I managed to finagle my way into a Humane Borders water run, along with a visiting group from Michigan and Jody, my driver and partner for the day. A regular fly on the wall, I am.
We took three trucks: one staff, three volunteers, nine Michigan students, and me. Our task: fill up two water stations in the deserts of the Organ Pipe National Monument.
Under the direction of Rev. Robin Hoover, Humane Borders fills up 72 stations throughout southern Arizona and New Mexico and northern Mexico. Despite what I might have said in prior posts, H.B. has pumped over 70,000 gallons of water into their stations over a five-year period. With an operating budget of a little more than $130,000 in 2005 (up from $50,000 from its first year, 2005), the organization is looking to expand. Expect greater cooperation with governments on both sides of the border and, of course, more water stations.
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