Rio Reimagined Urban Wildlife Conservation Day 2023

Urban Wildlife Conservation Day 2023

When: Saturday, October 7, 2023

Where: City of Phoenix's 7th Avenue Trailhead (2801 S. 7th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85041)  

Time: 8am-12pm

Cost: FREE!

Overview

Urban Wildlife Conservation Day is a national day of celebration for our urban green spaces and urban wildlife.  Come join the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, City of Phoenix, Rio Reimagined, Corazon Latino, and Audubon Southwest as we gather to celebrate our third annual Urban Wildlife Conservation Day!  There will be multiple family-friendly events and activities to enjoy, including the Walk for the Wild, kids art zone, wildlife demonstrations, trash cleanup, music, food and a festival of partner organizations.

View, and share these event fliers to help get the word out about this great event! Click Here for our English flier, and Click Here for our Spanish flier!

To join, and register for, the Walk for the Wild Team (FREE), click here and be sure to join other Wild-Walkers at 9 am for the official start of the walk!

Event Schedule:

  • 7:00-8:00 am: River Heroes- Salt River Cleanup
  • 8:15-8:45 am: Nature Nook- Live Animal Demonstrations
  • 9:00-10:00 am: Walk for the Wild kick off with plant, animal, and cultural guides
  • 9:15-9:45 am: Nature Nook- Storyteller
  • 10:15-10:45 am: Nature Nook- Live Animal Demonstrations
  • 11:00-11:30 am: Pollinator Planting

Volunteer

Please consider signing up to help at this great event! Volunteers are needed for the River Heroes Salt River Cleanup, Native Planting, and more!

Sign up here!

We hope to see you October 7th!

Booths at UWCD 2022. Photo by Vlad Georgescu.
Liberty Wildlife at UWCD. Photo by Vlad Georgescu.
The Osprey Initiative and volunteers cleaning up Rio Salado during UWCD 2022. Photo by Vlad Georgescu.
Ed Kabotie performing at UWCD 2022. Photo by Vlad Georgescu.

Sponsorship

For information on how to participate or, sponsor this great event Click Here for our English flier, and Click Here for our Spanish flier.

To donate to this event Click Here!

Thank you to our Event Sponsors!

Event date and time
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Event location name
City of Phoenix's 7th Avenue Trailhead

Address

2801 S 7th AvePhoenix,85041AZ

Annual observation

Urban Conservation Day

Event category

Festival
Audience(s)
Conservationists
Landowner
Tribal
Birder
Parent
Student
Teacher
Age range
All ages