Wilderness Waters - Labor Day in the Galiuros September 1 @ 1:30 PM - September 4 @ 6:00 PM Carianne, Field Coordinator: [email protected] BACKGROUND SIA has taken on a project to help the Coronado National Forest inventory and assess water resources in the Galiuro, Miller Peak, Rincon, Chiricahua, Mt. Wrightson, Pajarita, and Santa Teresa wilderness...
AZGFD Black-footed Ferret Project The Black-footed Ferret Project will be hosting two 5-night spotlighting events in Aubrey Valley and on the Double O Ranch September 7-11 and October 5-9, and a 3-night event November 9-11. For each event, spotlighting will begin on Thursday night. For the September and October events, spotlighting will conclude on Tuesday morning. For the November event, spotlighting will conclude...
AZGFD Black-tailed Prairie Dog Pre-Baiting The Arizona Game and Fish Department needs help pre-baiting Black-tailed Prairie Dog colonies from September 8th - 13th. To pre-bait, volunteers will need to set traps, latch open the doors, and put food in them daily. The food will be on-site (see directions). Volunteers will need to bait the traps...
AZGFD Small Mammal Trapping Arizona Game & Fish Department is looking for volunteers to help set small mammal traps (Shermans) near Lake Pleasant and Lake Havasu. We’ll have crews out during most weeks between early September and late November, so if you have students that are available to come help, we could likely put them to...
Bear Canyon Fountain Grass Weekend September 8 @ 1:00 PM - September 10 @ 6:00 PM Carianne, Field Coordinator: [email protected] Join us as we backpack into Bear Canyon on our quest to REMOVE INVASIVE FOUNTAIN GRASS. BACKGROUND Our work to remove fountain grass and other invasive plants from Bear Canyon first began of Pima...
We will be removing fencing in the retired Buck Springs Allotment in the Limestone Ranch area, which is in the southeast portion of the Mogollon Rim Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest. This single-day activity will improve the ability of big game species and other wildlife to move more freely and safely across the landscape.
AZGFD Native Nursery Plotting on Lower San Pedro River The Arizona Game and Fish Department is looking for Volunteers to help plant a 10 acre plot of cottonwoods and willows on the Lower San Pedro River. Volunteers are needed September 13th-15th. For more information contact Shawn Lowery: [email protected]
AZGFD Black-tailed Prairie Dog Trapping The Arizona Game and Fish Department needs help trapping Black-tailed Prairie Dogs from September 15th - 17th. The Department has been re-establishing black-tailed prairie dogs since 2008 and every year they assess the animals health and determine an estimate of the population. You will have the opportunity to handle the...
Count Cormorants with the Arizona Game & Fish Dept. The AZGFD needs your help in conducting research statewide to characterize cormorant populations and their distributions and impacts on fish. Three options for helping out: Assist with a one-day cormorant count at assigned water bodies or within a specific area that may contain multiple waters....
Pollinator Planting at Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument September 21 @ 10:00 AM - September 24 @ 8:00 PM Bryon Lichtenhan, Field Coordinator: [email protected] THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance is teaming up with the National Park Service and Borderlands Restoration to restore a recently-burned slope near the main ruin loop at the monument. Volunteers will...
Pollinator Planting @ Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument September 21st -24th @ 10AM - 8PM Bryon: 520-624-7080 ext. 27 PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS TRIP IS STILL TENTATIVE, AND DATES MAY YET CHANGE. HOWEVER, DO KEEP IT ON YOUR RADAR, ‘CAUSE THESE GILA CLIFF TRIPS ARE AWESOME! Registration will open soon… THE WORK: Sky Island Alliance is teaming up...
Native Nursery Plotting AZGFD is looking for volunteers to help plant a 10-acre plot of cottonwoods and willows on the Lower San Pedro River. Volunteers are needed September 27th - 29th. For more information, contact: Shawn Lowery @ [email protected]
AZGFD Yvonne A Betts Tortoise Adoption Facility is MOVING The Department is moving the tortoise adoption facility to a new location adjacent to the AGFD headquarters. We are seeking volunteers who can provide manual labor (2-3 day process). Day 1: Seeking 10-15 people who can assist with constructing shelters (they will be dug...
Arizona Antelope Foundation Habitat Project: Bonita September 30th, 2017 Project Location: We will be working on private lands approximately 31 miles North of Wilcox and 1 mile West of Bonita, AZ off the High Creek Road. Project Begins: Saturday, September 30th. Please meet at camp at 8:00AM. This is a one day project. If you...