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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 [...]

by Maya Rappaport and Elaine Nichols March 2022 A major focus of our work at Friends is identifying and fixing the problems that make the river and its surrounding habitat less healthy. Invasive [...]

by Nancy L. C. Steele March 2022 Within a few months of buying my house near Cottonwood, I turned on the tap and nothing came out. This was a shock! Who do I call to get the water flowing again? [...]

Arizona Gives Day – 4/6/2022 Give now on AZGives.org If you love the Verde, you know that water in Arizona is a major issue. Long-time Verde River residents have noticed the flows of the [...]

Want to contribute to science while getting outside? Need to brush up on your birding skills? The Backyard Bird Count is February 18-21 – join us by going birding! To participate, just go [...]

by Nancy L.C. Steele January 2022 The first ornithologist I ever met was Dr. Luis Baptista. I was enrolled in freshman biology at Occidental College. The class had a rotating cast of professors [...]