Water Trip On this new variation of our signature trip, we will be taking tandem kayaks down the Verde River for a different perspective of the riparian habitat. The trip will end at Alcantara where we will enjoy a lunch. Experienced paddlers pilot every kayak so you can sit back and enjoy the river’s surprises....
This plant walk will follow the Limekiln Trail via the Connector Trail from Middle Lagoon, and heading east out of the State Park boundary into the USFS designated Verde Valley Botanical Area. The Verde Valley Botanical Area was established to help protect the Arizona Cliffrose (Purshia subintegra), a federally listed endangered species endemic to central...
Presentation presnted by Rachel Laura Cost: $15 Speaker: Rachel Laura Deputy Executive Director, Friends of the Verde RiverRachel is the Deputy Executive Director of Friends of the Verde River and a Certified Wildlife Biologist with expertise in species conservation, habitat restoration, and Endangered Species Act (ESA) policy. She has extensive experience leading species status assessments...
Birds are the most species-rich clade of any vertebrate on land, and this speaks to their success as the last dinosaurs on Earth. But at what point does a dinosaur stop being a dinosaur and start being a bird? Does it ever stop being a dinosaur? And why did they survive when the other dinosaurs...
Montezuma Well is one of the most extraordinary spring ecosystems in the world, and one of the most heavily visited springs in the Southwest. Dr. Larry Stevens is an internationally recognized authority on spring ecosystem ecology. In this presentation he will discuss the evolutionary and ecological characteristics and processes that make the Well a hotspot...
Alice Madar, Executive Director of the International Hummingbird Society, will share her perspective on what makes hummingbirds so special, why targeted conservation for them is critical, what conservation projects are currently underway, and steps you can take to help hummingbirds. With 68% of the world's 370 species of hummingbird in decline, protecting these winged wonders...