Santa Cruz River 5/20 Cleanup
Posted May 10, 2023

REGISTER Meet us Saturday, May 20 from 9am to 11am to help keep our river clean! We’ll be parking along Riverside Drive and meeting up at 514 Riverside Dr. Together, we can exceed… MORE ›

Bugs and Brews at Barrio Brewing
Posted September 12, 2022

FREE EVENT  We have all heard the news about climate change and how it’s affecting our waters. This is your chance to ask the experts.    Come and learn more about the ecology of… MORE ›

Dragonfly Day on the Santa Cruz 2022
Posted September 5, 2022

FREE EVENT   Saturday, October 1, Sonoran Institute will again team up with the University of Arizona, Pima County Natural Resources Parks & Recreation, the Town of Marana, and Mission Garden to bring… MORE ›

Días de Investigación del Río Santa Cruz
Posted January 4, 2022

Este evento GRATUITO es un lugar para aprender sobre los esfuerzos de investigación y conservación mientras exploras los recursos naturales y culturales del río Santa Cruz. A través de presentaciones, paneles y discusiones… MORE ›

Santa Cruz River Research Days 2022
Posted January 4, 2022

virtual presentations and in-person tour This FREE event is a venue for learning about research and conservation efforts while exploring the Santa Cruz River’s natural and cultural resources. Through presentations, panels, and open discussion, we… MORE ›

Dragonfly Day on the Santa Cruz River
Posted September 9, 2021

Virtual and in-person sessions FREE Celebrate the colorful dragonflies living along the Santa Cruz River! October 1 Dragonfly Talk 7–8 P.M. Learn about dragonfly ecology with local dragonfly expert, Jeff Babson, in this… MORE ›

Días de Investigación del Río Santa Cruz
Posted December 15, 2020

Evento virtual de Zoom Este evento GRATUITO es un lugar para aprender sobre los esfuerzos de investigación y conservación mientras exploras los recursos naturales y culturales del río Santa Cruz. A través de… MORE ›

Santa Cruz River Research Days
Posted December 10, 2020

Zoom Virtual Event This FREE event is a venue for learning about research and conservation efforts while exploring the Santa Cruz River’s natural and cultural resources. Through presentations, panels, and open discussion, we aim to… MORE ›

Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill Lecture Series
Posted September 10, 2020

Various dates 6-7:30 PM VIRTUAL EVENTS FREE Past, Present, and Future of the Santa Cruz River Heritage Reach The Santa Cruz River was the life blood of the earliest human settlements in Tucson (Chukshon,… MORE ›

Dragonfly Day on the Santa Cruz River
Posted September 9, 2020

9 – 11:30 AM Virtual event FREE Celebrate the colorful dragonflies living along the Santa Cruz River! Event schedule: 9 to 10 a.m. Meet the Santa Cruz River! Learn about dragonflies and river ecology… MORE ›

POSTPONED: Santa Cruz River Trash Cleanup
Posted February 26, 2020

8am-11AM Santa Cruz RiVer at El camino del cerro TUCSON, AZ To our wonderful Santa Cruz River cleanup volunteers, We will be rescheduling our April 19, 2020 cleanup event to prevent the spread… MORE ›

Dragonfly Day on the Santa Cruz River
Posted September 24, 2019

9 AM–2 PM Crossroads at Silverbell Park 7548 N Silverbell Rd. • Tucson, AZ 85743 (Ramada #2 near baseball diamonds) Celebrate the colorful dragonflies living along the Santa Cruz River! Event schedule: 9am… MORE ›

Día de San Juan Fiesta
Posted June 4, 2019

4:30–10 PM Mercado san agustin annex 267 s. avenida del convento tucson, az 85745 Fiesta and Santa Cruz River Heritage Project Launch El Día de San Juan is a traditional, family-friendly event welcoming… MORE ›

Gila Topminnow Riverside Picnic Dinner
Posted May 30, 2018

6-9pm All ages welcome Celebrate the return of the Gila Topminnow and the flowing Santa Cruz River that created its healthy habitat. Toast to the Topminnow and view new artwork on the Loop… MORE ›

Gila Topminnow Returns Bike Ride
Posted May 30, 2018

8-10Am All ages welcome   Does a fish need a bicycle? Well, no. But we’re celebrating the return of the Gila Topminnow to Tucson’s Santa Cruz River—and the new artwork honoring it—with a… MORE ›

Gila Topminnow Cocktails & Bike Decorating Party
Posted May 30, 2018

5-8pm All ages welcome Bar food and drinks available for purchase   Celebrate the return of the fish (thanks to YOUR wastewater) to the Santa Cruz River with a commemorative cocktail, created especially… MORE ›

10th Annual Santa Cruz River Research Days
Posted March 16, 2018

Pima Community College – Desert Vista Campus This FREE annual event is a venue for learning about research and conservation efforts exploring the Santa Cruz River’s natural and cultural resources. Inspire new research questions. Strengthen… MORE ›

River Visioning: Santa Cruz County
Posted September 1, 2017

Help advocate for and protect the flowing Santa Cruz River within Santa Cruz County.  Tell us which elements of the river are most important and meaningful for you and your community. Perhaps your family… MORE ›

Living River Celebration and Report Release
Posted August 11, 2017

Come celebrate your living Santa Cruz River! Sonoran Institute and Pima County are excited to share our latest Living River annual report on September 14th at the Pima County Joel D. Valdez Main… MORE ›

Santa Cruz River Research Days
Posted January 12, 2017

This FREE annual event is a venue for learning about research and conservation efforts that pertain to the natural and cultural resources along the Santa Cruz River. Our goals for this event are to trigger new research questions, promote… MORE ›