Natural Restorations 2020 OHV Areas Restoration Project
We are excited to announce that we have completed our 3rd grant from the Arizona Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation (OHV) Fund administered by Arizona State Parks & Trails.
184,120 pounds of trash (92.06 tons), 2,938 sq ft of graffiti, & 275 Tires Removed from Ohv areas across arizona
The Natural Restorations 2020 OHV Area Restoration Project was designed to address the long-standing issues of trash and illegal dumping in OHV areas. We removed trash and graffiti from natural areas surrounding OHV areas, trails, routes, while leaving a minimal footprint. We completed 24 restoration projects with our Dedicated Restoration Team and 2 volunteer cleanup events in OHV areas. We originally had several more OHV area volunteer events planned, but 2020 and the pandemic had other plans so we converted a few volunteer events into projects for our team to ensure the areas were restored.
We also hit a huge milestone while working on this project. On May 18th, 2020, we hit the 1 million pounds of trash removed milestone while working on a project with our team at the Cinder Hills OHV Area.
We worked on Arizona State Trust Land, the Tonto National Forest, the Coconino National Forest, the Apache Sitgreaves National Forest, and the Prescott National Forest. Thank you to everyone at these land management agencies for supporting our projects!
03/07/20 Sugar Loaf OHV Area Volunteer Cleanup
Volunteer cleanup events provided close to home opportunities for youth, the OHV community, non-OHV community members, outdoor recreation groups, and State Parks employees. Our restorations immediately improved the appearance and usability of the OHV areas included in our project.
Our volunteer events are the perfect opportunity for the OHV community, youth, and other community members to come out, learn lifelong stewardship, and change the way we leave natural areas. Join us at an upcoming event, click HERE to view our Events Calendar.
Dedicated Restoration Team Projects
Our Dedicated Restoration Team completed 24 projects & removed 164,980 pounds (82.49 tons) of trash, 261 tires, & 2,938 square feet of graffiti.
Click HERE to check out each team projects from this grant & learn more about our Veteran-based Dedicated Restoration team.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR Florence Boulders GRAffiti Removal Project from March 2020
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Click HERE to view our April 2020 Doce Pit Graffiti Removal Project
Click HERE to view our November 2020 Florence Boulders Graffiti Removal Project
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You can view all of our Graffiti Removal Projects HERE
Volunteer Projects
Volunteers joined us for 2 volunteer events in OHV areas and helped us remove 28,620 pounds (14.31 tons) of trash & 14 tires. We had several additional events in OHV areas planned in 2020 that we were not able to host due to public gathering restrictions.
We engaged 239 volunteers, including 39 youth volunteers, who donated 985.82 hours of their time to stewardship of OHV areas!
March 7th, 2020 Sugar Loaf OHV Area
86 Volunteers helped us remove 4.74 tons (9,480 pounds) of trash & 5 tires from the Sugar Loaf OHV Area on the tonto national forest.
Click HERE to view the entire event.
January 18th, 2020 - Hewitt Station OHV Area
151 Volunteers helped us remove 9.57 tons (19,140 pounds) of trash & 9 tires from the Hewitt Station OHV Area in Queen Valley on the Tonto National forest.
Click HERE to view the entire event
We’re thrilled to announce we received a 2021 grant from the Arizona Off-highway Vehicle Recreation (OHV) Fund administered by ARizona State Parks & Trails.
We will post volunteer events as soon as we have dates confirmed with land management agencies. Join us at an upcoming volunteer event,
click here to view our events calendar.
We are a 21CSC Member Organization through our Dedicated Restoration Team
