Dear Friends,

It is with great pleasure that we announce that the San Pedro House will reopen on Monday, March 21st.

Thank you for your patience and understanding during the past 2 years while we rode out the Covid storm. What a long, strange trip it’s been.

During the closure we took the opportunity to do a much-needed renovation of the inside of the San Pedro House. Please stop by and see the newly renovated store and check out the big clearance sale on the front porch. But, please don’t all come at once, because we are only allowing 10 people at a time in the store!

The San Pedro House will be open every day from 9:30am to 4:30pm. We look forward to seeing you.

All FSPR events cancelled (COVID-19 response)

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Robert Weissler

While businesses in the state gradually reopen during the coronavirus (COVID-19) response, in Cochise County the Friends of the San Pedro River continue to share the same concern of contracting or spreading the virus as many of you. The Friends of the San Pedro River recommend precautionary measures to protect our community and in doing so already have implemented such measures.

Out of an abundance of caution, we have cancelled all upcoming FSPR walks and other activities until further notice. Call 520-459-2555 or email fspr@sanpedroriver.org, if you have further questions or concerns in this regard.

FOR ALL ACTIVITIES

Please follow guidance from Federal and State authorities on how to prevent this virus. You may find the latest guidance to prevent the spread of the virus at these following websites.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prepare/prevention.html

https://www.cochise.az.gov/health-and-social-services/covid-19-info-0

http://azhealth.gov

MODIFIED ACTIVITIES

Docent-guided Walks

All FSPR interpretive walks and events are cancelled indefinitely. If you choose to go outdoors on your own in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area or elsewhere, remember that social distancing is important to prevent the spread of the virus.

This directive also applies to any events involving carpools or bus transport hosted by docents of the Friends of the San Pedro River (e.g. the cancellation of visits by school children bused to the river as part of the FSPR Education Program).

Bookstore Operations

Effective immediately, San Pedro House and Fairbank School House will be closed until further notice owing to concerns of community spread of infection.

Volunteer for Wet-Dry Mapping planning!

Posted on January 9, 2020 by FSPR Admin

Volunteers needed!

Help with Wet-Dry Mapping planning and preparations

Dear Friends,

There are two different volunteer opportunities associated with the upcoming Wet-Dry Mapping of the San Pedro River in middle June. One role is a smaller commitment of time, while the other is more expansive and involves taking on greater responsibility.

First, the Friends are looking for an additional volunteer to help with team packet preparation and in addition meal planning and setup for the dinner for Wet-Dry teams that attend the training event the evening prior to mapping in the field. This volunteer position reports to the Friends and involves a total of 5-10 hours of time between now and the June mapping event.

The second and larger role involves coordinating volunteers between now and June who will join teams in the field in the SPRNCA and upper San Pedro Valley tributaries the day of the mapping event. See the volunteer position description. Attendance at several planning meetings is also required. This position involves a commitment of roughly 50 volunteer hours between now and June. This volunteer reports to The Nature Conservancy Wet-Dry Mapping event coordinator Brooke Bushman.

The actual Wet-Dry Mapping of the San Pedro River will take place on Saturday, June 20, 2020. The Wet-Dry Training at San Pedro House is scheduled for the day before, namely Friday evening, June 19.

If you are interested in one of these two volunteer opportunities, please email fspr@sanpedroriver.org to indicate which one, how much time you could devote between now and June, and what travel or other commitments you have in the next few months.

On behalf of the Friends, THANK YOU to all volunteers supporting the river!

The Friends of the San Pedro River