Friends of the Rio de Flag

Promoting the Rio de Flag's natural stream system as a unique and valuable natural resource, an asset, and amenity to the City of Flagstaff and the surrounding community. The goal of FoRio is to protect, restore, clean up and improve the Rio de Flag and its tributaries to maximize their aesthetic, educational, recreational, and natural resource values, including the riparian habitats* they provide.

May Meeting - Wildfire Recovery and Lessons Learned

Presenter: Collis Lovely, Hydrologist

Thursday, May 3rd, 6:00-7:30pm
Thorpe Community Center

Collis worked as a hydrologist with the U.S. Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team following the huge Rodeo-Chedeski and Wallow fires. He will show us photos of the immediate aftermath of the R-C fire and what it looks like five years later. What have we learned and what might the future hold as we face another potentially explosive fire season?

Jack will also be seeking feedback on an idea that's brewing on the Board for extending our participation in the Festival of Science with a series of additional walks and other events. And we will have more good news to share about the acquisition of Picture Canyon.

Please join us at the Thorpe Community Center on Thursday at 6:00pm.

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Spring 2012 Rio de Flag Walk Series announced

Downtown Rio de Flag March 9, 2012

It's spring and time once again for the Rio de Flag Walk Series led by our board president, Jack Welch.

Jack started these walks five years ago to show folks where the Rio runs and to explore the many faces of our beloved little river.

All the walks are free and start at 3:00 PM except for the Earth Day Rio Walk (21 April) that starts from City Hall at 1:00 PM. The distance covered on these walks is 3 to 5 total miles.

Dogs are welcome but they must be on a leash, able to get along with other dogs (well behaved) and have an owner willing to clean up after them.

You can download a printable walk schedule or view it in a Google Calendar.

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Where is the Rio de Flag anyway? Click here to see a 3D image of the Rio watershed.

*Riparian habitats are water-dependent ecosystems characterized by rich and diverse groups of plants and animals. A vanishingly rare community resource for Flagstaff, riparian ecosystems play a key role in reducing flood peaks, enhancing water quality and groundwater replenishment, as well as providing wildlife habitat, open space and recreational opportunities.