Tonto NF Grass Removal Event
TBDJoin Friends of the Tonto NF in removing fountain and buffel grasses at Meeting Location TBD Event Registration Form Liability Waiver Form
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Open House at Sears-Kay Ruin Interpretive Site
Sears-Kay Ruin is a free use public interpretive and recreational site on the Cave Creek District of the Forest. It offers day-use picnic facilities and a self-guided trail. The ruins are a stone masonry Hohokam hilltop site from the 12th century. FOTNF maintains the day-use area, the trail, and the ruins and provides interpretive brochures to [...]
Field Maps Training
Bush Highway Trailhead, Mesa, AZ 85215, USALearn how to use Field Maps app to collect data and location of non native plants in the Tonto NF and surrounding areas.
Tonto NF Grass Removal Event
West Gate to Bulldog Canyon OHV Area 3024 Usery Pass Rd, Mesa, AZJoin Friends of the Tonto NF in removing fountain and buffel grasses in the Usery Mountains Event Registration Form Liability Waiver Form Look what we do at a Removal Event! Events are planned for every 2nd and 4th Saturday from October through April. First, to participate in any Invasive Plant Management event, sign a Liability [...]
Tonto NF Grass Removal Event
TBDJoin Friends of the Tonto NF in removing fountain and buffel grasses at Meeting Location TBD Event Registration Form Liability Waiver Form Friends of the Tonto National Forest is a group of volunteers who assist the Forest in its critical mission of natural and cultural resource and visitor use management. We promote public understanding of [...]
Hike and water the milkweeds
Phon D Sutton Recreation Area, Fort McDowell, AZ 85264, USAHelp water & monitor milkweed plants that are vital to monarch butterflies. Read what you'll get to do: Instructions
Mapping and Monitoring at Lost Dutchman State Park
Lost Dutchman State Park, 6109 N Apache Trail, Apache Junction, AZ 85119, USAWork with us to map where invasive plants are intruding in our deserts. This early detection and rapid response are the key to managing and reducing the accumulation of invasive plants. Our mapping tool allows you to share locations where you find invasive plants. Identify as Friends of the Tonto volunteer for a free pass [...]
Tonto NF Grass Removal Event
Join Friends of the Tonto NF in removing fountain and buffel grasses at Massacre Grounds.
Tonto NF Grass Removal Event
Massacre grounds Trailhead, First Water Rd, Apache Junction, AZ 85119, USAJoin Friends of the Tonto NF in removing fountain and buffel grasses.
Water the Milkweed for Monarchs!
Phon D Sutton Recreation Area, Fort McDowell, AZ 85264, USAHelp water & monitor milkweed plants that are vital to monarch butterflies. Read what you'll get to do: Instructions
Milkweed Planting at Cave Creek Ranger Station Warehouse area
Cave Creek Ranger Station, 40202 Cave Crk Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85262, USAMilkweed growers and other folks will gather at the Cave Creek Ranger Station warehouse area to plant this year's seedlings. contact Patti Fenner at pfenner@friendsofthetonto.org
Tonto NF Grass Removal Event
Maricopa Trail to Hawes Trails Parking, N Bush Hwy, Mesa, AZ 85215, USAJoin Friends of the Tonto NF in removing fountain and buffel grasses.
Tonto NF Grass Removal Event
Maricopa Trail to Hawes Trails Parking, N Bush Hwy, Mesa, AZ 85215, USAJoin Friends of the Tonto NF in removing fountain and buffel grasses.
Milkweed Planting at Larry Forbis Group Recreation Site, Lower Salt River
Larry Forbis Group Site, Mesa, AZ 85215, USAMilkweed growers and other folks will gather at the Larry Forbis Group Recreation Site on the Lower Salt River to plant this year's seedlings.
Tonto NF Grass Removal Event
Massacre grounds Trailhead, First Water Rd, Apache Junction, AZ 85119, USARegister here to join Friends of the Tonto NF in removing fountain and buffel grasses.
FCD Spook Hill spillway removal project
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LBV93mEh294VuuaC6We will meet at the entrance to the Spook Hill spillway on the north side of Eagle Crest Drive at gps coordinates 33.481010, -111.682217 Mesa, Arizona. Parking will be available at this location.
Tonto NF Grass Removal Event
Massacre Grounds Trailhead 4801 E Forest St, Apache Junction, AZ, United StatesJoin Friends of the Tonto NF in removing invasive fountain and buffel grasses.
