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October 2023
Wilderness Volunteers Buffelgrass Removal
Join Wilderness Volunteers for a week-long service project that will focus on removing invasive buffelgrass and fountain grass in Saguaro National Park. Using digging tools such as picks, rock hammers, and rock bars, we'll combat these noxious weeds that fill in the open spaces in the Sonoran Desert, crowding out native plants and competing for nutrients, water, and sunshine, and pose a huge fire risk.
Find out more »August 2023
Mt. Graham Trail Work & Recreate
Please join Sonoran Desert Mountain Bike and Wild Arizona August 11-13, 2023 at Upper Arcadia Group Campground (6700ft) for a weekend of Trail Work, Bike Riding, Hiking and Camping. Our focus will be working on Turkey Flat or Shake Trails brushing, opening up corners and re-benching tread. If you like rock work there will be opportunities, but it will not be the focus of the weekend. Registration on Event Brite is required to manage camping capacity and tools. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mt-graham-work-ride-hike-and-camp-august-11-13-tickets-652168693117?aff=oddtdtcreator Upper…
Find out more »December 2022
Trail Monitoring and Sign Installation in the Galiuros
As part of our Wilderness Stewardship (Wild Stew) program, we will be hiking sections of trail in the Galiuro Wilderness to identify and map user developed trails (social trails) and install several Wilderness Boundary signs. We will be hiking up to 4 miles per day to access the work areas. Meet us Friday afternoon/evening at the trailhead to set up camp. We will break camp and head out midday Sunday. Wilderness is the highest form of protection granted to federally…
Find out more »Wild Arizona: Volunteer Trail Work on the Hunter Canyon Trail
Join Wild AZ for two consecutive days of moderate trail work on the Hunter Canyon Trail in the Miller Peak Wilderness, near Sierra Vista, AZ. No experience necessary! For more information and to register click "find out more" below.
Find out more »November 2022
Wild Arizona: Trail Work on the Hunter Spring Trail
Join Wild Arizona for two consecutive singe-day volunteer events in the Miller Peak Wilderness, located just outside of Sierra Vista, AZ. We will be clearing brush from the Hunter Spring Trail. This is an introductory trail work event and no experience is necessary. For more information and to register click "find out more" below.
Find out more »Wild Arizona: Backcountry Trail Maintenance in the Chiricahua Wilderness
Join Wild Arizona and a group of passionate local volunteers to clear sections of the South Fork Trail in the Chiricahua Wilderness, an area world-renowned for its biodiversity and birding opportunities. This is an overnight, backcountry volunteering event. For more information and to register click "find out more" below.
Find out more »San Francisco River Cleanup
Join us in keeping one of the last remaining perennial rivers in Arizona healthy! We meet up at the Riverside Park in Clifton with a welcome and safety briefing and then we split into groups and head to priority clean up areas. It is recommended that you wear sunscreen, wide brimmed hat, closed toe shoes, and a water bottle. We will provide personal protective equipment and we do have some garbage grabbers to share, but bring your own if you…
Find out more »September 2022
San Francisco River Cleanup
Join us in keeping one of the last remaining perennial rivers in Arizona healthy! We meet up at the Riverside Park in Clifton with a welcome and safety briefing and then we split into groups and head to priority clean up areas. It is recommended that you wear sunscreen, wide brimmed hat, closed toe shoes, and a water bottle. We will provide personal protective equipment and we do have some garbage grabbers to share, but bring your own if you…
Find out more »July 2022
James 4-H Camp (youth grades 8-12)
Natural Resource Conservation Workshop for AZ Youth July 25-29 - James 4-H Camp An exciting opportunity for you to explore the great outdoors and experience the thrill of a unique adventure. The 56th Annual Natural Resource Conservation Workshop for Arizona Youth is an interactive camp bringing together the latest in science and natural resource technology. Mingus Mountain, in the Prescott National Forest, is the setting for learning about water, soils, plants, and other natural resources. You will discover nature by…
Find out more »June 2022
Wild AZ/Rucker Youth Conservation Corps
