Free presentation at 3 p.m. on Verde Campus
Associate Professor Michael Crimmins will speak Tuesday, April 19, at the Verde Campus, Room M-137 about the drought condition in Arizona and how the current El Nino event has evolved since 2015. The event is open to the public and free.
Dr. Crimmins is currently on the faculty of the Department of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science at the University of Arizona and is a Climate Science Extension Specialist for Arizona Cooperative Extension. In this position he provides climate science support to resource managers across Arizona by assessing information needs, synthesizing and transferring relevant research results and conducting applied research projects. His extension and research work supports resource management across multiple sectors including rangelands, forests/wildfire, and water resources as well as policy and decision makers. This work aims to support managers by increasing climate science literacy as well as developing strategies to adapt to a changing climate. He also serves as a drought monitoring expert on the Arizona Governor’s Drought Task Force and has worked with counties across Arizona to implement drought preparedness and impact monitoring plans.
The event is sponsored by the Verde River Basin Partnership. That organization will precede the speech with an update on its water resources work in the Verde Valley.
More information may be obtained by visiting the Verde River Basin Partnership by clicking here.