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 [...]
On Watering Baby Cottonwoods by the Verde and Silver Linings
Greetings from the Gym, Rewind seven months ago to a story Friday at the Orme School [where Ryan works as a PE teacher]. A few of us stood outside the chapel in the rain and watched the [...]
Artwork for the Season
December 10, 2020 by Jeni O’Callaghan Christmas, a time of beauty. Below are an assortment of Christmas cards that my grandmother created. Grandma Elsa (Burgbacher), as I called her, loved [...]
Friends’ First-Ever $30,000 Matched Giving Challenge
This December, we are thrilled to announce a thirty thousand dollar matched giving campaign. Our Board of Directors have put $30,000 towards Friends’ first-ever Year [...]
On Pronghorns and Noel B. Jordan’s Art
by Jeni O’Callaghan November 16, 2020 Noel lived and breathed art. As her daughter, I remember her always having something on the drawing board. Conversely if she got bored (I believe she [...]
Exciting and Important Upper Verde River Update to be Delivered November 14, 2020
“Upper Verde River Update: A Critical Resource in Danger The upper Verde River is an economic and ecological powerhouse, but can it survive the threat of the ever-increasing groundwater [...]
Invasive Species Monitoring on the Verde River – Insights from the Field
by Hudson Keffer October 15, 2020 As a recent transplant to the Verde Valley, I quickly came to realize that Arizona is not entirely the dry and desolate place that it is assumed to be. Sure, the [...]
