Rio Community Festival

Programs and Events at Rio Salado

Discover upcoming programs, events, and ways to get involved.

Experience Rio Salado

Discover the Rio Salado through guided programs, festivals, conservation events, and volunteer opportunities. The center offers year-round ways to explore local wildlife, learn about desert and riparian ecosystems, support hands-on conservation efforts, and connect with the community. 

Programs and Events
Rio Community Festival Photo: Danny RJ/ Ä¢¹½Av Southwest
Rio Community Festivals
Birding at Rio Salado Photo: Danny RJ/ Ä¢¹½Av Southwest
Guided Bird Walks
Looking through Microscope Photo: Danny RJ/ Ä¢¹½Av Southwest
Education and Outreach Programs
Burrowing owl workday Photo: Luke Franke
Conservation Programs
Upcoming Events
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Nov
3
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Ä¢¹½Av Community Chapters
2027 Ä¢¹½Av in Action and Collaborative Grant Office Hours
Join us to walk through grant proposal ideas with Ä¢¹½Av staff and receive feedback on your initial proposal. Please come prepared, having spent...
Nov
7
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Rio Salado Ä¢¹½Av Center
Saturday Guided Bird Walk
Phoenix, AZ
Join our local bird enthusiasts for a guided bird walk through the Rio Salado habitat! These walks are for everyone: experts, novices, and people who...
Nov
7
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Ä¢¹½Av Southwest
Burrowing Owl Relocation Volunteer Days
Florence, AZ
Help displaced Burrowing Owls! Burrowing Owls are day-active birds that live and nest in abandoned underground burrows. Once common throughout the...
Nov
7
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Rio Salado Ä¢¹½Av Center
Birds, Beer, and Birdsong Community Festival
Phoenix, AZ
Join the Rio Salado Ä¢¹½Av Center for a free community festival on November 7! Come and celebrate sustainable food, beer, music, and our shared...
Nov
9
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Ä¢¹½Av Community Chapters
2027 Ä¢¹½Av in Action and Collaborative Grant Office Hours
Join us to walk through grant proposal ideas with Ä¢¹½Av staff and receive feedback on your initial proposal. Please come prepared, having spent...
Nov
10
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Ä¢¹½Av Community Chapters
Desert Rivers Ä¢¹½Av: Sunset Bird Walk at Gilbert Riparian Preserve
Gilbert, AZ
Prior to our Monthly Speakers Meeting please join an early evening bird walk at Gilbert Riparian Preserve. Let go of the day's stresses as we observe...
Nov
10
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Ä¢¹½Av Community Chapters
Ä¢¹½Av Policy Community Call
While the U.S. midterm elections will be over and the close of the 119th Congress is just around the corner, we still have opportunities to deliver...
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