World Water Day

CELEBRATING WORLD WATER DAY ANNUALLY

World Water Day is a day of global advocacy for the sustainable management of freshwater resources, observed annually on March 22nd. In 2024, the City of Sedona, Oak Creek Watershed Council, and Arizona Water Company hosted our first ever World Water Day event for the people of Sedona and the Village of Oak Creek! Our goal is to continue to bring together local organizations and vendors to provide water resources education to the public year after year in a fun, outdoor setting.

2025 EVENT RECAP

City of Sedona, Oak Creek Watershed Council, and Arizona Water Company co-hosted the 2nd annual Sedona World Water Day event on Saturday, March 22nd, 2025 at Slide Rock State Park. This year’s event featured music, raffle prizes, a food truck, and educational materials and interactive activities focused on local water and environmental stewardship from the following organizations:

– Arizona Department of Environmental Quality hosted a litter and recycling education game and an interactive watershed pollution model.

– Arizona State Parks & Slide Rock State Park educated the public about local wildlife and the impact of litter and pollution on wildlife habitats. They even had one of their rescue owls on site for guests to engage with!

– Arizona Water Company hosted a water cycle crafting activity and an interactive groundwater flow model with lesson materials loaned by Arizona Project WET.

– Boyce Thompson Arboretum donated native pollinator plants and arboretum day passes for raffle prizes.

– City of Sedona led an interactive lesson modeling stormwater activity in the watershed and provided raffle prizes.

– Coconino Plateau Water Advisory Council and Watershed Partnership shared the organization’s mission and efforts and featured large-scale maps of regional water supplies and demands.

– Keep Sedona Beautiful shared information and resources related to their sustainability and conservation programs and initiatives.

– La Tapatia attended as the food truck vendor.

– Oak Creek Watershed Council reprised the Tiny Wildlife Survey where participants counted and identified live macroinvertebrates down at the creek!

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Interested in hosting an activity at next year’s event? Email [email protected] for more information!

RESOURCES

Want to learn more? Check out the following online resources from our World Water Day hosts for ongoing water education!

City of Sedona stormwater information: Storms and Stormwater | City of Sedona

Oak Creek Watershed information and updates: Resources – Oak Creek Watershed Council

Arizona Water Company hydrology education and water conservation hub: https://www.azwater.com/conservation/