GILA WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP OF ARIZONA

Thatcher, Arizona

Our Mission

The Gila Watershed Partnership was founded in 1992 to improve the Upper Gila Watershed of Arizona. We are a 501(c)3 not-for-profit Arizona Corporation that is made up of community members and representatives from businesses, organizations, and local, state and federal agencies who live and work in Graham and Greenlee counties.

Who We Are

We are the only organization in the Upper Gila Watershed that has the ability to work within and across physical, political, social, economic, cultural, and geographic boundaries to make things happen. This is key to being able to address major issues and implement lasting solutions. We design programs and projects to address our issues and seek funding to implement them. Examples of our work include the sealing of saline wells, erosion control efforts, fluvial geomorphology assessment, river cleanup, vehicle recycling, E.coli reduction research, off-riparian wells, water conservation education programs, removal of levees and restored functionality in the Gila River, economic development, and much much more.