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January 2023

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
						Sunday January 1 1
Monday January 2 2	Tuesday January 3 3	Wednesday January 4 4	Thursday January 5 5 8:00 am – 9:30 am Field Maps Training Field Maps Training 8:00 am – 9:30 am Bush Highway Trailhead, Mesa, AZ 85215, USA Learn how to use Esri Field Maps to record locations and related data for non native plants. A short hike from the TH will bring us into a wash where your will learn how to identify the plants and record points or polygons to indicate their presence and current status. At this time of year, it will be fountain and buffel grasses as well as salt cedar that will be actively growing. Event Registration Form Liability Waiver Form	Friday January 6 6	Saturday January 7 7	Sunday January 8 8
Monday January 9 9	Tuesday January 10 10	Wednesday January 11 11	Thursday January 12 12	Friday January 13 13	Saturday January 14 14 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tonto NF Grass Removal Event Tonto NF Grass Removal Event 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Broadway trailhead, E Broadway Ave, Apache Junction, AZ 85119, USA Join Friends of the Tonto NF in removing fountain and buffel grasses at Meeting location Broadway TH Event Registration Form Liability Waiver Form SAFETY ANALYSIS Monitoring/Removal(JHA)	Sunday January 15 15
Monday January 16 16	Tuesday January 17 17	Wednesday January 18 18 AZCC Work Crew	Thursday January 19 19 AZCC Work Crew	Friday January 20 20 AZCC Work Crew	Saturday January 21 21 AZCC Work Crew	Sunday January 22 22 AZCC Work Crew
Monday January 23 23 AZCC Work Crew 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Friends Board Meeting Friends Board Meeting 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Zoom meeting Monthly board meeting. Open to anyone interested. Please contact Patti for invitation: pfenner@friendsofthetonto.org	Tuesday January 24 24 AZCC Work Crew	Wednesday January 25 25 ACE Crew - Usery Mtns AZCC Work Crew	Thursday January 26 26 ACE Crew - Usery Mtns	Friday January 27 27 ACE Crew - Usery Mtns	Saturday January 28 28 ACE Crew - Usery Mtns 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Tonto NF Grass Removal Event Tonto NF Grass Removal Event 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Bush Hwy-Maricopa Trail Crossing https://goo.gl/maps/Tkvz5Si4nKqartr16 Join Friends of the Tonto NF in removing fountain and buffel grasses at Meeting Location: Bush Hwy-Maricopa Trail Crossing We will be sweeping in a moderate terrain, mostly off trail, mapping and removing primarily buffel grasses and occasionally fountain grass. Event Registration Form Liability Waiver Form SAFETY ANALYSIS Monitoring/Removal(JHA)	Sunday January 29 29 ACE Crew - Usery Mtns
Monday January 30 30 ACE Crew - Usery Mtns	Tuesday January 31 31 ACE Crew - Usery Mtns AZCC Work Crew

February 2023

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
		Wednesday February 1 1 ACE Crew - Usery Mtns AZCC Work Crew	Thursday February 2 2 AZCC Work Crew	Friday February 3 3 AZCC Work Crew	Saturday February 4 4 AZCC Work Crew Removal Event - Tempe Prep Academy Removal Event - Tempe Prep Academy Massacre grounds Trailhead, Unnamed Road, Apache Junction, AZ 85119, USA	Sunday February 5 5 AZCC Work Crew
Monday February 6 6 AZCC Work Crew	Tuesday February 7 7 AZCC Work Crew	Wednesday February 8 8 ACE Crew - Superstition Mountains	Thursday February 9 9 ACE Crew - Superstition Mountains	Friday February 10 10 ACE Crew - Superstition Mountains	Saturday February 11 11 ACE Crew - Superstition Mountains 7:30 am – 11:30 am Tonto NF Grass Removal Event Tonto NF Grass Removal Event 7:30 am – 11:30 am Broadway trailhead, E Broadway Ave, Apache Junction, AZ 85119, USA Join Friends of the Tonto NF in removing fountain and buffel grasses at Broadway TH. Event Registration Form Liability Waiver Form SAFETY ANALYSIS Monitoring/Removal(JHA)	Sunday February 12 12 ACE Crew - Superstition Mountains
Monday February 13 13 ACE Crew - Superstition Mountains	Tuesday February 14 14 ACE Crew - Superstition Mountains 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Sears-Kay Ruin Site Maintenance Sears-Kay Ruin Site Maintenance 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Sears Kay Ruins, Cave Creek, AZ 85331, USA We will be removing excess vegetation. Please contact Scott Wood if you would like to help with this event — scott@friendsofthetonto.org	Wednesday February 15 15 ACE Crew - Superstition Mountains	Thursday February 16 16	Friday February 17 17	Saturday February 18 18	Sunday February 19 19
Monday February 20 20	Tuesday February 21 21	Wednesday February 22 22 ACE Crew - Superstition Mountains	Thursday February 23 23 ACE Crew - Superstition Mountains	Friday February 24 24 ACE Crew - Superstition Mountains 9:00 am – 6:00 pm Lost Dutchman Days in Apache Junction Lost Dutchman Days in Apache Junction 9:00 am – 6:00 pm 1590 E Lost Dutchman Blvd, Apache Junction, AZ 85119, USA This is a rodeo, carnival and entertainment event put on by the City of Apache Junction. Friends of the Tonto will have a booth there, all 3 days from 9AM til 6PM.	Saturday February 25 25 ACE Crew - Superstition Mountains 7:30 am – 11:30 am Tonto NF Grass Removal Event Tonto NF Grass Removal Event 7:30 am – 11:30 am Join Friends of the Tonto NF in removing fountain and buffel grasses at Meeting Location TBD Event Registration Form Liability Waiver Form SAFETY ANALYSIS Monitoring/Removal(JHA) 9:00 am – 6:00 pm Lost Dutchman Days in Apache Junction Lost Dutchman Days in Apache Junction 9:00 am – 6:00 pm 1590 E Lost Dutchman Blvd, Apache Junction, AZ 85119, USA This is a rodeo, carnival and entertainment event put on by the City of Apache Junction. Friends of the Tonto will have a booth there, all 3 days from 9AM til 6PM.	Sunday February 26 26 ACE Crew - Superstition Mountains 9:00 am – 6:00 pm Lost Dutchman Days in Apache Junction Lost Dutchman Days in Apache Junction 9:00 am – 6:00 pm 1590 E Lost Dutchman Blvd, Apache Junction, AZ 85119, USA This is a rodeo, carnival and entertainment event put on by the City of Apache Junction. Friends of the Tonto will have a booth there, all 3 days from 9AM til 6PM.
Monday February 27 27 ACE Crew - Superstition Mountains 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Friends Board Meeting Friends Board Meeting 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Zoom meeting Monthly board meeting. Open to anyone interested. Please contact Patti for invitation: pfenner@friendsofthetonto.org	Tuesday February 28 28 ACE Crew - Superstition Mountains

