8th Annual Tanque Verde Flow & Feast

The River Run Network team requests the honor of your presence at the 8th Annual Tanque Verde Flow & Feast!

This free, family-friendly event will feature opportunities to explore the creek and learn about our collective restoration work. Enjoy a catered dinner from The Grand along with live Latin American music from Q'iru Ensemble and nature-based activities along the creek. The event takes place in the beautiful Tanque Verde Bosque area, and we'll be in the creek bed and riparian forest for all our activities.

Please reserve your spot by April 25th so we can plan dinner. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options will be available.

Parking is limited, we highly encourage carpooling to this event.
 

About the Tanque Verde Creek

This middle stretch of the Tanque Verde Creek tells an amazing story of resilience and the potential for our community to restore flow and groundwater. The nearby golf course that was pumping groundwater for many years switched to reclaimed water in 2005, and since then the aquifer and riparian forest has been steadily recovering with seasonal flows re-emerging. A large effort in this area is the work to remove the invasive species Arundo donax. This plant is harmful because it drinks up to 3-4 times as much water as native desert plants, crowds out native species and habitat, and increases the risk of flooding and wildfire. Since WMG’s Arundo removal effort began in 2021, River Run Network volunteers have worked to restore 65 acres of riparian forest in the Tanque Verde Creek alone. We have weekly opportunities every Saturday morning from September through May to get out to support this effort and steward the Tanque Verde Creek. We would love to see you out at any of our future Saturday work parties. You can learn more here.
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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.