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by Maya Rappaport Last weekend, October 17-18, 2020, was Global Birding Weekend as well as an eBird Big Day. Friends staff, field crews, and other members of our community birded up a storm! [...]

Join Friends this weekend for Global Birding Weekend and an eBird Big Day!

An 84-acre parcel, the Rio Verde Ranch, is being added to the Prescott National Forest! This parcel contains a .6-mile stretch of our Verde River. We’re very excited that this parcel and [...]

by Melanie Miles In light of COVID, we decided to take our Verde River Runoff VIRTUAL this year. We offered our supporters all over the country a chance to explore their favorite water bodies [...]

by Maya Rappaport Happy September! I love this month. The air smells crisper, and birds in migration begin to pass through our yards and favorite outdoor places. This month, I want to highlight a [...]

“When two conservation groups prepared a “report card” assessing the health of the Verde River watershed, they gave it a C-plus. The groups will now receive $1.2 million to help boost that [...]

All about WINE! Do you LOVE wine? So do we! Friends of the Verde River works closely with vineyards and winemakers across Arizona in order to support a healthy Verde River. These [...]