Wild Arizona, in partnership with the Coronado National Forest’s Douglas Ranger District, is announcing its six-week summer residential Youth Conservation Corps program for 2022 and is seeking crew members. Are you or your child a high school student who enjoys the outdoors and conservation and would like to get paid to work and live together with a crew of similarly aged people, camping and backpacking to remote areas in the Chiricahua Mountains of southeast Arizona and learning the skills required…
Find out more »San Francisco River Cleanup
Join us in keeping one of the last remaining perennial rivers in Arizona healthy! We meet up at the Riverside Park in Clifton with a welcome and safety briefing and then we split into groups and head to priority clean up areas. It is recommended that you wear sunscreen, wide brimmed hat, closed toe shoes, and a water bottle. We will provide personal protective equipment and we do have some garbage grabbers to share, but bring your own if you…
Find out more »April 2022
CASA Technical Trails Workshops
Interested in learning more about trail maintenance? CASA is sponsoring 4 free trail skills workshops! Each workshop will have a different focus. You will get hands-on practice, pointers, and tips by our very own Trails Stewardship lead, Eric Ruljancich of Outslope Trail Solutions. Improve your ability to contribute at volunteer events, or to set up an individual volunteer agreement with land managers. Pick from 4 different workshops, or attend them all. Details: These workshops are free and open to those…
Find out more »March 2022
CASA Technical Trails Workshops
Interested in learning more about trail maintenance? CASA is sponsoring 4 free trail skills workshops! Each workshop will have a different focus. You will get hands-on practice, pointers, and tips by our very own Trails Stewardship lead, Eric Ruljancich of Outslope Trail Solutions. Improve your ability to contribute at volunteer events, or to set up an individual volunteer agreement with land managers. Pick from 4 different workshops, or attend them all. Details: These workshops are free and open to those…
Find out more »Ida Canyon (#110) & Oversite Canyon (#112) Maintenance & Sign Installation
Join Wild Arizona in the beautiful mountains of the Miller Peak Wilderness as we maintain trails and install new Wilderness signs along the Ida Canyon and Oversite Canyon trails. Explore the wonders and history of the area while on these trails, which include striking vistas and remnants of historical mines. This weekend event will include brushing the trail corridor, maintaining drainages, and provides a perfect opportunity to be introduced to the unique charm of the region. Dinner on Saturday night…
Find out more »Miller Peak Wilderness – Hunter Canyon Trail (#111) Explore & Sign Installation
Join Wild Arizona in installing a new wilderness boundary sign and exploring the Hunter Canyon Trail (#111) and Miller Canyon Trail in the Miller Peak Wilderness. We will be brushing the corridor and clearing and maintaining drains along the trail. Additionally, we will be installing a new wilderness boundary sign.
Find out more »Miller Peak Wilderness – Pomona Mine Trail (#116) Explore; Sign Installation
Join Wild Arizona in installing a new wilderness boundary sign and exploring the Pomona Mine Trail (#116) in the Miller Peak Wilderness. This day will primarily involve carrying of the sign in along Brown Canyon Trail #115 and up Pomona Mine trail #116 to the wilderness boundary. Some light brushing of the trail corridor as needed will be the activity of the day.
Find out more »San Francisco River Cleanup
Join us in keeping one of the last remaining perennial rivers in Arizona healthy! We meet up at the Riverside Park in Clifton with a welcome and safety briefing and then we split into groups and head to priority clean up areas. It is recommended that you wear sunscreen, wide brimmed hat, closed toe shoes, and a water bottle. We will provide personal protective equipment and we do have some garbage grabbers to share, but bring your own if you…
Find out more »December 2021
Santa Teresa Mountain Wilderness – Cottonwood Trail (#66) Explore & Maintain
Join Wild Arizona in the beautiful, remote Santa Teresa Mountain Wilderness as we maintain the beautiful Cottonwood Trail (#66). Saturday work will include improving tread, brushing the trail corridor, and removing fallen trees from the trail. We will car camp nearby and day hike to the work area each day. A group dinner will be provided Saturday night. Sunday will consist of exploring the trail and perhaps light brushing.
