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Lower Salt River Tree Planting

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ORGANIZATION: Natural Restorations

  • A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
  • 1 person is interested
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Join Natural Restorations & Ecoculture for a Lower Salt River Restoration Project and help us plant thousands of native trees along the banks of the Lower Salt River. The Lower Salt River Restoration Project was established in 2018, following a wildfire which burned over 80,000 acres of riparian and Sonoran desert habitat. Get your hands dirty and help protect this place that is so important to all of us.

This event is also possible due to support from the U.S. Forest Service Tonto National Forest, the National Forest Foundation, Audubon Southwest, & the Department of Forestry & Fire Management.

Everyone is welcome, including youth volunteers when they are accompanied & supervised by a parent, guardian, or adult group leader. We would be happy to sign off on service hours or provide a Confirmation of Volunteer Service letter for youth volunteers.

Use this link to register & receive event updates: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1215694227159?aff=oddtdtcreator

Sign-in: 8:30-9:00 a.m. | Safety Briefing: 9 a.m. | Planting starts: after safety briefing| End time: 1:00 p.m. or sooner

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About Natural Restorations

Location:

67 S. Higley Road, STE 103-118, Gilbert, AZ 85296, US

Mission Statement

Our mission is to remove trash, graffiti from outdoor recreation and wilderness areas, revitalize natural areas through replanting projects, and enrich the lives of military veterans and other community members.

Description

We remove trash, graffiti and anything foreign to the environment from outdoor recreation and wilderness areas throughout the state of Arizona. We replant burn scar areas by salvaging cacti that would otherwise be destroyed on construction sites and we transport them to burn scars where our team replants them. We provide contract work to Military Veterans on our Dedicated Restoration Team and host volunteer events for the community, including youth volunteers.

We have a passion for nature and we believe outdoor restorations and education ensures everyone will be able to enjoy outdoor recreation and wilderness areas. We approach every project with a commitment to long-term change and making lasting impacts in communities across the state.

We have removed over 1.5 million pounds of trash (791+ tons), planted over 53,500 trees, plants & cacti, and removed over 42,451 square feet of graffiti. We have provided over 17,400 hours of contract work to military veterans on our Dedicated Restoration Team. We have hosted over 107 volunteer events and completed over 141 restoration projects with our Dedicated Restoration Team.

CAUSE AREAS

Community
Environment
Veterans & Military Families
Community, Environment, Veterans & Military Families

WHEN

Sat Feb 15, 2025
09:00 AM - 01:00 PM

WHERE

Coon Bluff RoadMesa, AZ 85215

SKILLS

GOOD FOR

  • Kids
  • Teens
  • People 55+
  • Public Groups
  • Private Groups

REQUIREMENTS

  • This is a Done in a Day opportunity and there is no prior training or ongoing commitment needed.
  • Sign-in: 8:30-9:00 a.m. | Safety Briefing: 9 a.m. | Planting starts: after safety briefing| End time: 1:00 p.m. or sooner if we get everything planted before 1. Please arrive before 9am to ensure you're present for the safety briefing
  • Bring a reusable water bottle

Private Group Details

  • Group Size Range 1 - 50+
  • Event can be held at a volunteer group location (e.g. office, park)
  • Donation Requested
  • If you would like to donate to our 501c3 non-profit organization to help support our restoration projects, you can donate here: http://www.naturalrestorations.org/donate

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