Where: Chicane or curb extension at SE corner of 10th Avenue and 4th Street (8am start) Dunbar/Spring neighborhood, Tucson, AZ Chicane or curb extension at SE corner of 9th Ave and 4th Street (after we finish the first, maybe 8:30am) Chicane or curb extension at SE corner of 10th Ave and 4th Street (after we […]

Sunday, April 16th, 7am. FREE This planting of rain, trees, understory, & wildflowers is occurring in the Dunbar/Spring neighborhood, but the planting event is open to anyone from any neighborhood, and is a great opportunity to see how such an event, or other Neighborhood Forester endeavors, could be organized elsewhere. Date: Sunday, April 16, 2023. […]

This planting of rain, trees, understory, & wildflowers is occurring in the Dunbar/Spring neighborhood, but the planting event is open to anyone from any neighborhood, and is a great opportunity to see how such an event, or other Neighborhood Forester endeavors, could be organized elsewhere. Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023. The stormwater eddy basins (each […]

This planting of rain, trees, understory, & wildflowers is occurring in the West University neighborhood, but the planting event is open to anyone from any neighborhood, and is a great opportunity to see how such an event, or other Neighborhood Forester endeavors, could be organized elsewhere. Date: Sunday, April 23, 2023. The stormwater eddy basins […]

The cholla cactus flower buds just started blooming in our neighborhood this week, so its time to harvest some (but not all)! Come join us as we harvest cholla flower buds from neighborhood-grown staghorn cholla cactus, then process and enjoy the delicious bounty. WHEN: 7am, Saturday, August 29th WHERE: 813 N. 9th Avenue Tucson, AZ […]

Mesquite pod milling event in Tucson, AZ hosted and organized by: Mission Garden 946 W Mission Lane Tucson, AZ, 85745 Saturday, July 1, 2023 8am-noon Great opportunity to mill your pods into delicious, nutritious, edible flour! Velvet and screwbean mesquite pods in the bowl. Velvet mesquite leaves in lower left corner. Mesquite flour to left […]

Neighborhood Foresters Native Yard Tree Sale & and help planting the tree(s) For the neighborhoods of Dunbar/Spring, Barrio Anita, and Barrio Blue Moon Order forms and payment must be received in the month of September. The sooner you get it in, the sooner you get your tree(s). Last day we take orders is September 30. […]

Baby saguaros grown from seed (NOT removed from the wild), ranging from 4 to 6 inches in height are available for $25 each (and we can help you place and plant them where they will thrive). They have been growing out in the open (in their nursery pots), and can be planted in the ground […]

Deadline for placing an order: November 6,  2023 First step: Sign up on the Neighborhood Foresters Contact page here Second step: Fill out, sign, & return this maintenance/stewarding agreement to NeighborhoodForesters@gmail.com. Third step: If you want to qualify for Tucson Water's rainwater harvesting rebate or the low-income water harvesting grants and loans (as of July […]

Now is the ideal time to plant native wildflower seeds if you'd like to see a sweet wildflower show this spring! The Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Foresters have native wildflower seed for planting within neighborhood green infrastructure (water-harvesting, traffic-calming circles and chicanes/curb extensions). If you'd like to get some of that seed and coordinate a time with […]