Find out more »Southern Galiuro Erosion Control Structures: December 3 – 5
Join SIA as we install rock structures on a formerly over-grazed property in the Galiuro mountains. BACKGROUND: SIA has partnered with the US Fish and Wildlife Service to install erosion control structures south of the nearby Muleshoe Ranch in the southern Galiuros. A few years ago we installed ponds for wildlife on this land and now we are returning to improve the site further. We will be creating loose rock structures to halt erosion, increase water absorption, and support plant…
Find out more »November 2021
Southern Galiuro Erosion Control Structures: 11/19-11/21
Join SIA as we install rock structures on a formerly over-grazed property in the Galiuro mountains. BACKGROUND: SIA has partnered with the US Fish and Wildlife Service to install erosion control structures south of the nearby Muleshoe Ranch in the southern Galiuros. A few years ago we installed ponds for wildlife on this land and now we are returning to improve the site further. We will be creating loose rock structures to halt erosion, increase water absorption, and support plant…
Find out more »Chiricahua Wilderness – Burro Trail Maintenance
Join Wild Arizona in the beautiful Chiricahua Wilderness as we maintain the lower 2 miles of the Burro Trail, a connecting trail off the South Fork Trail. Work will include improving several sections of tread, brushing the trail corridor, and improving/rebuilding a drainage crossing. We will car camp nearby and day hike to the work area each day. A group dinner will be provided Saturday night.
Find out more »October 2021
Galiuro Mountain Wilderness – High Creek Trail Maintenance
Join Wild Arizona in the beautiful Galiuro Mountain Wilderness as we maintain the lower section of the High CreekTrail, a connecting trail off the East Divide Trail. Work will include improving tread, brushing the trail corridor, and removing fallen trees from the trail. We will car camp nearby and day hike to the work area each day. A group dinner will be provided Saturday night.
Find out more »September 2021
Mt. Graham (Pinaleno Mountains) National Public Lands Day
September 25-26 Mt. Graham National Public Lands Day Volunteer Event 4 years after the Frye Fire burned much of Mt. Graham, it's time to re-open the trails! Join American Conservation Experience (ACE) and the USFS Safford District for a volunteer weekend in celebration of National Public Lands Day, Saturday and Sunday September 25-26 2021. We'll be working on Webb Peak Trail, a gorgeous multi-use trail that winds up between Aspens and granite boulders to the Webb Peak Fire Tower before…
Find out more »Chiricahua Wilderness – South Fork Trail Maintenance
Join Wild Arizona in the beautiful Chiricahua Wilderness as we maintain the lower 4 miles of the very popular South Fork Trail, an international birding destination for many people each year. Work will include improving several sections of tread, brushing the trail corridor, and improving/rebuilding multiple drainage crossings. We will car camp nearby and day hike to the work area each day. A group dinner will be provided Saturday night.
Find out more »May 2021
Miller Peak Wilderness Trail Maintenance
Join Wild Arizona in the beautiful Huachuca Mountains as we do an assortment of trail maintenance activities on the Bear Canyon Trail on the south side of the range. We will car camp at the trailhead at the end of Forest Road 4774 and day hike to the work area each day. A group dinner will be provided Saturday night.
Find out more »April 2021
Sky Island Trail Stewards Training
The Coronado National Forest, Wild Arizona and CASA (Climbing Association of Southern AZ) would like you to attend the Sky Island Trail Stewards training course. Learn advanced trail maintenance skills under the guidance of skilled instructors. Use these skills to help improve your local trails and public lands. Join us, April 17-18, 2021 at the Florida Station near Madera Canyon on the Nogales Ranger District. This training is FREE and open to one to two participants from an assortment of…
Find out more »December 2020
Huachuca Crest Maintenance Event
Here's a chance to escape to the scenic Sky Islands of southern Arizona for a backcountry weekend work project in the high country of the Huachuca Mountains on passage 1b. This is a land of aspens, firs and pines with sweeping views across the grasslands and into Mexico. Participants will need to provide their own backpacking equipment and food. Tools and training will be provided for anyone brave enough to come along! Proposed itinerary: Saturday: The hike in will climb…
Find out more »July 2020
Masked Bobwhite releases
Buenos Aires NWR seeks volunteers to assist with quail releases in July, August, and September. We'll be releasing birds on Thursdays and Fridays 7/23-24, 8/13-14, 9/3-4, and 9/24-25 We need 9-10 volunteers each day. We will meet up at the refuge quail pens. It will be early in the morning starting about 6:30AM and would require 1.5-2 hours at most. You would be walking 200-800m round trip from a road with a brood box. If you don't have a GPS,…
Find out more »April 2020
Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: April 24-26th POSTPONED
