River Run Network
3 Months Left to Support Arundo Removal in the Tanque Verde Creek
We've got 3 more months to tackle Arundo this season! Arundo grows aggressively, consuming precious water, crowding out native plants, and increasing flood and fire risks. By removing this invasive species, we’re making space for native vegetation, improving groundwater recharge, and working toward a future with restored creek flow.
Restore the Rillito this Month with the River Run Network
Join the River Run Network for restoration workshops in the Rillito this month, where we’ll remove invasive Arundo and clean up trash to help restore this vital habitat.
Arundo (giant reed) threatens our local waterways by outcompeting native plants and reducing water flow—but together, we can make a difference! Come out to Brandi Fenton Park on March 1st and 15th to support.
Explore our Rivers This Month with the River Run Network
Explore the confluence of Tanque Verde and Sabino Creeks with Lisa Shipek, WMG's Executive Director on Saturday, February 22nd @ 3pm - 5pm (register here)
Love Our Rivers this February with the River Run Network
We are starting out the month of February by heading into the Rillito near Curtis Park to keep trash out of our creeks and remove the invasive species Arundo donax.
Support Arundo Removal & Trash Pick Up this Saturday
Help us remove the invasive Arundo donax plant to restore natural water flows and native habitats in the Tanque Verde Creek and beyond. Arundo grows quickly and uses up to four times the water of native plants, threatening our desert ecosystem. By volunteering with WMG's River Run Network, you can make a difference in bringing back a healthier, greener riparian forest across the Tucson Basin.
River Run Network Restoration Workshop: Tanque Verde Arundo Removal - May 31
05/31/2025 - 7:30am
Join our community effort to restore Tanque Verde Creek! We invite people of all ages, diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds, beliefs, and many other diverse communities to participate in restoring our heritage of seasonal and year-round water flows. Come work with WMG staff and other River Run Network volunteers in a beautiful riparian area to remove this invasive species and contribute to the restoration of surface flows and the riparian forest. We are working around an area that has recently seen a return of extended, seasonal flows!
Restore Tanque Verde Creek: Make Space for Cottonwood Trees
Restore Tanque Verde Creek: Join the Effort!
Support our Invasive Species Removal Effort This Season!
WMG’s River Run Network is excited for another year of removing the invasive species Arundo donax (giant reed) from along Tanque Verde Creek and across Tucson to restore flow and riparian habitat in our creeks and rivers.
Remove Arundo in the Rillito with the River Run Network
River Run Network Clean Up & Arundo Removal: Rillito and Country Club Rd
Wednesday, August 21 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
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