Visit and Explore

The Santa Cruz River is a unique resource in our community. Learn how to connect with this riparian habitat.

7 – 9 a.m., Today

Dragons and Damsels of El Rio Preserve (September)

7 – 8 p.m., Sept. 16, 2026

Order Up!: Skimmers (Virtual Dragonfly Festival Event)

9 – 10:30 a.m., Sept. 19, 2026

Family Nature Exploration: The Santa Cruz River | Exploradores del Río: Taller Familiar de Ciencia más Arte (Dragonfly Festival Event)

Group of teachers in the turtle research group of BIORETS

Meet BIORETS

Meet the teachers!

Dragonfly Bioblitz event photo

Dragonfly BioBlitz

Let's count dragonflies in the Santa Cruz River!

BioBlitz details

Group of teachers researching dragonflies in the Santa Cruz River

Santa Cruz River Dispatches

Connect with river stories from this month.

River Dispatches

Two people holding nets walking in the Santa Cruz River in fall

Group of people in Santa Cruz River

3 teachers walking in the Santa Cruz River

People standing in a river looking at rocks

Sonoran mud turtle in the Santa Cruz River

View of people in Santa Cruz River Channel

Researchers gathering plant data in transect square

People looking in container filled with water and aquatic life

Image of 2 Sonoran Desert toads

Santa Cruz River in Marana AZ