Photo Courtesy of David Troness Photography

Photo Courtesy of David Troness Photography

04/22/19 Earth Day Lower Salt River Cleanup Project

For Earth Day, we teamed up with Distinctive Salon & Spa and EastM Magazine for an Earth Day Lower Salt River Cleanup. 329 volunteers, including 41 youth volunteers helped us remove 2,160 pounds of trash. We removed trash from Phon D Sutton, Granite Reef, Coon Bluff, Pebble Beach, Blue Point, and Butcher Jones Recreation Areas. Volunteers also helped us celebrate the 4-year anniversary of our 1st cleanup!

We would like to thank the following organizations for their support of this event:

American Rivers, CopperPoint Insurance Companies, David Troness Photography, Desert Paddleboards, Desert Monsters Tours, EastM Magazine, Exhale Yoga, Garland Signs & Specialties, General Mills, Bob & his team at The Home Depot in Mesa off of Crismon & US60, ICON Vehicle Dynamics, Inner Health Now, J. Bowers & Associates, LeBaron & Carroll Insurance, Manatee Bags, OdySea Aquarium Foundation, Plogging Arizona, REI, Rubio’s, Salt River Project, Tru Flask, and the U.S. Forest Service - Tonto National Forest - Mesa Ranger District.

Check out all of the amazing photo galleries below from photographers & a few from us including the photos below of some of the trash that was left behind over the Easter holiday weekend.


Photos courtesy of David Troness Photography - click a photo to view full size image

Photos courtesy of Tru Flask & O’Shea Tometi

Shout out to Lad, Mark, & Caleb from Tru Flask for their commitment to Natural Restorations! We are excited about our collaborative partnership with them and thrilled to offer you custom Natural Restorations Tru Flask bottles and tumblers at our volunteer events for a donation that goes directly towards supporting our programs. ⁣

Thank you to everyone at Rubio’s Coastal Grill off of Signal Butte & Baseline in Mesa for bringing guacamole & chips out for all of our volunteers!

Raffle Winners!

Huge thank you to Desert paddleboards, Distinctive Salon & Spa, EastM Magazine, Exhale Yoga, Inner Health NowManatee Bags, Odysea Aquarium, REIRubio's, & Tru Flask for donating items to the raffle! 

We greatly appreciate your generosity!

Pictures courtesy of Justin & Nicole Corey

Check out our 2018 Day After Easter Lower Salt River Cleanup and our 2018 Earth Day Cleanup with Mountain Chicks at Fossil Springs.

Click HERE to check out our Events Calendar & register for a cleanup.