River Run Network Creek Walk: Sunset Stroll from the Tanque Verde Creek & Rillito Confluence to the Elderberry Forest

Start your weekend on a Friday sunset creek walk with WMG founder Lisa Shipek. We will be hiking along Tanque Verde Creek and its floodplain, starting at the confluence with the Rillito River, and exploring a rare Mexican elderberry forest. Join a discussion about the future potential of a riparian preserve in this location and efforts to restore groundwater supported flows and riparian forests. 

We will be walking 2 miles and will be walking back around sunset, so we suggest bringing a headlamp or flashlight.

This event is organized through WMG’s River Run Network (RRN). The RRN is a program that honors the heritage of our rivers and the value that water holds for the peoples of Southern Arizona. We acknowledge the indigenous communities that have respected and stewarded our rivers for thousands of years and the Pascua Yaqui, Tohono O’odham, and Latino communities that continue to steward the rivers today. Members work together to learn about and steward our rivers through creek walks, restoration activities, river clean-ups, and educational workshops. If you are not yet a member, we will add you to the RRN when you register for this event. Membership is free and includes a regular e-newsletter with upcoming events.