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Scavenger Hunt Map & Site Descriptions/Stories in Dunbar/Spring neighborhood for Cyclovia 10-26-25

Scroll down for addresses, descriptions, history, and stories for each numbered site (plus bonuses)… 1. Giant Gila monster and free library WHERE: northwest corner of 10th Avenue and 2nd Street […]

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Four different species of bats observed in our neighborhood’s Bat Walk & Talk

The four species of bats observed were: Canyon bat (Pipistrellus hesperus) – photo attached Mexican free tail bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) Arizona myotis (Myotis occultus) Western red bat (Lasirurs blossevillii) If […]

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Safer and healthier outdoor lighting that enables us to better see each other, & can reconnect us to the night sky

We have a lot of light pollution in our neighborhood as does our city.As a result, like over 80% of those living in the United States, we cannot see the […]

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Annual rain & native food forest plantings another success in 2025

Our 29th annual Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Rain, Tree, & Food Forest Planting extended into the adjoining West University Neighborhood for a sixth year here in Tucson, Arizona. But as both neighborhoods […]

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Neighbors spearhead four new water-harvesting traffic-calming chicanes where two bicycle boulevards intersect

By Brad Lancaster, DunbarSpringNeighborhoodForesters.org HarvestingRainwater.com In a continuing effort to enliven our neighborhood’s public space, and make it safer, while collaborating with the ecological systems upon which we all depend, […]

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Storm damage and public pathway prunings, pick up, and help

2024 summer rain volumes in Dunbar/Spring neighborhood 2.25″ on 6-22-24, 0.20″ on 6-23-24, 0.15″ on 6-28-24, 0.04″ on 7-2-24, 0.32″ on 7-11-24, 1.40″ on 7-14-24, 0.04″ on 7-16-24, 0.15″ on […]

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Annual rain & native food forest plantings another success in 2024

Our 28th annual Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Rain, Tree, & Food Forest Planting extended into the adjoining West University Neighborhood for a fifth year here in Tucson, Arizona. But as both neighborhoods […]

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Working with the City of Tucson to get, and improve, ADA-accessible ramps for our neighborhood’s public paths

The City of Tucson is currently installing and upgrading ADA-accessible ramps where sidewalks intersect neighborhood intersections along bicycle boulevards. (The Dunbar/Spring neighborhood has a bicycle boulevard running along University Blvd […]

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Harvesting FREE rain-irrigated mesquite pods for goat and people feed

I’ve harvested over 200 gallons of DRY mesquite pods as of early July 2023. Choosing Mesquite Trees for Landscapes & How to Identify Different Species More About Mesquite Multi-Use Plant […]

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Harvesting +30,000 gallons of roof runoff in tree basins for FREE

See how we harvest over 30,000 gallons (114,000 liters) of roof runoff in tree basins to passively shade and cool the building from which we harvest the water. This system […]