2019 Field School Application Now Available

Come learn, work and play with Borderlands Restoration Network this summer in the Madrean Sky Islands!  

The BRN Field School is an immersive, practical training course designed to inspire the next generation of environmental leaders in the Sky Islands.  This three week course, running July 15 - August 8, 2019, focuses on the social and ecological issues of the southern Arizona and northern Mexico borderlands region. The curriculum includes a series of integrated lectures, workshops, field trips, and hands-on learning opportunities in active projects that cover a wide breadth of topics fro technical skills in plant propagation to the foundational principles of a restoration economy.  The Field School is guided by a diverse set of leading experts from across the spectrum of agencies, non-profits, and partner organizations.

Field School participants will discuss the current challenges and opportunities of working in the US/Mexico borderlands, all while gaining a sense of place around the unique Madrean Archipelago ecoregion. The varied itinerary will include hands-on projects, lectures, workshops, field experiences, and more.

The BRN Field School topics include topics ranging from the Regional History of the Madrean Archipelago, Cultural/Ecological Perspectives of the US/Mexico Border, Seed Collection and Native Plant Propagation, Watershed Restoration and Impacts of the Border on Flows, Wild Edibles and Harvesting in the Sonoran Desert, Indigenous Food Production and Sovereignty, Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecological Restoration in the Borderlands,  Permaculture Design in Arid Regions, Economics of Restoration and Ecosystem Services, and The Intersection of Art and Ecology in the Borderlands.

For more information or to register contact our Education Coordinator, Juliet Jivanti.  Email:  EducationalServices@BorderlandsRestoration.org
​Phone Number: (520) 216-4148

Field School Application

2018 Field School Catalog