Social Natural Science Nexus: contributing to the multi-disciplinary model linking natural and human systems and the Statewide Water Budget; working with Dr. Sam Fernald, Ken Peterson, and Fernando Herrera; research on the dynamics that propel social change/transformation in land management in relation to surface and ground water connectivity, adapting aspects of existing model to initial study sites of Mesilla basin and compare to previous study site of Alcalde community; this description represents the initial plan, dates to follow.