Nick Botz
BECY 2024: A successful season comes to an end
This June brought the 2024 season of Borderlands Earth Care Youth (BECY) to a close. BECY took place over multiple sessions, with two...
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Nick Botz
May 203 min read
A glimpse into BECY 2024
We are excited to share that our 2024 season of the Borderlands Earth Care Youth (BECY) internship is underway. This year's interns...
Aspen Thies
Oct 30, 20233 min read
A Day at Pyeatt Ranch
The Watershed Restoration Program is partnering with the United States Forest Service and Pyeatt Ranch to slow down accelerated erosion...
Javier Noriega
Oct 19, 20233 min read
The Best Days of my Summer
I had an incredible experience in the third Sonoran Field Course in July! My colleagues, facilitators, and educators from Borderlands...
Jordan Sene
Jun 22, 20232 min read
Full Circle, Alumni Return
The Borderlands Earth Care Youth (BECY) program inspires and trains the next generation of land stewards by hiring youth living in the...
Melissa Fratello
Dec 28, 20222 min read
Sharing Knowledge & Saving Watersheds, One Rock at a Time
Of the many endeavors undertaken by our BRN crews in 2022 - building hundreds of erosion control structures, hosting demonstrations,...
Jordan Sene
Nov 3, 20223 min read
Educating for Change
The North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) is a US-based nonprofit organization. It is an integrated network of...
Jordan Sene
Jul 25, 20224 min read
Borderlands Earth Care Youth (BECY) 2022
This summer Borderlands Earth Care Youth (BECY) celebrated its 10 year anniversary with 13 borderlands youth interns and five adult...
Cholla Duir
Jun 26, 20222 min read
Fire Mitigation at the Borderlands Wildlife Preserve
Historically fire season in Arizona occurred from May through October. According to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire...
Caleb Weaver
Jun 14, 20221 min read
Youth to Build Sustainable Mini-Urban Farm
Thanks to recommendations made by a committee of Santa Cruz County residents convened by the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona,...
Damien Carlos
May 26, 20222 min read
Cultivating Water Stewards
With the end of the academic year comes the close of the third year of Ṣu:dagī ‘O Wuḍ Doakag, which translates from the O’odham language...
Sarah Klingenstein
May 9, 20222 min read
Town of Patagonia & BRN Partner on Conservation Easement
Mayor Andrea Wood signed a new conservation easement on May 2 at the Patagonia Town Hall. The town, in cooperation with Borderlands...
BRN Staff
Feb 24, 20222 min read
Harvesting Rainwater & Sustainable Gardens for Youth
As daylight waned and winter came into its own, the Patagonia Youth Enrichment Center (PYEC) began planning for the summer 2022 monsoon...
Francesca Claverie
Sep 28, 20213 min read
Agaves for Bats, in Celebration of Bat Week
October is the ultimate fall month in southern Arizona, and as the season shifts, the weather cools, and these longer nights are a...
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