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Claire Hartigan (she/they) is one of our newest Watershed Restoration Technicians! Claire is a graduate of Central Michigan University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She grew up just outside Patagonia in the San Rafael Valley, which shaped her love for the borderlands.
Before joining BRN, Claire worked seasonally for Michigan's Department of Natural Resources, spending time with local botanists to collect and preserve native plant seeds and conduct other botany-related work. She also volunteered with groups such as Tucson Audubon and Watershed Management Group.
Claire loves any type of outdoor recreation such as backpacking, hiking, and kayaking. She also loves riding and training horses and currently lives on a local ranch where she is about to welcome two newly adopted wild mustangs. When not enjoying outdoor activities, Claire enjoys reading and film photography.
📸: Spencer J. Harding
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#WatershedRestoration #BorderlandsRestoration #NewCrew
11 Nov 2026
We've recently captured some amazing wildlife moments on our camera traps at the Borderlands Wildlife Preserve, and this one featuring a javelina family is a new favorite!
Javelinas (Dicotyles tajacu), also known as collared peccaries, are a familiar sight in and around Patagonia. Although they look a lot like pigs, they're actually members of a completely different mammal family. Pigs belong to the Suidae family, while javelinas belong to the Tayassuidae family.
They travel in family groups, rather delightfully called squadrons, which typically number 10 or fewer. We never get tired of seeing who's passing through the Preserve!
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#Javelinas #BorderlandsRestoration #BorderlandsWildlifePreserve
09 Nov 2026
The significant rainfall impacting the Southwest this fall underscores the need to continue investing in our landscapes and water infrastructure to convey and retain floodwaters, replenish reservoirs, recharge aquifers, and rehabilitate habitat.
Audubon Southwest and partners traveled to southern Arizona to see how funding is turning into action through water projects that are helping communities, supporting wildlife habitat, and stewarding water supplies. 💧
Learn more here or the link in our bio: https://tinyurl.com/WaterProjectSouthernAZ
06 Nov 2026
🦇 Some of our favorite treats depend on BATS! Hear from Dr. Kristen Lear, with @batconservationinternational, and Francesca Claverie, agave conservator with @borderlandsrestoration, about the key roles bats play in pollinating our planet. 🦇🌎
🎥: Snapchat x Re:wild
#rewild #BATS #BatConservation #EcologicalRestoration #NativePlants
05 Nov 2026
Our Watershed Restoration Crew is growing! Join us in welcoming them over the next couple of weeks as we get to know our new team.
Introducing Aaron Katz (he/him), one of our new Watershed Restoration Technicians! He's a graduate of Oregon State University with a B.S. in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences. Originally from Southern California, he lived in Washington and Oregon before making his way to Southern Arizona. Before joining BRN, Aaron worked as a research assistant in Oregon State University’s Weed Science Lab and previously interned with BRN’s Native Plant Program.
Outside of work, Aaron enjoys birding and spending time outdoors hiking, biking, and traveling, often while birding.
📸: Spencer J. Harding (@spencerjharding)
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#WatershedRestoration #BorderlandsRestoration #NewCrew
05 Nov 2026
Greenhouse update! Our staff and volunteer crews have been hard at work the past couple of weeks, racing against time to get our commercial greenhouse back together again before the first frost!
Alongside our trusty staff, who headed up the project, we had volunteers from Fort Huachuca and @ArizonaConservationCorps lend their efforts. Our commercial greenhouse now has a fresh coat of paint, a new floor, and a fresh shade cloth, with more improvements on the way!
We are so grateful for all of the generous help from our volunteers. We couldn't have done it without you! Not by a long shot.
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¡Actualización sobre el invernadero! Nuestro personal y los equipos de voluntarios han estado trabajando arduamente durante las últimas semanas, contrarreloj para tener nuestro invernadero comercial listo antes de la primera helada.
Además de nuestro dedicado personal, quienes lideraron el proyecto, contamos con la colaboración de voluntarios de Fort Huachuca y del Cuerpo de Conservación de Arizona. Nuestro invernadero comercial ahora luce una nueva capa de pintura, un piso nuevo y una nueva malla de sombreo, ¡y pronto habrá más mejoras!
Estamos muy agradecidos por la generosa ayuda de nuestros voluntarios. ¡No lo habríamos logrado sin ustedes! Ni de lejos.
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#NativePlants #AZNativePlants #PollinatorPlants #NativePlantNursery #OrganicPlantNursery
28 Oct 2026
🌿 Join Borderlands Restoration Network as our full-time Watershed Restoration Program Director!
Ready to lead hands-on restoration efforts that make a lasting impact across the U.S.-Mexico borderlands? Help guide our Watershed Restoration team and advance innovative projects that restore healthy watersheds and thriving ecosystems.
📍 Based in Patagonia, AZ (or nearby)
💰 Salary range starting at: $65,000–$72,000
📅 Apply by November 16!
🌱 Check out the full job description and apply at the link in our bio!
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#WatershedRestoration #BorderlandsRestorationNetwork #WorkWithUs #ApplyNow
27 Oct 2026
The WRP team recently conducted a site visit with the Arizona Land and Water Trust (@arizonalandandwatertrust) at Circle Z Ranch (@circlezrancharizona) to see how our erosion control structures and native plant seed pellets are working after this summer's monsoon season.
One of their beautiful horses was interested in joining the restoration action and picked up a rock hammer!
Many thanks to Arizona Land and Water Trust and Water Infrastructure Finance Authority for funding this wonderful project.
