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Category: Monarch Habitat Restoration

Mesa Ranger District Planting Event

November 11, 2023 Leslie Crabtree

The MIlkweed for Monarchs program for the Mesa Ranger District now includes the new Larry Forbis Group Recreation Site along…

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Posted in: Monarch Habitat Restoration, Projects, Uncategorized

Cave Creek District Planting Event

October 28, 2023 Susan Sridharan

As part of the Milkweed for Monarchs program, 50 rush milkweed seedlings were planted nearthe Cave Creek Ranger Station on…

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Posted in: Monarch Habitat Restoration, Projects, Uncategorized

Recap of Summer 2023 Milkweed Season

October 16, 2023 Susan Sridharan

Cave Creek District Report from Susan Sridharan It was a hot, dry summer for milkweed sites on the Tonto. In…

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Monarch Joint Venture representatives visit Cave Creek District Milkweed Sites

March 12, 2023 Patti Fenner

Monarch Joint Venture (MJV) Board Chair Dana Boyle and Development Coordinator Robert Seilheimer, in Phoenix for the MJV Annual Meeting,…

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Planting Day at Sears-Kay

November 23, 2022 Patti Fenner

We had a great turnout for the November 19th Milkweed Planting Event on the Cave Creek Ranger District. Twenty-five volunteers…

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Planting Day at Phon D

November 19, 2022 Patti Fenner

On Saturday, November 12, 15 volunteers and two Forest Service employees gathered at Phon D Sutton Recreation Site on the Lower…

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Our Mission

Friends of the Tonto National Forest is a group of volunteers who assist the Forest in its critical mission of natural and cultural resource and visitor use management. We promote public understanding of the Tonto National Forest’s policies, programs, and projects.

Upcoming Events

(For full calendar, click Event Calendar at the top of the page.)

May 2025

Monday May 26

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Friends Board Meeting

Monthly board meeting. Open to anyone interested. Please contact Patti for invitation: pfenner@friendsofthetonto.org

Recurs monthly

June 2025

Monday June 23

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Friends Board Meeting

Monthly board meeting. Open to anyone interested. Please contact Patti for invitation: pfenner@friendsofthetonto.org

Recurs monthly

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