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*Watershed Watch assists teachers and students with field studies aimed at monitoring watershed functions, soil erosion, and fishery health. Students participating in the program collect biological, chemical, and physical data and present their findings to interested parties such as acequia associations, school boards, and state and federal agencies charged with water quality monitoring. Some of this data has also been contributed to Watershedwiser.org, an online database that tracks the health of multiple watersheds around the state. *Youth for Secure Water Future provides opportunities for students to meet at the NM Legislature to discuss water policy issues with a panel of speakers from various state agencies, Native American pueblos, and non-governmental organizations. *Mentoring young adults in the watershed profession creates job shadowing, professional development and hands-on opportunities for 18-25 year old youth with an emphasis on Native Americans.  

*Building Collaborative Tools.  We host a number of events and collaborative resources.  For instance we organized two Statewide Watershed Forums 2008 and 2010 to provide tools and information to promote local leadership for watershed restoration projects. Citizens and agencies were also given the chance to share successes, challenges, and innovations, and to network to discuss watershed issues. We also created www.watershedwiser.org to provide a tool for sharing watershed restoration and monitoring data.  

* Watershed Restoration and Erosion Control.  We design, implement and monitor ecological restoration, water harvesting, and other project that directly improve the resilience and stewardship of natural resources.