Purdy Verde Blog

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 [...]

Support the health of the Verde River by doing projects at your home or business. You could be awarded up to $1,000 as a homeowner, or up to $5,000 as a business or community organization. [...]

By Nancy Steele, Executive Director My travels this summer have taken me to New England, Chicago, Washington, D.C, and the Angeles National Forest and the San Bernardino Mountains in southern [...]

Friends of the Verde River is thrilled to receive a $10,000 grant from the River Network in support of our projects along the Wild and Scenic section of the Verde. This grant will help us host [...]

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 [...]

Friends of the Verde River works to restore healthy conditions to the Verde River system. We use many different strategies to tackle issues facing our river, including removing non-native [...]

Friends of the Verde River is proud to certify TinyCamp Cottonwood Resort as a Silver Level River Friendly Development! This great team revealed their 4-unit tiny home development at the [...]

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 [...]

by Nancy L.C. Steele May 2022 Whenever I am driving through grasslands in Arizona, I am delighted if I see a herd of pronghorn. Sometimes I am rewarded with a glimpse of these sleek creatures as [...]

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, [...]