The Board of Directors of Friends of the Verde River is pleased to announce that W. David Gressly has been selected as our next Executive Director, beginning December 15, 2023. Gressly will be joining us as our guest at our annual gala, Fiesta de la Garza, on December 7, 2023, at the Cliff Castle Hotel. […]
First published in Cottonwood Journal Extra on 9-25-23. Written by Nancy Steele. Phoebe walked up and faced the audience, took a breath, smiled, and began reading: “scritch scratch, scritch scratch, squirrels play in the patch.” Thus began the first public reading of On the Verde River, the new book written by Phoebe Fox, illustrated by […]
First published in Cottonwood Journal Extra on 8-23-23. Who hasn’t lost something in the water? Whether it was something valuable, like a camera, or inexpensive, like flip flops, it’s a good bet you’ve had the sinking feeling of watching something go overboard. The following story didn’t happen to me, but I can identify with it. […]
Theme: “Migration” – Featuring the Majestic Common Black Hawk The annual Verde Valley Birding & Nature Festival, proudly hosted by Friends of the Verde River, is thrilled to announce its Call to Artists for the 2024 festival. This premier event, held every April amidst the serene beauty of Dead Horse Ranch State Park, presents a […]
First published in Cottonwood Journal Extra on 7-26-23. Cities are founded on rivers. Think of Paris and the Seine; London and the Thames; and Rome and the Tiber. There is nothing more essential to the success of a city than access to clean water. Phoenix and its pre-historic settlements were built where the Gila, Salt, […]
Yes, Virginia, there is such a thing as a unicorn. It’s real and it lives in Arizona. My husband found one in our yard in April, and I have the photos to prove it. We let it go and hope it will reproduce in the wild and make more unicorns. As you probably have figured […]
