Bulletins

As the year ends, all of us at Friends of Rio Vista are especially conscious of our debt to you: our donors, volunteers, advisors, mentors, private-sector partners, and other supporters.  . . .

In this issue, we focus on two contributions from Julia Fonseca of Madrean Resources, LLC: one on the history of land use at Rio Vista and the other on stinknet, an invasive plant  . . .

In this issue, we focus on two new developments in our ability to bring Rio Vista’s wild and human communities together: the launch of our new website and online donations.  . . .

In this issue, we focus on Paths to Habitat — a collaborative effort to transform damage to abundance — and on the individuals and organizations who make it possible.

In this issue, we focus on two major transformations — Paths to Habitat and the City of Tucson master plan — in store for Rio Vista and for all of us who love it. And we invite each of you to be an agent of change — with your hands, with your voice, with your talents and skills. Ask not what your park can do for you. (We all know that this unique wild place is good for body and soul.) Ask what you can do for your park.

In this issue, we focus on Rio Vista’s staff of life: its plant communities. Now’s a time of great opportunity. The rains came, at last. Community scientists have cataloged and mapped plant species. Volunteers have planted seeds and protected vegetation. And a new project — to transform the trail system with a barrage of native plants — is in the wings. You can help the park ecosystem to make the most of these opportunities.

In this issue, we focus on a Rio Vista life lost too soon and on some new lives that we can hope for in the next year. We also ask for some volunteer help with maintaining the conservation project’s closures of unauthorized trails in the park.

In this issue, we focus on updates from our partners about the long-term survey of plants in the park and about Rio Vista’s irrigation system. We also highlight the contribution of three volunteers to keeping “rogue” trails closed.

In this issue, we focus on updates from our partners about bird conservation in the park. We have more updates to share with you soon, but we’re sending this issue today to make sure that you can take advantage of a volunteer opportunity with HawkWatch International coming up next week.