• Mesa Ranger District Planting Event
    November 11, 2023

    Leslie Crabtree

    Mesa Ranger District Planting Event

    The MIlkweed for Monarchs program for the Mesa Ranger District now includes the new Larry Forbis Group Recreation Site along the Lower Salt River. This is a beautiful site, with plenty of tree coverage to ...

  • Cave Creek District Planting Event
    October 28, 2023

    Susan Sridharan

    Cave Creek District Planting Event

    As part of the Milkweed for Monarchs program, 50 rush milkweed seedlings were planted nearthe Cave Creek Ranger Station on Saturday, October 28. Friends of the Tonto volunteers werejoined by members of the Sierra Club ...

  • Recap of Summer 2023 Milkweed Season
    October 16, 2023

    Susan Sridharan

    Recap of Summer 2023 Milkweed Season

    Cave Creek District Report from Susan Sridharan It was a hot, dry summer for milkweed sites on the Tonto. In general, however, the more established the plants, the better they handled the stress. Milkweed at our ...

  • Invasive Plant Mapping & Monitoring Event 
    September 6, 2023

    Don Pike

    Invasive Plant Mapping & Monitoring Event 

    Our first Mapping and Monitoring event of the new season will be September 14. We will meet at the Wild Horse Trailhead off Bush Highway at 7:00 AM. The screenshot below shows the area we will be ...

  • New Heat Safety Signs Posted on the Tonto
    September 6, 2023

    Helene Tack

    New Heat Safety Signs Posted on the Tonto

    The next time you head out on a trail in the Tonto National Forest, be sure to take a look at the trailhead signage boards and see if you can spot the new heat safety ...