Stellar Adventures Sponsors Natural Restorations

We would like to welcome & thank everyone at Stellar Adventures for becoming an official Sponsor of Natural Restorations! ⁠Thank you for investing in Arizona's outdoor spaces and helping us put our mission into action every day.⁠ We’ve teamed up with Stellar Adventures at several of our off-road volunteer events over the years and we are honored to have them sponsor our restoration programs!

Since 1997, the team at Stellar Adventures has worked tirelessly to create one of the largest and most diverse family-owned outfitters of adventure and Southwestern style. They are a premier adventure company specializing in invigorating and informative off-road excursions in the Sonoran Desert.

From their newest mechanic all the way to their Chief Adventurer, every member of the Stellar Adventures family has three common goals: to uphold the very highest standards of safety and environmental responsibility, to provide a once-in-a-lifetime experience for each client, and to see to it that every client of Stellar Adventures comes away feeling exhilarated and satisfied.

One of the most significant benefits of being a family-owned-and-operated company is the ability to accommodate individual requests and to get to know their clients on a personal level. They can’t wait to help you design a custom tour or organize your team-building outing! Choose your adventure—or let them build one for you—and explore this gem of the Southwest together!

We are proud to partner with organizations that are committed to helping us restore Arizona's outdoor spaces and provide contract work in nature to Post 9/11 Military Veterans on our Dedicated Restoration Team.

You can learn more about Stellar Adventures by clicking the link below. ⁠

https://stellaradventures.com/about/

Celebrate Our 100th Volunteer Event on February 18th!

Celebrate our 100th Volunteer Event on Saturday, February 18th from 9am-1pm! Join us as we partner with OdySea Aquarium for our annual President's Day Weekend Lower Salt River Land & Water Cleanup Event at Coon Bluff Recreation Area! ⁠

Click the HERE for all of the event details & registration.⁠
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Hike along the riverbanks & explore the area while collecting trash. Our friends from REI Co-op Adventure Center & ⁠Riverbound Sports are bringing kayaks & an XL paddleboard to help volunteers remove trash from the water and help ferry trash across the river to our dumpster. They will also provide PFDs and paddles. ⁠

If you would like to reserve a kayak or tandem kayak, please email Nicole at contact@naturalrestorations.org⁠

If you have your own paddleboard, kayak or canoe, this is the perfect event to bring it out to help us get trash out of the areas volunteers cannot reach on foot. You can also help us ferry trash across the river to the dumpster. ⁠

This is a perfect time to bring waders, water shoes, or shoes you've set aside for a river cleanup. ⁠Most of the trash is across the river, we can ferry you across on a paddleboard or kayak if you don't have water shoes.⁠

Groups & Clubs welcome! Great opportunity for youth volunteers! Anyone under 18 years old must be accompanied & supervised by an adult. ⁠

The OdySea Aquarium Foundation Continues Sponsorship of Natural Restorations

We would like to thank everyone at OdySea Aquarium & the OdySea Aquarium Foundation for continuing their sponsorship of Natural Restorations and our restoration programs! ⁠As the nonprofit partner to OdySea Aquarium, the OdySea Aquarium Foundation seeks to educate, engage, enrich, and inspire all ages to conserve and protect our planet. ⁠

We are grateful for OdySea Aquarium Foundation's support of conservation and education organizations, like Natural Restorations, that align with their three core initiatives; Education, Conservation, & Care. Thank you, OdySea Aquarium Foundation, for investing in Arizona's outdoor spaces and our mission.⁠ ⁠

Join us for Saturday, February 18th as we partner with OdySea Aquarium for our 100th Volunteer Event, a Lower Salt River Land & Water Cleanup at Coon. Bluff. Click HERE details & registration.

Click the links below to learn more about OdySea Aquarium and OdySea Aquarium Foundation:

https://www.odyseaaquarium.com

https://www.odyseaaquarium.com/foundation/

Thank you, SRP!

We would like to thank everyone at SRP for awarding Natural Restorations with a corporate contribution of operating support for the sixth year in a row! Funding will be used towards our Bush Fire Burn Scar Replanting Project. We are extremely proud to continue our partnership with SRP! ⁠⠀⁠
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As a community based, nonprofit public power utility, Salt River Project makes corporate contributions to nonprofit organizations that provide programs and services which meet the needs of their customers and enhance the quality of life we enjoy. They are steadfast in their commitment to partner with nonprofit organizations that provide meaningful and beneficial programs to their customers and community. ⠀⁠⠀⁠
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Thank you, SRP, for recognizing the value of the programs we provide! We are excited to continue our relationship and provide volunteer opportunities for SRP employees and their families.⁠

4th annual Green Friday Lower Salt River Cleanup

The day after Thanksgiving, we hosted our 5th annual Green Friday Cleanup with REI Co-op along the Lower Salt River Cleanup at Sheeps Crossing Recreation Area and Bulldog Canyon at the Usery Pass & Bush Highway/Blue Point entrances.

164 volunteers, including 36 youth volunteers, helped us remove 2,080 pounds of trash (1.04 tons).

Green Friday is our way of thinking differently about the day after Thanksgiving; it’s a chance to celebrate the connection between people & outdoor spaces in their community, inspire environmental stewardship, & encourage use of outdoor spaces for education, recreation, & general health.

View the entire project HERE.

Lower Salt River Cleanup with the Sleepy Whale & Beer Barn

WE TEAMED UP the Sleepy whale & beer barn for a lower salt river cleanup at water users recreation area.

13 VOLUNTEERS HELPED US REMOVE 247 POUNDS OF TRASH!

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE EVENT PHOTOS.

Lower Salt River Cleanup with American Rivers & Chase

in November, WE TEAMED UP AMERICAN RIVERS & CHASE FOR A LOWER SALT RIVER CLEANUP AT PEBBLE BEACH & BLUE POINT.

102 VOLUNTEERS HELPED US REMOVE 375 POUNDS OF TRASH!

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE EVENT PHOTOS.

13th annual Four Peaks Cleanup & 3rd annual Save Our Saguaros Replanting Event

on November 5th, WE TEAMED UP WITH FOUR PEAKS BREWING CO., THE NATIONAL FOREST FOUNDATION, AND THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE FOR THE 13TH ANNUAL FOUR PEAKS CLEANUP & 3RD ANNUAL SAVE OUR SAGUAROS REPLANTING EVENT.

222 VOLUNTEERS HELPED US REMOVE 8,120 POUNDS OF TRASH, PLANTED 127 NATIVE DESERT CACTI IN THE BUSH FIRE BURN SCAR, AND REMOVED HUNDREDS OF BUNDLES OF INVASIVE BUFFEL GRASS.

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE EVENT PHOTOS.

5th annual Lower Sycamore Cleanup

WE TEAMED UP WITH RIDENOW POWERSPORTS ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22ND, 2022. 77 VOLUNTEERS HELPED US REMOVE 11,040 POUNDS OF TRASH!

CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE EVENT PHOTOS.

National Public Lands Day Lower Salt River Cleanup with REI Co-op

We teamed up with REI Co-op for our annual National Public Lands Day Lower Salt River Cleanup on Saturday, September 24th. 247 volunteers helped us remove 960 pounds of trash!

Click HERE to check out all of the event photos.