Days of Connection at Juhan Park
Posted October 1, 2025

Santa Cruz Watershed Days of Connection teams up with Days of Caring for an amazing day of fun, stewardship and connecting with nature and community! TCB, Sonoran Institute, United Way and Pima County… MORE ›

Meet the Sonoran Institute
Posted July 30, 2025

Join the Sonoran Institute for an evening at Whiskey Del Bac to learn about their non-profit work here in southern Arizona. The Sonoran Institute partners with communities to conserve our natural resources in… MORE ›

Landing Place/Lugar de aterrizaje
Posted July 28, 2025

ART INSTALLATION As part of this year’s Santa Cruz River Dragonfly Festival, Sonoran Institute is pleased to partner with Maxie Adler and Kimi Eisele to bring back their art installation that made its… MORE ›

Bugs & Bites | Bichos y Bocadillos
Posted July 25, 2025

FREE EVENT / FAMILY FRIENDLY / Accessible in english and spanish As part of this year’s Santa Cruz River Dragonfly Festival, we are pleased to host our fourth annual Bugs & Bites at… MORE ›

Dragonfly Festival Tours
Posted July 24, 2025

Join Sonoran Institute and local experts to search for dragonflies at one of five locations. Discover dragonflies with experts at four locations, including walking river tours in the Santa Cruz River channel or… MORE ›

Connecting Waters: Sketching the Santa Cruz River
Posted January 9, 2025

Join Sonoran Institute and artist, Maria Renée, along the Santa Cruz River for a sketching workshop. Participants will learn about the Santa Cruz, be guided to hone their observation skills of the natural… MORE ›

La Fiesta De Tumacacori
Posted November 1, 2024

Join us December 7 – 8 at Tumacacori National Historical Park to celebrate the rich cultural history and present representation in the Santa Cruz Valley. La Fiesta de Tumacácori – Tumacácori National Historical… MORE ›

Santa Cruz Cleanup Dec. 14
Posted October 10, 2024

Join us on the beautiful Santa Cruz River. We’re working to remove 2,000 lbs of garbage in 2 hours! We will have refreshments, foods, and friends! When: Saturday, December 14, 9 – 12… MORE ›

Santa Cruz River Cleanup
Posted September 10, 2024

 Meet us Saturday, October 12, from 9 am to 12 pm to help keep our river clean! We’ll be parking and meeting up at 2301 Forbes Blvd. We will be working to remove… MORE ›

Dragonfly Festival Tours
Posted July 8, 2024

Join Sonoran Institute and local experts to search for dragonflies at one of four locations. Discover dragonflies with experts at four locations, including walking river tours in the Santa Cruz River channel. Family… MORE ›

Bugs & Bites
Posted July 8, 2024

6:00 P.M. – 9 P.M.  FREE EVENT / FAMILY FRIENDLY / Accessible in english and spanish As part of this year’s Santa Cruz River Dragonfly Festival, we are pleased to host our third… MORE ›

Santa Cruz River Dragonfly Festival
Posted May 31, 2024

Join us for our 6th annual celebration of dragonflies on the Santa Cruz River with a Dragonfly Festival. There are many ways to learn and explore, from a community science bioblitz, to making… MORE ›