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THE FUTURE OF THE VERDE RIVER SYSTEM – SOLUTIONS FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS
Join Friends of the Verde River for the 2024 State of the Verde Watershed Conference! This event will focus on the future of the Verde River Watershed and solutions for the next ten years. Friends has also added a full-day Stormwater Funding and Financing Workshop, co-hosted by the U.S. EPA Environmental Finance Center. State of the Watershed is held in late September.
Join your peers, experts, and dedicated river stewards for The Future of the Verde River System – Solutions for the Next Ten Years. Our keynote speakers include former governor and Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt and Carol Peden Shilling, Chair, Board of Trustees, Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust. The conference will follow up on the 2020 Verde Watershed Report Card and address solutions and adaptations to system threats, such as climate change, drought, and overpumping of aquifers.
Costs
- Field Trip: $50
- Two-Day Conference $250
- Welcome Party $60
- Workshop $99
Cancellation Policy: Any cancellations before Sept. 9, 2023 will receive a 90% refund. After Sept. 9, 2022 all registrations are non-refundable. For all registrations you can “gift your registration” to someone else if you find you cannot make it. You can do this by modifying your registration, but you can also contact the registrar, Jeri Higgins at 928-282-2202.
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Fiesta de la Garza is our largest in-person fundraiser of the year. Don’t miss the opportunity to support the important work Friends does while celebrating our beautiful + hard working river.
Run the Verde Raffle is an annual raffle held by Friends of the Verde River that promotes access and activity on the Verde River.
Help us fundraise by partying! Tilted Earth at Page Springs Cellars in Cornville was created to foster the growth of culture, community and the economy in the great Verde Valley of Arizona.
