Before we get too far into 2021, we would like to take a moment to highlight what we accomplished in 2020 with our Dedicated Restoration Team and volunteers.
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In 2020, Natural Restorations removed 219,552 pounds of trash (109.77 tons), removed and recycled 320 tires, removed 4,674 square feet of graffiti, and planted 5,544 saplings.
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In addition to the results of our 2020 Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Recreation-fund grant administered by Arizona State Parks & Trails that we shared 2 posts back, we worked on several other grant projects in 2020.
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We removed graffiti from the Washington Park Tunnel along the Arizona Trail, Granite Dells in Payson, Blue Wash Trail in Cave Creek, and Blue Point, Fox Tail, & Coon Bluff Recreation Areas on the Lower Salt River thanks to grants from REI. Click HERE to view all of these projects.
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We removed graffiti from the Boulders Loop Trail in Payson, we removed trash from several areas around the Superstition Mountains, and we removed trash and graffiti from Needle Rock Recreation Area though grants from ON Semiconductor. Click HERE to view all of these projects.
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We also launched a Replanting Program in 2020 and planted 5,544 saplings at Lower Salt River in November 2020. Click HERE to view the project.
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We hosted 5 volunteer events between January 2020 & March 2020, including a Base & Meridian Wildlife Area Cleanup on 01/04/20, a Lower Salt River Cleanup with American Rivers & Verizon on 01/16/20, the 11th annual Hewitt Station OHV Area Cleanup on 01/18/20, our Lower Salt River President's Day Weekend Cleanup on 02/15/20, and our Sugar Loaf OHV Area Cleanup on 03/07/20.
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Click HERE to check out our past volunteer events and click HERE to check out our Dedicated Restoration Team projects.