October 2019 Lower Salt River Graffiti Removal Project
Water Users & Phon D Sutton
Natural Restorations Dedicated Restoration Team - October 2019
1,352 square feet of graffiti removed from THe Lower Salt River at Water Users & Phon D Sutton Recreation Areas
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 addition to REI funding, we also used a portion of a private donation for this project.
In October, we contracted 3 Veterans on our Dedicated Restoration Team and got to work along the Lower Salt River at Water Users Recreation Area and Phon D Sutton. Sadly, this is not the first time we have removed graffiti from both of these recreation areas on the Lower Salt River. You can view our past project HERE.
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 for the veterans to accomplish this project and make a lasting impact on the state.
Max Gorden from Arizona Family came out to the project site, click HERE to view his news story.
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.
Lower Salt River Graffiti Removal: 1,352 sq Ft removed
check out a few before & Afters - Click picture for full-size image gallery
Water Users Recreation Area
Phon D Sutton Recreation Area
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. You can check out our other graffiti removal projects HERE.
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 the REI employees, REI members, and a private donor who helped us make a lasting impact on Arizona, the Lower Salt River, 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.