Come join us April 24th to 26th in Aravaipa Canyon Preserve! THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping The Nature Conservancy in Aravaipa Canyon for several years on a variety of projects to increase watershed health along this perennial riparian area. Recently we've been working on addressing the threat of invasive periwinkle (Vinca major) throughout the canyon. During this trip we will continue our work to eradicate periwinkle from the riparian understory of the creek banks. Additionally, we will…
Find out more »February 2020
Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: February 28- March 1
Come join us February 28th to March 1st in Aravaipa Canyon Preserve! Help us pull invasive periwinkle Saturday and Sunday. THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping The Nature Conservancy in Aravaipa Canyon for several years on a variety of projects to increase watershed health along this perennial riparian area. Recently we've been working on addressing the threat of invasive periwinkle (Vinca major) throughout the canyon. During this trip we will continue our work to eradicate periwinkle from the…
Find out more »Saguaro National Park – Wilderness Volunteers: buffelgrass pull campout
We're currently looking for volunteers for the upcoming Wilderness Volunteer campout which will help control the buffelgrass invasion at Saguaro National Park. Spots are limited- sign up soon! This event will be a car camping experience in a secluded area of the park that only a few visitors get the opportunity to visit each year! What makes it extraordinary are the lively tinajas (pools of water) that flow year round. These pools are a haven for the rare Lowland Leopard…
Find out more »January 2020
Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: January 17-20
Come join us January 17th to the 20th in Aravaipa Canyon Preserve! Help us pull invasive periwinkle Saturday and Sunday, and then take Martin Luther King day off with us to enjoy this beautiful canyon. THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping The Nature Conservancy in Aravaipa Canyon for several years on a variety of projects to increase watershed health along this perennial riparian area. Recently we've been working on addressing the threat of invasive periwinkle (Vinca major) throughout…
Find out more »September 2019
Wilderness Bypass Work Weekend on Butterfly Trail
What better way to spend Labor Day weekend than in the forest at the top of the Santa Catalina mountains? This piece of trail received lots of special attention in 2017 so we want to be sure it stays in great shape moving forward. We'll hike in and establish a camp at Novio Spring on Saturday. The rest of the day will be working on the trail. Finish up and hike out on Sunday. Hike to Novio Spring is approximately…
Find out more »July 2019
Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: July
THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping TNC and the BLM in Aravaipa Canyon for several years on a variety of projects to increase watershed health along this perennial riparian area. During this trip we are continuing our work to eradicate invasive plant vinca (or periwinkle) from the riparian understory of the creek banks. This will require digging and fastidious removal of vegetative material and roots with tools provided by Sky Island Alliance. We'll be bending, cutting, digging, getting…
Find out more »June 2019
Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: June
THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping TNC and the BLM in Aravaipa Canyon for several years on a variety of projects to increase watershed health along this perennial riparian area. During this trip we are continuing our work to eradicate invasive plant vinca (or periwinkle) from the riparian understory of the creek banks. This will require digging and fastidious removal of vegetative material and roots with tools provided by Sky Island Alliance. We'll be bending, cutting, digging, getting…
Find out more »April 2019
Stewardship Training
The Arizona Wilderness Coalition in collaboration with the Friends of the Verde River is excited to announce a special hands-on experience that will introduce you to the concept of wilderness stewardship. Join us for this two-day event in Prescott National Forest's beautiful Sycamore Canyon Wilderness. You will learn about and discuss: • topics surrounding the history and laws governing Wilderness • the seven leave no trace principles • how to properly identify problems areas and execute maintenance • river monitoring…
Find out more »February 2019
Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: February
REGISTRATION REQUIRED, PLEASE FOLLOW LINK TO REGISTER! THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping TNC and the BLM in Aravaipa Canyon for several years on a variety of projects to increase watershed health along this perennial riparian area. During this trip we are continuing our work to eradicate invasive plant vinca (or periwinkle) from the riparian understory of the creek banks. This will require digging and fastidious removal of vegetative material and roots with tools provided by Sky Island…
Find out more »Kennedy Peak Car Camp: Take 2
