Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood ForestersThere are many forgotten spots, untended spots, uncared for spots throughout our neighborhood. Many are hot, exposed, solar oven-like areas, devoid of trees and other vegetation. And some have easy access to free stormwater runoff, which could be redirected to provide these spots with free irrigation water to grow living air conditioners of native edible […]
Baby saguaros grown from seed (NOT removed from the wild), ranging from 4 to 8 inches in height are available for $20 each. They have been growing out in the open (in their nursery pots), and can be planted in the ground out in the open, though they'd prefer a little shade from the hot […]
Come join us this Sunday, October 2nd 8am to clean up the traffic circle, chicane, and public right-of-way at 9th Ave and 1st Street. We'll weed, clean up litter, and plant agave pups and native wildflower and restoration seed mixes. Its a great opportunity to improve your plant identification skills, as we'll make clear what […]
Come join us this Saturday, October 8th 6:30am to plant rain and trees along the street, clean up & steward the traffic-calming, water-harvesting round-a-bout and chicanes and public pathways at 10th Ave and 4st Street. We’ll weed, clean up litter, prune, mulch; and plant trees, understory plants, and native wildflower and restoration seed mixes. Its […]
Come join us this Sunday, October 9th 6:30am to clean up, steward, and plant wildflower seed within the water-harvesting traffic calming green infrastructure at University Blvd and 11th Ave. We’ll weed, prune, clean up litter, and plant native wildflower and restoration seed mixes. Its a great opportunity to improve your plant identification skills, as we’ll […]
Come join us this Saturday, October 15th 8am to steward—clean up, weed, prune, mulch, and plant the traffic-calming, water-harvesting round-a-bout and chicanes and public pathways at 11th Ave and 1st Street, in the Dunbar/Spring neighborhood in Tucson, AZ. We’ll enhance the water-harvesting within the traffic circle and plant backyard nursery-grown native understory plants and native […]
Cyclovia will be in the Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood October 30! Want to help staff a table to share info on our Neighborhood Foresters efforts, or something else? Or pass out maps of the many cool transformations in our neighborhood, that could inspire other neighborhoods? We are currently working with Bill Mackey of Worker, Inc. to try […]