Canyon Lake at Boulder Creek Graffiti Removal Project
Natural Restorations Dedicated Restoration Team - October 2019
807 sq FT of graffiti removed from Canyon Lake at Boulder Creek
In 2019, REI employees and members voted for Natural Restorations to receive grant funding to expand our Graffiti Removal Program with our Dedicated Restoration Team.
In October, we contracted 3 Veterans on our Dedicated Restoration Team and got to work on a graffiti removal project we have wanted to tackle for a long time; Canyon Lake at Boulder Creek. This is a popular kayaking area loved by the outdoor community and the rocks and boulders were covered in senseless graffiti.
Veterans working with us on this project benefited from our program not only through paid contract work but also through spending time in nature with other veterans. It was extremely rewarding both mentally and physically to accomplish this project and make a lasting impact on the state.
You can view past team projects HERE and all of our graffiti removal projects HERE.
BEFORE
AFTER
Click picture for full-size image gallery (before & Afters below)
Our hope is that by removing the graffiti as seen in the pictures below, fewer people will make the mistake of thinking it is okay to tag the rocks and boulders. We believe everyone should be able to experience nature without graffiti.
Please contact the non-emergency # for the area if you see anyone vandalizing public lands & please contact us when you see graffiti or trash in outdoor recreation & wilderness areas.
Canyon Lake AT Boudler Creek Graffiti Removal: 807 sq Ft removed
check out a few before & Afters - Click picture for full-size image gallery
View more projects completed by our Dedicated Restoration Team HERE.
We proudly use Graffiti Removal Products and the EcoBlaster Portable Pressure Washer & Water Source from World's Best Graffiti Removers. Thank you to Adam and everyone at World's Best Graffiti Removers for all of your support! You can check out our other graffiti removal projects HERE.
Huge thanks to Ricky at Thunderbeard Outdoor Recreation Organization (T.O.R.O.) for loaning our team a couple of Inflatables to get the job done!
Thank you to Dallas at Lower Gear Outdoors for helping us make a private donation we received last year go as far as possible towards our pedal-drive kayaks so that we could take on projects like this and carry our portable pressure washer on our kayaks.
If you would like to help fund projects like this, click the Donate button below will link you to PayPal. enter 'Veterans' in the special instructions and your donation will go towards our dedicated restoration team projects.
If you or your organization is interested in sponsoring our Dedicated Restoration Team and helping fund team projects, please contact us.
Thank you to all of the REI employees and REI members who helped us make a lasting impact on Arizona, Canyon Lake at Boulder Creek, and the Tonto National Forest. We would also like to thank everyone at the Tonto National Forest - Mesa Ranger District for their support of this project.