Tonto NF Grass Removal Event
Massacre Grounds Trailhead 4801 E Forest St, Apache Junction, AZ, United StatesJoin Friends of the Tonto NF in removing fountain and buffel grasses at Massacre Grounds Trailhead
Sears-Kay Ruin Open House and Tour
Sears Kay Ruins, Cave Creek, AZ 85331, USAThis free event will begin at 9AM with a guided tour of the ruins at 10AM by retired Tonto National Forest Archaeologist Scott Wood. Ancient Hohokam Indians fortified this hilltop during the late 1000s, building massive walls of stone around its upper levels. As many as 100 people may have occupied its 40 masonry rooms [...]
Riparian Photopoint Training
Online Virtual FormatThis project has a history of 36 years -- the first Riparian Specialist hired by the Tonto National Forest knew the value of repeat photography in documenting resource conditions. He had the foresight to initiate a riparian photopoint program in 1988 -- finding important reaches of streamside vegetation and taking clear photographs of the vegetation [...]
Sheep Creek Trail Clearing
Mormon Grove TH, Rio Verde, AZ 85263, USAJoin Friends of the Tonto NF volunteers for a 4 day/3 night backpack to brush & clear dead-fall on Sheep Creek Trail. Friends has a grant to hire American Conservation Experience youth crews to clear the trail, and needs 100 volunteer hours. The group will be camping in McFarland Canyon near an intermittent stream, under [...]
Tonto NF Grass Removal Event
Massacre grounds Trailhead, First Water Rd, Apache Junction, AZ 85119, USAThe increase of forest fires shows how the desert is changing. Wet winter and spring seasons in 2019 and 2020 encouraged plant growth, including invasive species which compete with native plants for water and nutrients. As a consequence, non-native plants provided the fuel to carry the fires over hundreds of thousands of acres, and to [...]
Riparian Photopoint Training for new volunteers
Zoom, will send invitationThis project has a history of 36 years -- the first Riparian Specialist hired by the Tonto National Forest knew the value of repeat photography in documenting resource conditions. He had the foresight to initiate a riparian photopoint program in 1988 -- finding important reaches of streamside vegetation and taking clear photographs of the vegetation [...]
Cave Creek Trail Maintenance
Cave Creek Trailhead, Rd 24, Cave Creek, AZ 85331, USACave Creek Trails Maintenance Event Registration - link to registration form is at bottom of this page Saturday, March 16, 2024 Assemble 8:30 AM at the Cave Creek Trailhead Seven Springs Recreation Area Thank you for joining us out in the field! Please complete the following steps to register for our Cave Creek Trails [...]
Tonto NF Grass Removal Event
Las Sendas Community, 7900 E Eagle Crest Dr, Mesa, AZ 85207, USAMeet in the parking lot of the Las Sendas Community center. Join Friends of the Tonto NF in removing fountain and buffel grasses.
Riparian Photopoint Training
Online Virtual FormatThis project has a history of 36 years -- the first Riparian Specialist hired by the Tonto National Forest knew the value of repeat photography in documenting resource conditions. He had the foresight to initiate a riparian photopoint program in 1988 -- finding important reaches of streamside vegetation and taking clear photographs of the [...]
Mapping & Monitoring Event
Lost Dutchman SP, Palo Verde Ramada AZ, United StatesMeet at the Palo Verde Ramada. We'll be mapping invasives and their spread. Tell attendant at entrance station you are with Friends of the Tonto for the Removal Event for free entrance
Tonto NF Grass Removal Event
Hieroglyphic Trailhead, Hieroglyphic Trail, Gold Canyon, AZ 85118, USALet's join up and help our desert! Join the removal of invasive grasses !
Mapping & Monitoring Event
The goal of the Invasive Plant Management project is to reduce the fire risk in Tonto National Forest. This is done by mapping and removing plants that are not native to the Tonto National Forest, and monitoring the removal areas to reduce recurrence of these plants. We focus on two prevalent species – fountain grass [...]
Tonto NF Grass Removal Event
Hieroglyphic Trailhead 4501 S Gold Canyon Dr, Gold Camp, AZ, United StatesThis will be our first event of the season. If the forecasted high temperature for the day is 100 deg F or higher the event will be cancelled. We will meet at the Hieroglyphic TH and from there hike about 3/4 mile into the wash that leads to the canyon, removing fountain and buffel grasses [...]
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