• Invasive Plant Management 2022-23 Season Wrap Up
    July 31, 2023

    Helene Tack

    Invasive Plant Management 2022-23 Season Wrap Up

    Friends of the Tonto National Forest (FOTNF) had a veery successful season removing invasive grasses in the Forest. The Invasive Plant Management program, running from October through April, consists of mapping invasive plant species, removal ...

  • Shoofly Village Ruin Pipe Rail Project
    July 13, 2023

    Helene Tack

    Shoofly Village Ruin Pipe Rail Project

    In 2021, Friends of the Tonto offered to raise money to contract the construction of a pipe rail barrier for the parking lot and driveway at the Shoofly Village Ruin archaeological interpretive site on the ...

  • Shoofly Village Project Completed
    May 28, 2023

    Patti Fenner

    Shoofly Village Project Completed

    It’s done!  Rob Bauer finished it Sunday afternoon while Scott was there for the final inspection and to pay him the well-earned final installment on the contract.  Scott says the fence looks great and he saw ...

  • Shoofly Pipe Rail Project Update
    May 24, 2023

    Patti Fenner

    <strong>Shoofly Pipe Rail Project Update</strong>

    Our first major fundraising effort is finally paying off and we are well on our way to having a vehicle barrier around the parking lot at the Shoofly Village Ruin interpretive site north of Payson. ...

  • Cave Creek Trails Maintenance Volunteer Workday
    April 22, 2023

    Susan Sridharan

    Cave Creek Trails Maintenance Volunteer Workday

    Fifteen volunteers spent a beautiful Earth Day helping maintain the Tonto National Forest Cave Creek Trail system near Seven Springs Recreation Area. We closed social trails, cleared brush, and built cairns to mark the trail ...