2021 Mountain View Prep Bike Skills Course
This project is designed to maximize all the potential that this site has to offer. Utilizing thelargemound of excavated dirt from when the school was originally builtand integrating with land on [...]
Funding News: Friends and Verde Watershed Restoration Coalition Win Grant for Developing a Collaborative Water Quality Monitoring Program
Friends of the Verde River, along with our partners in the Verde Watershed Restoration Coalition, is thrilled to have won a FY 2021 Cooperative Watershed Management Program Restoration Grant from [...]
Pitch in at the Memorial Day Weekend Purdy Verde Trash Pick-Up
Looking for ways to give back to the Verde River? Please join us in another Purdy Verde trash pick-up! While you’re out enjoying the beauty of nature this Memorial Day Weekend, bring some trash [...]
Over 5,000 acres of Critical Habitat on the Verde River Designated for Western Yellow-billed Cuckoos, along with over 150,000 Acres in AZ
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has recently designated over 300,000 total acres of critical wildlife habitat for Western Yellow-billed Cuckoos, with over half of that total land area in [...]
Blossoming Adventures Along the Verde River
by Chelsea Aguero As a native southern Californian who has spent just a little time exploring the southwest, I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the vast beauty and adventure I’ve beheld in [...]
Our First Beer Collaboration with Smelter Town Brewery
by Isaac Dudley Introducing your new favorite beer! Most of us know by now that where we spend our money matters. Friends of the Verde River is proud to partner with businesses across the Verde [...]
A Look Back at the Virtual Verde River Runoff
We had a blast celebrating our 10th anniversary of working for the Verde River with the Virtual Verde River Runoff! From March 20-30, our community got out on the water while paddling in support [...]
Invasive Zebra Mussels Found in Aquarium Moss in Pet Stores Nationwide
Late last week wildlife agencies throughout the country issued notifications to aquarium owners about zebra mussels attached to live Marimo moss balls that have been sold at pet or aquarium [...]
Bird Your Backyard this Weekend!
This Friday, February 12, marks the beginning of the Great Backyard Bird Count! To participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count, birders of all skill levels are encouraged to get out and bird for [...]
Arizona’s Last, Best River
“Stretching 190 miles from the grasslands of Chino Valley to the Sonoran Desert near Phoenix, the Verde is Arizona’s last, best river. The Verde Provides a home to over 200 bird species, 90 [...]
