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By Executive Director Nancy L.C. Steele When we bought our new house near Cottonwood, the sellers left us a few things, as sellers do. They left us some ant poison, because they couldn’t imagine [...]

by Nancy L.C. Steele, Executive Director What is resilience? And how is it different from sustainability? I had recent cause to ponder the distinction. This summer, I was notified that Friends of [...]

By Executive Director Nancy L.C. Steele My father was a hunter. He pulled his tags annually and enjoyed the camaraderie of hunting with other men. He supported Arizona Game and Fish, and he was a [...]

To get in the mood for Halloween, I recently watched the cult classic, Kingdom of the Spiders, on YouTube. Set in Camp Verde with locations in Camp Verde, Sedona, and Oak Creek, the film stars [...]

By June you’ve probably had your fill of the winds blowing across the Verde Valley. I know I have. Gusts that dry out my eyeballs and blow off my hat are a feature here. When we moved in, I [...]

by Isaac Dudley April 2022 What is green infrastructure? As an element of Friends of the Verde River’s River Friendly Living program, green infrastructure refers to man made systems that use [...]

We love the Verde River!  Gentle flowing water on a hot day, habitat for wildlife, beautiful trees lining riverbanks that cast lush shadows and create shade…  In our arid climate, [...]

by Nancy L.C. Steele April 2022 April is Earth Month. The theme this year is Invest in our Planet. This is the time to preserve and protect our health, our families, and our livelihoods. As we [...]

by Lee Hayes May 2022 I’ve heard that it takes three days in nature for one’s entire body to balance itself out. I have also heard it is a pretty good prescription for most things that ail us. I [...]

Thank you to all who attended the 2022 Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival! We know this year was a little different from festivals before the pandemic, and we’re so grateful for our [...]