Earth Notes: Verde River Friendly Living Certification
“All kinds of labels help people make decisions these days: organic, water-smart, earth friendly, fair trade. What about a label for homes and businesses that are friendly to the local [...]
“Dry wells, lower flows raise alarm about the Verde River’s future”
“Conservationists warn that unchecked groundwater pumping threatens to dry up stretches of the Verde River.” Read this important article, with an easily understandable explanation of [...]
Giving Back to the Verde this Month: Water Quality Community Scientists & Trash Pickups!
September brings a buzz of back-to-school energy, and with it new projects for river lovers! #PurdyVerde Trash Pickups: River lovers in the Verde Valley have noticed that many popular River [...]
Four-Legged Friends and Summer Recreation
As August dawns in earnest, the Verde Valley remains hot and sunny. Those of us bringing dogs along to our Verde River adventures should take special precautions to make sure our four-legged [...]
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 [...]
