Tell us what it is.
Ron P.
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Comment by Gooch Goodwin on August 11, 2012 at 5:54pm
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Oh the lengths we go to for plant identification...
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Comment by Gooch Goodwin on June 18, 2012 at 12:17pm
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4 Ways to Participate in National Pollinator Week!
#5. Support Borderlands Habitat Restoration Initiative!
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Comment by Ron Pulliam on January 29, 2012 at 5:58pm
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carolyn, yes you can come for just one day or for part of a day. we'll have a core group there all the time and others can come and go as schedules demand. the only problem is that we will be working in several locations and don't know how long we'll be at any one site. so, if you are not coming at 9 am on the 16th, it might be best to call (708-621-0166) just before you come to see where we are.
ron p.
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Comment by Carolyn Shafer on January 29, 2012 at 3:24pm
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Question about Feb 16 & 23 TNC events: can one attend one or the other day if not able to be there for both days?
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Comment by Ron Pulliam on November 27, 2011 at 9:47am
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I have been helping the Girl Scouts with their pollinator garden in downtown Patagonia. I'll be meeting Cornelia O'Conner to work on the garden this coming Tuesday (Nov 29 at 8 AM). Come join us if you can. We'll be doing some soil admendments and planting some hummingbird plants. Bring a shovel. It's the small garden near the community center and just across the road from the Gathering Ground.
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