As part of Sky Island Alliance's work to collect water rights validations for the Forest, we are doing a weekend dayhike to reach an old dam. Trails in this wilderness are not often maintained. Portions may be washed away by post-fire erosion or overgrown with cat claw. We may have to deal with some steep terrain. Trip Leader: Bryon Trip Itinerary: Day 1 - Drive out to Deer Creek near Klondyke, AZ. Car camp. Day 2 - Dayhike to Corral…
Find out more »January 2019
Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: January
REGISTRATION REQUIRED, PLEASE FOLLOW LINK TO REGISTER! THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping TNC and the BLM in Aravaipa Canyon for several years on a variety of projects to increase watershed health along this perennial riparian area. During this trip we are continuing our work to eradicate invasive plant vinca (or periwinkle) from the riparian understory of the creek banks. This will require digging and fastidious removal of vegetative material and roots with tools provided by Sky Island…
Find out more »December 2018
Kennedy Peak Car Camping
As part of Sky Island Alliance's work to collect water rights validations for the Forest, we are doing a weekend dayhike to reach an old dam. Trails in this wilderness are not often maintained. Portions may be washed away by post-fire erosion or overgrown with cat claw. We may have to deal with some steep terrain. Trip Leader: Bryon Trip Itinerary: Day 1 - Drive out to Deer Creek near Klondyke, AZ. Car camp. Day 2 - Dayhike to Corral…
Find out more »November 2018
Backpacking in the Galiuros
IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE A BACKPACK WITH SKY ISLAND ALLIANCE PREVIOUSLY, PLEASE CHECK WITH SAMI (CONTACT INFO BELOW) BEFORE REGISTERING!!! As part of Sky Island Alliance's work to collect water rights validations for the Forest, we are doing a long weekend backpack to reach several old dams. This will be a rugged backpack. Trails in this wilderness are not often maintained. Portions may be washed away by high flows in the canyons or overgrown with cat claw, and we…
Find out more »Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: January
THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping TNC and the BLM in Aravaipa Canyon for several years on a variety of projects to increase watershed health along this perennial riparian area. During this trip we are continuing our work to eradicate invasive plant vinca (or periwinkle) from the riparian understory of the creek banks. This will require digging and fastidious removal of vegetative material and roots with tools provided by Sky Island Alliance. We’ll be bending, cutting, digging, getting…
Find out more »Pusch Ridge Wilderness Volunteer Vacation
The Arizona Trail Association has received a grant from the National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance to work on the Arizona Trail as it travels through the Pusch Ridge Wilderness in the Santa Catalina Ranger District of the Coronado National Forest. This is an area of unexpected isolation and beauty - only a short hike from the edge of Tucson, but a world away from the hub-bub of the city. This event includes 4 days of hard work, great people and amazing…
Find out more »September 2018
Squirrel Counting
It's that time again! Time to count squirrels! The survey begins at noon on the 24th at the Columbine Work Center in the Pinaleño Mountains. Limited cabin/floor space; bring your own tent/camping supplies. Kitchen/microwave available for cooking; must bring your own food. Additional items: daypack, water bottle(s), compass, GPS unit, flashlight or headlamp, sturdy hiking boots, warm hat and gloves and raingear. email tsnow@azgfd.gov if you plan on attending and you must be a Columbine at 7:00 am to receive…
Find out more »Chiricahua Springs Backpack
DESCRIPTION This will be a backpacking trip to assess some springs in the Chiricahua Wilderness. SIA has taken on a project to help the Coronado National Forest inventory and assess water resources in the Galiuro, Miller Peak, Rincon, Chiricahua, Mt. Wrightson, Pajarita, and Santa Teresa Wilderness Areas. This weekend, we will be working to assess springs and other water resources in the Chiricahua Wilderness. For these assessments, no special skills are necessary, but we are looking for strong hikers, and…
Find out more »Peppersauce Cave Graffiti Removal and Restoration
Peppersauce Cave is a on the north side of Mt. Lemon, north of Tucson. The cave has over 7300 feet of passages and is in the Coronado National Forest. We are in the middle of a yearlong graffiti removal and restoration effort removing tags in the cave, and we are looking for additional volunteers to help. This is one of the largest graffiti removal projects in the entire U.S. Forest system. The Central Arizona Grotto, the Phoenix area caving club…
Find out more »Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: September
THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping TNC and the BLM in Aravaipa Canyon for several years on a variety of projects to increase watershed health along this perennial riparian area. During this trip we are continuing our work to remove the invasive plant vinca (or periwinkle) from the understory of the creek banks. This will require digging and fastidious removal of root material, with tools provided by Sky Island Alliance. We'll be bending, digging, getting dirty, and wet…
Find out more »Wilderness Waters: Chiricahuas!