March 2023

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
		Wednesday March 1 1 ACE Crew - Superstition Mountains	Thursday March 2 2	Friday March 3 3	Saturday March 4 4 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Open House at Sears-Kay Ruin Interpretive Site Open House at Sears-Kay Ruin Interpretive Site 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Sears Kay Ruins, Cave Creek, AZ 85331, USA SearsKayOpenHouse2023.pdf	Sunday March 5 5
Monday March 6 6	Tuesday March 7 7	Wednesday March 8 8	Thursday March 9 9	Friday March 10 10	Saturday March 11 11 7:30 am – 11:30 am Tonto NF Grass Removal Event Tonto NF Grass Removal Event 7:30 am – 11:30 am Join Friends of the Tonto NF in removing fountain and buffel grasses at Meeting location TBD Event Registration Form Liability Waiver Form SAFETY ANALYSIS Monitoring/Removal(JHA)	Sunday March 12 12
Monday March 13 13	Tuesday March 14 14	Wednesday March 15 15	Thursday March 16 16	Friday March 17 17	Saturday March 18 18	Sunday March 19 19
Monday March 20 20	Tuesday March 21 21	Wednesday March 22 22	Thursday March 23 23	Friday March 24 24	Saturday March 25 25 7:30 am – 11:30 am Tonto NF Grass Removal Event Tonto NF Grass Removal Event 7:30 am – 11:30 am Join Friends of the Tonto NF in removing fountain and buffel grasses at Meeting Location TBD Event Registration Form Liability Waiver Form SAFETY ANALYSIS Monitoring/Removal(JHA)	Sunday March 26 26
Monday March 27 27 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Friends Board Meeting Friends Board Meeting 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Zoom meeting Monthly board meeting. Open to anyone interested. Please contact Patti for invitation: pfenner@friendsofthetonto.org 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Friends Board Meeting Friends Board Meeting 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Zoom meeting Monthly board meeting. Open to anyone interested. Please contact Patti for invitation: pfenner@friendsofthetonto.org	Tuesday March 28 28	Wednesday March 29 29	Thursday March 30 30	Friday March 31 31

April 2023

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
					Saturday April 1 1 Removal Event - Tempe Prep Academy	Sunday April 2 2
Monday April 3 3	Tuesday April 4 4	Wednesday April 5 5	Thursday April 6 6	Friday April 7 7	Saturday April 8 8	Sunday April 9 9
Monday April 10 10	Tuesday April 11 11	Wednesday April 12 12	Thursday April 13 13	Friday April 14 14	Saturday April 15 15	Sunday April 16 16
Monday April 17 17	Tuesday April 18 18	Wednesday April 19 19	Thursday April 20 20	Friday April 21 21	Saturday April 22 22	Sunday April 23 23
Monday April 24 24 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Friends Board Meeting Friends Board Meeting 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Zoom meeting Monthly board meeting, open to anyone interested. Contact Patti for invitation: pfenner@friendsofthetonto.org 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Friends Board Meeting Friends Board Meeting 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Zoom meeting Monthly board meeting. Open to anyone interested. Please contact Patti for invitation: pfenner@friendsofthetonto.org	Tuesday April 25 25	Wednesday April 26 26	Thursday April 27 27	Friday April 28 28	Saturday April 29 29	Sunday April 30 30

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