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BRN Moves Forward With New Greenhouse Construction
In 2023, BRN’s Borderlands Nursery & Seed program applied for a new greenhouse to increase native container plant production funded by...
Francesca Claverie
Mar 152 min read


Borderlands of Change
Student Guest Blog Sofia DeFanti is a second year student at Whitman College, studying Environmental Studies and Sociology. She visited...
Sofia DeFanti
Jan 246 min read


Starting off Strong
The Watershed Restoration Program is starting 2025 stronger than ever. With over 5,000 erosion control structures under our belts since...
Aspen Thies
Jan 232 min read


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...
Nick Botz
Jul 17, 20244 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...
Nick Botz
May 20, 20243 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...
Aspen Thies
Oct 30, 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...
Javier Noriega
Oct 19, 20233 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...
Jordan Sene
Jun 22, 20232 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,...
Melissa Fratello
Dec 28, 20222 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
Nov 3, 20223 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...
Jordan Sene
Jul 25, 20224 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...
Cholla Duir
Jun 26, 20222 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,...
Caleb Weaver
Jun 14, 20221 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...
Damien Carlos
May 26, 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...
Sarah Klingenstein
May 9, 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...
BRN Staff
Feb 24, 20223 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...
Francesca Claverie
Sep 28, 20213 min read
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