Natural History Institute: Wild Rivers Film Tour 2025

The Wild Rivers Film Tour returns for its 10th year in 2025 as a celebration of wild rivers and a call to action for protecting more of the rivers we all cherish. This grassroots-style film tour was born out of a partnership between American Rivers and the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, two non-profit organizations committed to protecting and enhancing ecosystems that depend on clean and free-flowing rivers. Today, in the Southwest, the Wild Rivers Film Tour is organized by the Southwest River Protection Program at American Rivers in partnership with members of the Upper Verde Wild and Scenic River Coalition, including the Natural History Institute, The Wilderness Society, Friends of the Verde River, and others. Our goal is to share awe-inspiring river stories and engage more people in the fight to protect them. Here in Arizona, we want to highlight the irreplaceable Upper Verde River and the effort to designate it as the state’s next Wild and Scenic River. The Verde River is an extraordinary ribbon of life through the heart of Arizona. The Upper Verde – extending from east of Paulden to the town of Clarkdale – is one of the cleanest, healthiest, economically important, and culturally significant free-flowing rivers remaining in Arizona. Join the movement here at www.wildverderiver.org , and join us at the Elks Theatre in Prescott on May 30th, 2025, for a fun, uplifting, and river-filled evening. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., and the show begins at 7:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door. Tickets: $12 each Location: Elks Theatre 117 E Gurley St # 115 Prescott, 86301