Arizona Municipal Water Users Assn

Collaborated with the maricopa county cooperative extension to fund, implement, and promote the smartscape program, a training program for landscape and irrigation professionals. Partnered with tucson water and the pima county cooperative extension to realign the maricopa and pima county smartscape programs curriculums and branding. Worked with radian developers to enhance the smartscape website and database as well as implement updates. Partnered with the alliance for water efficiency on research, codes and standards, policy, and projects to advance the efficient and sustainable use of water. Partnered with the arizona nursery association to promote, advance, and effect the nursery industry and educate the public and industry professionals on low-water-use landscapes. Continued to offer and promote a text alert service, allowing citizens to subscribe to receive monthly watering reminders to water their landscapes properly and efficiently. Worked with municipal staff and plant experts on the update of the landscape plants for the arizona desert book. Worked with arizona department of water resources (adwr) on the update to the phoenix ama low water, drought tolerant regulatory plant list.

Landscape book - amwua updated its publication landscape plants for the arizona desert: a detailed guide on low-water-use plants. The publication was printed and distributed to its members to support their individual conservation education and outreach efforts.