This will be a car camping trip to assess some springs in the Chiricahua Wilderness. SIA has taken on a project to help the Coronado National Forest inventory and assess water resources in the Galiuro, Miller Peak, Rincon, Chiricahua, Mt. Wrightson, Pajarita, and Santa Teresa Wilderness Areas. This weekend, we will be working to assess springs and other water resources in either the Chiricahua or Rincon Wilderness, depending on what gets done on our trip over the Labor Day weekend.…
Find out more »Novio Springs / Butterfly Trail Rehab
We are committed to rehabilitating the Butterfly Trail (part of the AZT wilderness bypass) near Tucson, and we need your help to do it! With support from our friends at Summit Hut and Mountain Hardwear, we are organizing a series of volunteer trail work projects to get some work done on a long-neglected segment of trail in the Santa Catalina Mountains. Just a short drive from Tucson, this beautiful area will make you feel like you're in British Columbia. This…
Find out more »August 2018
Wilderness Waters: Chiricahuas – Portal Springs
This will be a longer car camping trip to assess some springs in the Chiricahua Wilderness. SIA has taken on a project to help the Coronado National Forest inventory and assess water resources in the Galiuro, Miller Peak, Rincon, Chiricahua, Mt. Wrightson, Pajarita, and Santa Teresa Wilderness Areas. This weekend, we will be working to assess springs and other water resources in the Chiricahua Wilderness. For these assessments, no special skills are necessary, but we are looking for strong hikers,…
Find out more »Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal: August
Sky Island Alliance has been helping TNC and the BLM in Aravaipa Canyon for several years on a variety of projects to increase watershed health along this perennial riparian area. During this trip we are continuing our work to eradicate invasive plant vinca (or periwinkle) from the understory of the creek banks. We will also be planting native plants in and around areas that have been cleared of vinca. We’ll be bending, cutting, digging, getting dirty, and getting wet. We…
Find out more »Peppersauce Cave Graffiti Removal and Restoration
Peppersauce Cave is a on the north side of Mt. Lemon, north of Tucson. The cave has over 7300 feet of passages and is in the Coronado National Forest. We are in the middle of a yearlong graffiti removal and restoration effort removing tags in the cave, and we are looking for additional volunteers to help. This is one of the largest graffiti removal projects in the entire U.S. Forest system. The Central Arizona Grotto, the Phoenix area caving club…
Find out more »Kartchner Caverns Planting and Erosion Control
Join us for a weekend of restoration work at Kartchner Caverns State Park! Recently the park has re-routed some trails, and we will be working to manage erosion and to re-plant these sections with native species. This trip is free of charge and no experience is necessary. TRIP SCHEDULE Friday, 11:00 am: If you need a ride, meet SIA staff at our OFFICE – 406 S. 4th Avenue (at the corner of 14th in Armory Park). Friday, Noon or 5:00…
Find out more »July 2018
Native Plantings at Ramsey Canyon Ponds
BACKGROUND SIA is partnering with The Nature Conservancy's Ramsey Canyon Preserve to install native plants around some newly created ponds. Many native animals are sure to benefit from this new habitat, and we want to jump start the revegetation process with some plants that will be beneficial to as many species as possible. PROJECT SCHEDULE & LOCATION Volunteers can either join us for the entire project, and camp with us, or join us just for the work each day. Folks…
Find out more »Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal
THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping TNC and the BLM in Aravaipa Canyon for several years on a variety of projects to increase watershed health along this perennial riparian area. During this trip we are continuing our work to remove the invasive plant vinca (or periwinkle) from the understory of the creek banks. This will require digging and fastidious removal of root material, with tools provided by Sky Island Alliance. We'll be bending, digging, getting dirty, and wet…
Find out more »June 2018
Aravaipa Canyon Vinca Removal
THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance has been helping TNC and the BLM in Aravaipa Canyon for several years on a variety of projects to increase watershed health along this perennial riparian area. During this trip we are continuing our work to remove the invasive plant vinca (or periwinkle) from the understory of the creek banks. This will require digging and fastidious removal of root material, with tools provided by Sky Island Alliance. We'll be bending, digging, getting dirty, and wet…
