Tag: friends of the verde river

Apply to fill vacancy on Camp Verde Town Council

Camp Verde NewsMay 8, 2025

The Town of Camp Verde is now accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the Town Council, following the resignation of former Mayor Dee Jenkins. Jenkins submitted her formal resignation on April 16, 2025, after being unanimously...

City of Cottonwood meets manager hopefuls

Cottonwood NewsMay 8, 2025

The city of Cottonwood held a meet-and-greet for the three finalists for the post of city manager, Ken Bennett, Mario Cifuentez and Darren Coldwell, at the Cottonwood Recreation Center on Saturday, April 26. “I had to...

Friends of the Verde River pass on the gavel

Camp Verde NewsAugust 29, 2023

Friends of the Verde River recently welcomed Jeanne Swarthout as the organization’s new president of the board of directors. Swarthout will take over the...

Friends publish kids book on the Verde River

Camp Verde NewsAugust 16, 2023

The Friends of the Verde River nonprofit is publishing its first book, “On the Verde River,” a children’s book intended to raise awareness of...

Participate in community science

Cottonwood NewsJuly 23, 2023

The Friends of the Verde River recently received a $5,000 grant from OneAZ Credit Union’s Community Impact Grant initiative to help them continue the...

Nancy Steele to retire from Friends of the Verde River

Cottonwood NewsJuly 1, 2023

Nancy Steele, Ph.D., the executive director of Friends of the Verde River, will be retiring at the end of the year after spending six...

Help spot river otters on the Verde

Verde Valley NewsMay 27, 2023

Friends of the Verde River, in conjunction with the River Otter Ecology Project and Fieldscope, hosted a river otter webinar on Thursday, May 18,...

How to ID ‘little bitty gray birds’

Verde Valley NewsMay 9, 2023

Birder Kathe Anderson hosted a workshop on bird identification titled “Little Bitty Gray Birds” on April 27 as part of the Verde Valley Birding...

Opening eyes about bats

Verde Valley NewsMay 6, 2023

Janie Agyagos of the district wildlife staff for the Coconino National Forest presented a lecture titled “Mysterious, Furry and Agile: Untangling the Mystery of...

Cottonwood Supports Verde River as ‘Wild & Scenic’

Cottonwood NewsMarch 21, 2023

The Cottonwood City Council approved a resolution supporting the designation of the Upper Verde as a Wild and Scenic River at its meeting on...

Get Ready To Go Birding at the 2023 Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival

Verde Valley NewsFebruary 8, 2023

Registration for the 2023 Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival opened Wednesday, Feb. 1. The festival will take place from Thursday through Sunday, April...