Saturday, May 17, 2025, 09:00am - 03:00pm
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Saturday, May 17, 2025
9:00am - 3:00pm – Upper Verde River Hike: The Yavapai Group of the Sierra Club invites CWAG members to experience the upper Verde River and learn about the values and threats to the river. Field Guide: Gary Beverly. The outing to the Upper Verde River Wildlife Area involves hiking about 3 miles with a 300’ elevation change on trails through uneven terrain. 12-hiker maximum, sign up soon Contact: Gary Beverly This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 928-308-1003 After eagle spotting at Del Rio Springs, we'll visit the headwaters of the Verde at Sullivan Dam and learn about the new Verde Headwaters State Park. Then, we’ll hike down a trail to the Verde River and have lunch in the shady riparian forest and tell stories about the river. After lunch, we’ll explore down river to find beaver dams, wildlife and really pretty scenery. Bring your camera. We’ll learn about the natural history of and the conservation issues surrounding the Verde River, which is particularly threatened by groundwater pumping that will eventually transform the upper Verde into a dry wash, destroying the riparian habitat of 16 threatened and endangered species. You may ask for photos of the area.
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