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By June you’ve probably had your fill of the winds blowing across the Verde Valley. I know I have. Gusts that dry out my eyeballs and blow off my hat are a feature here. When we moved in, I [...]

by Nancy L.C. Steele May 2022 Whenever I am driving through grasslands in Arizona, I am delighted if I see a herd of pronghorn. Sometimes I am rewarded with a glimpse of these sleek creatures as [...]

by Nancy L.C. Steele April 2022 April is Earth Month. The theme this year is Invest in our Planet. This is the time to preserve and protect our health, our families, and our livelihoods. As we [...]

by Nancy L. C. Steele March 2022 Within a few months of buying my house near Cottonwood, I turned on the tap and nothing came out. This was a shock! Who do I call to get the water flowing again? [...]

By Nancy L. C. Steele February 2022 I heard my first cactus wren of the season in full throated song on the last day of January. He was sitting on the highest point of an Italian cypress that was [...]

by Nancy L.C. Steele January 2022 The first ornithologist I ever met was Dr. Luis Baptista. I was enrolled in freshman biology at Occidental College. The class had a rotating cast of professors [...]

Over 30 years ago, after I packed up all my possessions, and moved from Phoenix to Los Angeles, my mother sent me a flyer for a property in Camp Verde with a note that said “you should buy this [...]

Friends of the Verde River (Friends) is pleased to announce that Nancy Steele has joined Friends as the new Executive Director. Nancy is an executive manager with over twenty-five years of [...]