Photo Courtesy of Tru Flask & O’Shea Tometi
10/19/19 3rd Annual Lower Sycamore OHV Area Cleanup
We hosted our 3rd Annual Lower Sycamore Fall Cleanup on Saturday, October 19,2019. With the help of 115 volunteers and several employees from the Tonto National Forest - Mesa Ranger District, we removed 5.61 tons of trash and 3 tires from this OHV area. That’s 11,220 pounds of trash no longer littering our public lands! Thank you to all of the volunteers for helping us make a significant impact on this area!
This project was financed in part by a grant from the Arizona Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Recreation Fund administered by Arizona State Parks & Trails. Learn more about our grant HERE. RideNow Powersports in Chandler was also an Event Sponsor.
We would like to thank the following organizations for their support of this event:
Battle Born Offroad, the Brewbecue, CopperPoint Insurance Companies, Desert Monsters Tours, Extreme Terrain, Garland Signs & Specialties, Icon Alloys, ICON Vehicle Dynamics, Illuminated Funds Group, J. Bowers & Associates, Knuckle Busters, LeBaron & Carroll Insurance, Manatee Bags, Meta Tech 4X4, Mr. Target, Nitro Gear & Axle, OdySea Aquarium Foundation, Salt River Project, Sierra Expeditions, Tru Flask, the U.S. Forest Service - Tonto National Forest - Mesa Ranger District, and Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative.
Check out all of the photo galleries below. Pictures from the raffle are also below.
Photos Courtesy of Tru Flask & O’Shea Tometi - click a photo to view full size image
Photos from Justin & Nicole Corey
Photos shared with permission from volunteers
Raffle Winners! Huge thanks to Extreme Terrain, LeBaron & Carroll Insurance, Manatee Bags, Mr. Target, RideNow Power Sports in Chandler, & Tru Flask for providing us with awesome prizes for volunteers.
We gave away a Mr. Target steel dueling tree, a 40-quart cooler donated by LeBaron & Carroll Insurance, a few Hexis cooler bags & Klim Quench Pack donated by RideNow Power Sports in Chandler, 2 sets of Manatee Bags, several Tru Flask water bottles & tumblers, & Natural Restorations t-shirts.
We know volunteers don’t attend our events for prizes, it’s just a nice way to help show them how much local organizations and the community appreciate their hard work.
Thank you to everyone at Extreme Terrain for awarding us a $250 Clean Trail Grant that we used to purchase trash grabbers from the Home Depot at a discount thanks to Bob and his team at the Home Depot in Mesa off of the US60 & Crismon. Last year, Extreme Terrain awarded us a Clean Trail Grant that we used to purchase rakes for volunteer events. Click HERE to learn more about the Clean Trail Grant to see if your trail improvement project is eligible.