Find out more »Peppersauce Cave Graffiti Removal and Restoration
Peppersauce Cave is a on the north side of Mt. Lemon, north of Tucson. The cave has over 7300 feet of passages and is in the Coronado National Forest. We are in the middle of a yearlong graffiti removal and restoration effort removing tags in the cave, and we are looking for additional volunteers to help. This is one of the largest graffiti removal projects in the entire U.S. Forest system. The Central Arizona Grotto, the Phoenix area caving club…
Find out more »April 2018
Chiricahua Mountains – Mormon Ridge/Mormon Canyon – Trail Restoration
This trail maintenance project will focus on the Mormon Canyon and Mormon Ridge trails in the Chiricahua Mountains. As of last summer the trails had intermittent deadfall and tread issues near the drainage bottom. The Ridge trail mostly needs brushing and crosscut work, with some solid stretches that don't need much work between the problem areas. Participants should be in moderate condition and capable of hiking on maintained FS trails carrying tools, equipment, and personal supplies throughout the day. All…
Find out more »March 2018
3/25/17 Hohokam Trail Build Day
PLEASE REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT AT: https://doodle.com/poll/ck9982fmhsq7pp34 We're finished with the first 6.5-mile loop at McKenzie Ranch, and now we're working on the first 3.4 miles of the Hohokam Trail to connect McKenzie to the Arizona Trail! The Sweco and mini-excavator have made their passes and we need volunteers for finish work to get the trial buffed and ready to go. Meet at the McKenzie Ranch TH at 8AM, and plan on working until noon. Plan on more than a…
Find out more »Rock Dam Construction in Tex Canyon – Chiricahua Mountains
The Chiricahua Mountains have had multiple large fires in the past few years and subsequent monsoons have ravished the landscape. We have been asked to reconstruct a series of one-rock dams to slow down water runoff. Most of these dams have already been built, so we will be working to rebuild and in some areas add new ones. No Experience is needed for this project. All training and guidance will be provided on site by AWC staff an FS personnel.…
Find out more »Volunteer Vacation – Superstition Wilderness
The Superstition Mountains are one of the most legendary wilderness areas in Arizona, rugged, remote and hauntingly beautiful. The dramatic Arizona Trail in the Superstitions provides challenge to both hikers and trail workers. Difficult access, steep and rocky terrain and scarce water all make this place a real test of fortitude. The reward, however, is a wild beauty found nowhere else. ATA Volunteer Vacations offer an opportunity to work side-by-side with others who share a love of nature and a…
Find out more »February 2018
Beat Back Fountain Grass – Camping Trip
Join us as we backpack into Bear Canyon on our quest to REMOVE INVASIVE FOUNTAIN GRASS. BACKGROUND Our work to remove fountain grass and other invasive plants from Bear Canyon first began back in 2014! Over the years we have been working our way up the canyon removing invasives and planting native plants in our wake. Now we are kicking this project up a notch and starting work in some of the higher, more rugged reaches of the canyon. Join…
Find out more »November 2017
Pond Building in the Southern Galiuros
BACKGROUND Sky Island Alliance is teaming up with private landowners, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and pond builder extraordinaire Tom Biebighauser of Wetland Restoration and Training LLC to create ponds south of the Muleshoe Ranch in the Galiuro Mountains. These ponds will provide habitat for lowland leopard frogs (Lithobates yavapaiensis) and many other native bird, bat, dragonfly and butterfly species. Join us for a day, or the entire trip, as we build two ponds and enhance the surrounding habitat…
Find out more »October 2017
Seed Collection & Invasives Removal Weekend in Parker Canyon
Sky Island Alliance is partnering with the Coronado National Forest and Borderlands Restoration to restore a diverse riparian understory of native plants for wildlife and pollinators in Parker Canyon! This weekend we will work to remove invasive species and collect seeds that will be grown out to be re-planted in the canyon.
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