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#WatershedRestoration #NativePlant #EcologicalRestoration
23 Oct 2026
We're giving our commercial greenhouse a makeover! 💅
Thanks to so much help from our volunteers from Fort Huachuca, @arizonaconservationcorp and @asu_transborder, we were able to move all the plants and benches out of the greenhouse last Sunday. We had around 30 volunteers who pushed through the storm to get the job done! We did this in order to make way for new landscape fabric, new shade cloth and painting the bones of the greenhouse formerly known as The Whale Carcass. Perhaps with a shiny new coat of paint will come a shiny new name? Only time will tell.
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¡Estamos renovando nuestro invernadero comercial! 💅
Gracias a la gran ayuda de nuestros voluntarios de Fort Huachuca, el Arizona Conservation Corps y la Northern Arizona University, el domingo pasado pudimos sacar todas las plantas y mesas del invernadero. ¡Contamos con unos 30 voluntarios que desafiaron la tormenta para completar la tarea! Realizamos este trabajo para preparar el terreno para la nueva malla antihierbas y la nueva malla de sombreo, así como para pintar la estructura del invernadero, conocido anteriormente como La Carcasa de Ballena. ¿Quizás una nueva y reluciente capa de pintura traiga consigo un nombre nuevo y reluciente? Solo el tiempo lo dirá.
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#NativePlants #AZNativePlants #PollinatorPlants #NativePlantNursery #OrganicPlantNursery
22 Oct 2026
On Tuesday our partners from the @NationalParkService and @FortBowienps came down to the nursery to pick up 150 native plants to be installed at Fort Bowie National Historic Site. Positioned at the juncture of four major biogeographical provinces: Madrean, Rocky Mountain, Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts, the site is defined by grassland, chapparal, and riparian woodland corridors. Reliable springs, diverse geology, and mixed biogeography contribute to a landscape of exceptional ecological diversity. Despite this, much of Fort Bowie has suffered the adverse impacts of human disturbance. We hope these plants can play a part in fortifying the natural biodiversity of the site.
This order included Brickellia californica, Gutierrezia sarothrae, Glandularia gooddingii, Disakisperma dubium, Sporobolus cryptandrus, Rhus microphylla, Ericameria nauseosa, Parthenium incanum, Acaciella angustissima, Dasylirion wheeleri, Nolina microcarpa, and Trixis californica.
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#NativePlants #AZNativePlants #NativePlantNursery #OrganicPlantNursery
15 Oct 2026
On Tuesday, our BECY interns spent the day at the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, where they learned about native seed collection and the role of seeds in restoring our local ecosystems.
The morning began with an introduction to BRN’s Native Plant Program and seed collection crew, followed by a hands-on seed collection activity in the field.
After lunch, the group joined Friends of the San Pedro River (@fspraz) docents for a guided hike. Along the riparian corridor, they explored the incredible flora and fauna of the San Pedro and learned why this unique ecosystem is so important to our region.
Thanks to the U.S. Forest Service and the Arizona Lottery (@AZLottery) for funding this impactful program!
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Este martes, nuestros pasantes de BECY pasaron el día en el Área Nacional de Conservación Ribereña del San Pedro, donde aprendieron sobre la recolección de semillas nativas y su rol en la restauración de nuestros ecosistemas locales.
La mañana comenzó con una introducción a @borderlandsplants y al equipo de recolección de semillas, seguida de una actividad práctica de recolección en el campo.
Después del almuerzo, el grupo se unió a los guías de la organización Friends of The San Pedro River para una caminata guiada. A lo largo del corredor ribereño, exploraron la increíble flora y fauna del río San Pedro y aprendieron por qué este ecosistema único es tan importante para nuestra región.
¡Gracias al U.S. Forest Service y a la Lotería de Arizona por financiar este programa de gran impacto!
#USForestService #AZLottery #AZLotteryPartner #EcologicalRestoration #BorderlandsEarthCareYouth
14 Oct 2026
BECY and watersheds and applied ecological restoration, oh my!
Yesterday, the Watershed Restoration Program (WRP) started the morning off with a presentation, followed by a hands-on field experience at Lee Ranch Station. Borderlands Earth Care Youth interns spent the day learning about important work happening across our region
Participants worked alongside the WRP team to build erosion control structures, gaining firsthand experience with practical restoration techniques that help slow erosion, retain sediment, and improve watershed health.
A great day of learning by doing—and seeing how hands-on conservation work can make a difference in our local landscapes! Thanks to the U.S. Forest Service and the Arizona Lottery (@AZLottery) for funding this impactful program!
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¡BECY, las cuencas y la restauración ecológica aplicada, ¡increible! Ayer, el Programa de Restauración de Cuencas comenzó la mañana con una presentación, seguida de una experiencia práctica de campo en Lee Ranch Station. Nuestros pasantes de Borderlands Earth Care Youth pasaron el día aprendiendo sobre el importante trabajo que se está realizando en nuestra región. Los participantes trabajaron junto al equipo del WRP para construir estructuras de control de erosión, adquiriendo experiencia de primera mano con técnicas prácticas de restauración que ayudan a frenar la erosión, retener sedimentos y mejorar la salud de las cuencas. ¡Un gran día de aprendizaje práctico y de ver cómo el trabajo de conservación directa puede marcar la diferencia en nuestros paisajes locales! ¡Gracias al U.S. Forest Service y a la Lotería de Arizona por financiar este programa de gran impacto!
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#USForestService #AZLottery #AZLotteryPartner #EcologicalRestoration #BorderlandsEarthCareYouth
13 Oct 2026
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