• San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area – Draft Resource Management Plan

    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.

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  • Robert D. Ohmart, 1938-2018

    One of the titans of southwestern ecology has left us. Robert D. Ohmart passed away peacefully at his home in Chandler, Arizona on 14 January 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Dr. Ohmart’s team of field researchers conducted the seminal work that established the blueprint for habitat and wildlife needs in the Southwest.

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  • The Triennial Review of Surface Water Quality Standards

    What is the Triennial Review? The Clean Water Act requires that surface water quality standards be reviewed and updated, if necessary, every three years through a rulemaking process known as

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  • Biologist s netting native fish in Bonita Creek.

    2017 Fall Campout Meeting – Bonita Creek – CANCELLED

    The 2017 Fall Arizona Riparian Council campout will be Saturday-Sunday, October 7-8 at the Bonita Creek Campground ~ 20 miles northeast of Safford. Bonita Creek is a tributary of the lower Gila River Box has been cancelled.

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  • Cienega Creek

    Arizona Riparian Council Campout: Cienega Creek Watershed, April 16-17, 2016

    The Cienega Creek Watershed has some of the most ecologically intact wetland communities in southern Arizona, as well as a resident jaguar! We will tour a variety of riparian areas with local experts.

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  • 28th Meeting of the Arizona Riparian Council October 15-16, 2015

    The 28th Meeting of the Arizona Riparian Council will be held October 15-16, 2015 in the 1899 Ballroom, High Country Conference Center, Flagstaff, Arizona and is cosponsored by the School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University and the Soil and Water Conservation Society.

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  • Save the Date – 28th Annual Arizona Riparian Council Meeting, Oct. 15-16, 2015!

    The 28th Annual Arizona Riparian Council meeting will be held in Flagstaff at the 1899 Ballroom, High Country Conference Center! The meeting theme is Tools and Techniques for Assessing and Restoring Riparian Habitats.

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  • Call for Papers and Posters for 28th Annual Meeting in October!

    We invite the submission of abbreviated abstracts for the Thursday afternoon Technical and Poster Sessions at the 2015 Arizona Riparian Council Annual Meeting.

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  • Wa:k Hikdan Project Field Trip Tour

    On April 10, 2015, the Arizona Riparian Council toured the Hik:dan Project, where the San Xavier District, Tohono O’odham Nation is using Central Arizona Project water to restore riparian ecosystem components to the Santa Cruz River.

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