Healing the Earth: A volunteer workday to control erosion and plant seeds

Natural History Institute

Join NHI in the field with Friends of the Verde River and Prescott National Forest for a collaborative erosion control project!

Join us for a Saturday morning volunteer workday in partnership with the Friends of the Verde River and Prescott National Forest. Our goal is to restore the native habitat by building erosion-control structures and distributing seed balls.The morning will start with a site tour led by Chad Yocum, Prescott National Forest&#x27;s hydrologist, who will share the history of the site and future project goals. Then, we will work together to build loose rock structures -- which includes hauling medium-sized rocks to the site -- and distributing seed balls in the area. Loose rock structures are designed to slow water moving across the landscape and within a gully system. The Erosion Control pdf compiled by the Quivira Coalition is an excellent resource to review the methods we will use in the field, <a href="https://quiviracoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Erosion-Control-Field-Guide.pdf" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://quiviracoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Erosion-Control-Field-Guide.pdf</a>.*﻿Make sure you&#x27;re in good health and able to physically perform these tasks*W﻿e will meet in Chino Valley at 8am and carpool to the field site. On-site work will be between 9-11am; participants will be back to their cars by noon. The site has restricted parking that is exclusively accessible for high-clearance vehicles.P﻿articipants must bring:<ul><li>C﻿lose-toed shoes</li><li>G﻿loves</li><li>W﻿ork clothes, including long-sleeved shirt</li><li>H﻿at</li><li>S﻿unscreen</li><li>W﻿ater</li></ul>

T﻿racy Stephens is the Program Director at <a href="https://verderiver.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Friends of the Verde River</a>. She manages the Sustaining Flows and Restoring Habitat Programs and feels fortunate to have the opportunity to work with partners to protect and restore the Verde River watershed through on-the-ground projects.C﻿had Yocum is the hydrologist with <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/prescott" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Prescott National Forest</a>. He manages a number of ongoing erosion-control projects on the forest, often partnering with Friends of the Verde River for volunteer events. Chad is originally from Illinois.

T﻿his workday is part of our "Healing the Earth, Healing Ourselves" series. Sign up for other events in the series on their Eventbrite pages, linked below.<h2>Healing the Earth, Healing Ourselves</h2><h3>A reciprocal healing series from the Natural History Institute</h3>There is a growing awareness of the positive mental, physical, and physiological benefits that humans can reap from time spent in nature. Join the Natural History Institute in this new series where we ask: how can we heal ourselves in nature? And how can we, in all gratitude, work to heal the earth? Joined by a writer and philosopher, a local nonprofit, our partners at Prescott National Forest, and mindfulness leaders, we explore how to heal and how to give back. O﻿ther events in the series:4/12 - Gratitude - "Gratitude is a Way of Life," a webinar conversation with philosopher and nature writer Kathleen Dean Moore. FREE. S﻿ign up here:<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/586178705287" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/586178705287</a>5﻿/17 - Reciprocal Healing - "Natural History, Reciprocal Healing, and a Sense of Kinship," a speaker series talk by NHI Director Emeritus Tom Fleischner. FREE. S﻿ign up here: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/588345185287" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/588345185287</a>6﻿/10 - Healing Ourselves - "Homecoming: A Journey of Reconnection," a day-long workshop with Grace Burford &amp; Carol Russell. Participants will anchor in gratitude and experience mindfulness in nature through practices rooted in deep ecology, ancient wisdom, and systems thinking. $75S﻿ign up here: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/586216999827" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/586216999827</a>

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