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The Anzoq" WMP.r5he.graM In reVIew, ReprinTed from Pro(eeding$ 61h Annual Waler$hed Sympmium, SepT. 18, 1962 . Impact of Watershed Program on Educational Institutions JOSEPH F. ARNOLD Director, Watershed Management Division State Land Department ~ Introduction With its emphasis on research, the Arizona Watershed Program has increased the demand for highly skilled professionals, The many Federal. State. Municipal and private agencies engaged in watershed research and man- agement have increased their demands for hydrologists, foresters. range conservationists, soils men, geologists, engineers, meteorologists, ecologists, fish and wildlife specialists, economists and talented administrators. Many agencies have prepared brochures outlining their needs for college and university graduates of different specialties. These needs have placed increased demands on our educators and educational programs. Besides placing addi- tional responsibilities on existing educational facilities, demands have necessitated the creation of new depart- ments, new courses and provided the opportunities for summer youth programs. For your appreciation, here is a summary of educational facilities and associated research activities that have been expanded to help solve our ever present problem of limited water supplies. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Institute of Atmospheric Physics The fnstitute of Atmospheric Physics, a research organization established at the University in 1954 with the help of Lewis Douglas, has already made important contri- butions to this annual symposium. Papers presented by Dr. Kassander and Dr. Ballan in 1957 and 1960 covered the possibilities of increasing precipitation by cloud seed- ing. The use of radar for studying clouds and storms, first introduced by the Institute, is being used more and more by other agencies to study clouds and storm patterns. Besides research activities of the Institute, staff mem- bers provide instruction in meteorology leading to M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. During the past year, one graduate student received national recognition in the Saturday Evening Post for developing a method of desalting sea water. Students graduating in meteorology will undoubted- ly extend the horizons of our knowledge in this important phase of watershed management. Department of Watershed M.anagement. The Department of Watershed Management was established at the University of Arizona in 1958 with a $120.000 grant from the Charles Lathrop Pack Forestry Foundation. While placing major emphasis on water pro- duction, the Department's program of instruction - like Our State Watershed Program - recognizes such other multiple resource values as forest products, forage for livestock, wildlife and recreation. Consequently, the water- shed management curriculum offers options in hydrology, forest management, forest science and wildland recreation. Also included, are options in r,lOge management and range science. Graduate programs leading to M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are available in watershed management, range management and forestry. Dr, McComb. head of the Department. participated in our 1959 symposium. Professor Rowe made contribu- tions to both the Barr Report in 1956 and to our 1958 symposium, before retiring from the Forest Service to join th<J Watershed Department Staff. We can look forward to further important contributions from this Department, with 37 graduate students working this year towards their Master and Doctoral degrees in watershed and range management. Institute for Water Utilization. The Institute for Water Utilization was established at the University of Arizona in ] 954 for the purpose of conducting research in the conservation and utilization of water supplies under semi-arid and arid climates. Research investigations include: developing methods for artificially recharging ground water aquifers; reducing evaporation from stock tanks, reservoirs and lakes; testing materials for paving artificial water catchments; studying water losses by evapo-transpiration and participating in stream- flow forecasting. Many of the investigations are being conducted in cooperation with other agencies. Besides research activities, personnel teach courses in watershed hydrology and water utilization. Sol Resnick. head of the Institute and. his associate, George Maddox presented a p3per on artificial ground water recharge at last year"s watershed symposium. Deparlment of Agricultural Economics. The Department of Agricultural Economics has play- ed an important role in the development of the Arizona Watershed Program. The initial starting point for our program was provided by Dr. Barr's report which compiled recommendations of a number of nationally recognized s::ientists. Dr. Bmr's successor, Ray Seltzer, proposed co- operative methods of financing a state-wide watershed progr<lm at our second symposium in 1958. Attracting the interest of the Western Economics Research Council. the Arizona Watershed Program was taken as j] case study for the economic analysis of multiple- use in a 1961 meeting held in Tucson. Under a pending agreement. Dr, Kelso of the Univer- sity is cooperating with Me. Worley of the Forest Service in making economic evaluations of the land treatments being applied on the Beaver Creek Project. Also pending, is a research proposal submitted to the Rockefeller Found- ation aimed at determining the importance of water to social and economic growth in an arid environment.