**Este artículo se puede encontrar en español** **Updated April 4, 2024** “Once it’s gone, it’s too late.” With just a few words, Erin Young, water resources manager for the City of Flagstaff, aptly characterizes the need for why Arizona must address the management and protection of one of its most precious resources: groundwater. Many of the state’s waterways, habitats, and communities are at risk if local groundwater supplies are lost. Its overuse could lead to rivers, springs, and wells running dry, affecting the ability for both people and birds to thrive. And yet, this critical resource is still often overlooked, misunderstood, and undermanaged throughout most of the state. That is why the Water for Arizona Coalition, of which 蜜柚APP is a member, launched Groundwater in Rural Arizona, a webinar series which featured panels, presentations, and conversations on groundwater management throughout the state and the West. Attendees learned about every corner...