Earth Day of Connection & Rio Relay

Join community members, local organizations, land management agencies for a day of fun and stewardship!

Days of Connection celebrating Earth Day and the RioRelay is taking place at Bonita Park right-off of the Santa Cruz River. Join the Pima County Connecting Children to Nature Coalition, Tucson Clean and Beautiful, Pima County, Sonoran Institute, Tucson Water, United Way and other partners as we come together to celebrate Earth Day through a day of fun, stewardship and connecting with nature and community!

Earth Day of Connection is happening on Saturday, April 18th between 8AM-11AM at Bonita Park located at 20 N Bonita Ave, Tucson, AZ 85745.

These experiences bring together local groups and individual passionate about the natural world and environmental stewardship. At this Day of Connection you can expect to;

• Enjoy music, snacks and beautiful green space with a broad community of stewardship and nature lovers.
• Steward the Santa Cruz by picking up trash with TCB  and Sonoran Institute or learn to identify and remove invasive giant reed (Arundo donax) with specialists from Tucson Bird Alliance.
• Experience the on-going neighborhood conservation and restoration efforts in the area being lead by Friends of Favor Celestial and Watershed Management group.
• Connect with Educators with Pima County Conservation Lands and Resources and Regional Flood Control District to learn more about what our county is doing to conserve and celebrate our public lands.