Julie Stromberg, Emeritus Professor, Arizona State University and former President of the Council will present “Bringing Home the Wild: A Riparian Garden in a Southwest City”.

From 1990 to 2022 a team of biologists has been conducting a mark-recapture study of the Animas Mountain snake community. Dr. Holycross will present a history of this study, some of the key findings to date, and discuss the future of these snakes and the project.

Please change the Arizona Riparian Council’s mailing address in your mailing lists.

Andrew will present data characterizing the basic hydrology and ecology of the wetlands of Las Cienegas National Conservation Area using GIS mapping, water stable isotope chemistry, and wildlife camera data.

Twenty-three people visited St. David Cienega to see these rare plant communities there endangered by nearby development. We were fortunate have multiple perspectives on the site.

Water is Arizona’s most precious resource, yet few people know where their water comes from, who provides it, how its quality is assured, or how secure future water supplies are for the state’s 6 million residents.

Visit an ancient cienega with megafaunal remains, and learn how groundwater recharge has restored spring flow and more.

The Kyl Center for Water Policy’s signature project, the Arizona Water Blueprint, is an innovative interactive map of the state’s water resources and infrastructure. Rich with data, the Blueprint is designed to foster holistic water resource thinking and informed water policy discussions to influence sound water stewardship in the state.

The inland delta of the Santa Cruz River in Pinal County is a largely overlooked agro-ecological system with unique treasures. Author and biologist David Brown will lead this field trip. Stops will include the old Greene Reservoir, some extraordinary birding sites, and the Sasco area.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is accepting public comments on a Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP)/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area located near Sierra Vista, AZ.