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It was a cool, misty morning at Dead Horse Ranch State Park in Cottonwood, Arizona. Some people were fishing the ponds, hoping to catch breakfast or dinner. A friend and I were enjoying a morning [...]

Susan offers over ten years of comprehensive experience in marketing and communications management. An innovative visionary, Susan is recognized for successfully leading multiple fundraising [...]

Shannon is an Army veteran with diverse career experiences in numerous industries and professions including Geographic Information Systems (GIS). She has been an adjunct professor for [...]

Prior to moving to Camp Verde in 2022, Mark worked for the last 32 years for a variety of conservation, wildlife, and animal nonprofits in North Carolina, Washington DC, Washington state, and [...]

Cynthia is the Water Quality Monitoring Technician who works with the Water Quality Monitoring community science volunteers. They work together with the Arizona Department of Environmental [...]

Two Arizona businesses raise nearly $7,000 to help preserve the Verde River.  Two northern Arizona businesses, THAT Brewery and Pin Drop Travel Trailers, have collaborated to raise awareness [...]

Friends of the Verde River is pleased to announce the awardees of the River Friendly Living grants for projects in 2023. The grants are directly funded by businesses that are participating in the [...]

Katherine is a data marketer with fifteen years of experience working with schools, nonprofits, and start-up companies. Her passion is helping her community through education. She has taught [...]

By Executive Director Nancy L.C. Steele When we bought our new house near Cottonwood, the sellers left us a few things, as sellers do. They left us some ant poison, because they couldn’t imagine [...]

by Nancy L.C. Steele, Executive Director What is resilience? And how is it different from sustainability? I had recent cause to ponder the distinction. This summer, I was notified that Friends of [...]