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 […]

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: Saturday, April 13, 2024. The stormwater eddy basins […]

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 14, 2024. The stormwater eddy basins […]

This planting of rain, trees, understory, & wildflowers is occurring in the Dunbar/Spring and West University neighborhoods, 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 21, 2024. The stormwater […]

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 October 27. Order form here   Grow shade, food, wildlife habitat, and beauty around your home with 5-gallon-sized native trees available for $39 each if […]

Baby saguaros grown from seed (NOT removed from the wild), ranging from 6 to 8 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 […]

Starts at 8am Stay as long as you can or want. We plan to be wrapped up with the supervised pruning in the neighborhood by noon Cost: $5 suggested donation, though no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Where: We'll start in the public right-of-way beside the Dunbar Garden space/Drutopia plant […]

Join your neighbors as we weed, prune, and clean up the water-harvesting traffic circle and chicanes at 11th Avenue and 1st Street. • You'll learn plant identification (what's a weed, what's a desired plant, and what its many benefits and uses are). • You'll learn best pruning practices. • We'll plant native wildflower seed, so […]