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We had a great time with our partners at Reid Park Zoo and their guests last Sunday, September 6, for their Parks for Pollinators Bioblitz. A Xerces Society Ambassador was also there with many activities for  . . .

September is the month for the National Recreation and Park Association’s Parks for Pollinators campaign. Don’t miss this opportunity for you and your family to become community scientists. Contribute to  . . .

Costa’s Hummingbird (Calypte costae) at Rio Vista. Photo credit: Scott Olmstead. What do hummingbirds, wasps, beetles, bats, butterflies, and bees have in common? They’re essential members of Rio Vista’s wild  . . .

Would you like to learn more about the ecology and natural history of Rio Vista and what you can do to protect wildlife and native plants there? Are you interested  . . .

Bobcat (Lynx rufus): Photo credit: Gabrielle Woodbury. At the April meeting of the Tucson Parks and Recreation Commission, Vice Chair Manon Getsi expressed concern about reports of possible wildlife baiting  . . .

Many thanks to all of you who contributed comments on the Rio Vista Welcome sign drafted by Tucson Parks and Recreation. We compiled your thoughts with ours and submitted them  . . .

Tucson Parks and Recreation staff have asked Friends of Rio Vista to invite comments from Rio Vista Natural Resource Park stakeholders on a proposed Welcome sign to be installed at park entrances.  . . .

In these uncertain and divisive times, protecting our local legacy of nature may be one of the most powerful things that we can do. Monsoon drama at Rio Vista. Photo  . . .

On September 21, Scott Olmstead and Gary Bachman led the Tucson Audubon Society birding field trip at Rio Vista. Participants and the trip leaders started at sunrise and saw 32  . . .

Here’s a chance to observe some of Rio Vista’s birds that you may never have seen before. On Saturday September 21, Tucson Audubon Society (TAS) will sponsor a birding field  . . .