Since time immemorial, various groups of O’odham resided on and stewarded the land that we now know as Tucson. Within the…
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Program area: River Run Network
Restoring Flow to the San Xavier District of the Tohono O’odham Nation
Program area: Living Lab
Community Through Conservation
During a recent Welcome Center shift, Co-Executive Director Oscar Lai picked up the phone and spoke to someone who had…
Program area: Community Conservation
Returning to Relationship with Our Rivers
What if we thought about the Colorado River not as a resource—but as a neighbor, friend or relative?For many Indigenous…
Program area: Development
A Cooler Future for Phoenix Youth
Did you know that in 2024 there were 188 days of 100 degree weather in Phoenix? This is compared with a historic decade-long average of 117 from 2010-2019.…
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Restoring Flow to the San Xavier District of the Tohono O’odham Nation
Since time immemorial, various groups of O’odham resided on and stewarded the land that we now know as Tucson. Within the…
Returning to Relationship with Our Rivers
What if we thought about the Colorado River not as a resource—but as a neighbor, friend or relative?For many Indigenous…
I Spy Fireflies!
A group of teenage scouts and their parents hiked down the Arizona trail in the waning light, just as the sun was setting on a 108-degree day. My husband…
A Cooler Future for Phoenix Youth
Did you know that in 2024 there were 188 days of 100 degree weather in Phoenix? This is compared with a historic decade-long average of 117 from 2010-2019.…
Community Through Conservation
During a recent Welcome Center shift, Co-Executive Director Oscar Lai picked up the phone and spoke to someone who had…
The (Life)force Was with Us at Flow & Feast
“Help us, Jim Washburne! You’re our only hope!” So spoke the River Fairy (AKA Co-Executive Director Lisa Shipek) in our Spring 2026 production of Arundo:…
Urgent Revisions Needed for the Large Quantity Water Users Ordinance
It’s been one year since the Mayor and Council rushed through a Large Quantity Water User Ordinance to protect Tucson from data centers. The Mayor and Council…
A Rare Sighting on the San Pedro: Results from Our Fifth Annual Beaver Survey
On December 6th, beneath a canopy of cottonwoods turning gold and amber, our survey team stepped carefully through the muddy banks of the lower San Pedro River…
Treated Groundwater Creates Thriving Willow Forest in Santa Cruz River
Have you ever wondered what the Santa Cruz river looked like in the past, when it used to flow? We had the exciting opportunity to see what a desert riparian…
Colorado River Speaks — Are We Listening?
On June 16, 2026 Watershed Management Group, Agents of Change in Environmental Justice, Arizona State University's Kyl Center for Water Policy and Tó Nizhóní…
Santa Cruz River Irvington Outfall Water Release on Pause
There is a new Gooddings willow forest in the Santa Cruz River, partly thanks to regular water releases near Irvington Road. This water will be shut off for 6…
Restoring & Meandering at the Babocomari
On a rather warm mid-April morning, a group of apprentices, interns, field technicians, docents, and staff, resplendent in sun shirts, long pants, buffs, and…