On April 20, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service desigÂnated 298,845 acres across seven Western states as critical habitat for the western yellow-billed cuckoo. The designaÂtion includes several rivers and streams in the Verde Valley, including Oak Creek, the...
Contractors working with the Coconino, Prescott and Tonto National Forests removed over 50 feral, or free-roaming, cows from the streamside habitat of the Verde River in a complex operation before Thanksgiving.
The roundup focused on the stretch of river between...
The Trust for Public Land and the U.S. Forest Service recently announced the permanent protection of 84 acres on the Upper Verde River by adding the land to the Prescott National Forest.
The property, known as the Rio Verde Ranch,...
The Tucson-based Center for Biological Diversity said it plans to sue the U.S. Forest Service in the coming weeks for not doing enough to keep errant livestock out of the streamside cottonwood-willow forests of the Verde River watershed.
The riparian...
The Smithsonian’s Water|Ways exhibit dives into Arizona water, exploring water’s essential component of life on our planet, environmentally, culturally and historically. Friends of the Verde River is partnering with the Camp Verde Community Library to bring the Arizona Humanities...
Future MeetingsThe Yavapai College District Governing Board has three meetings scheduled for May, with a fourth one to...
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