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Black Canyon Heritage Park’s Winterfest

January 25, 2025 Patti Fenner

Today Friends of the Tonto participated in the Black Canyon Heritage Park’s Winterfest.  Lots of booths with good info and…

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A Little Off the Beaten Path Donation

January 1, 2025 Patti Fenner

Friends of the Tonto was the happy recipient of a generous donation from a north valley hiking group called “A…

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Sheep Creek Trail Maintenance

November 1, 2024 Patti Fenner

John Matteson, who does double duty as an AZ Trail Association Trail Steward and as an active member and a…

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Weed Manager of the Year – Don Pike

October 24, 2024 Patti Fenner

SW Vegetation Management Association is the non-profit organization for all noxious weed managers in Arizona.  It has a large and…

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Cave Creek Trail Maintenance Volunteer Day

March 23, 2024 Susan Sridharan

Nine Friends attended our Cave Creek Trail Maintenance Volunteer Day on Saturday, March 23. The volunteers, separated into two crews,…

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Chronolog Monitoring Sites

March 19, 2024 Patti Fenner

On March 19, Friends, in cooperation with AZ Wild, set up 2 Chronolog upland monitoring sites on the slopes above…

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Sears-Kay Ruin Open House

February 8, 2024 Patti Fenner

Presented by Cave Creek District of the Tonto National Forest and FRIENDS OF THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST Sunday March 3, 2024…

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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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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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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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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.)

July 2025

Monday July 28

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

August 2025

Monday August 25

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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