02/15/25 3rd annual Lower Salt River Tree Planting with Ecoculture
On Saturday, February 15th, 2025, we teamed up with Ecoculture for the 3rd annual Lower Salt River Tree Planting Event. It was a gorgeous day for 220 volunteers, including 40 youth volunteers, to help us plant 30,096 Goodding’s & Coyote Willows at the Lower Salt River.
Thank you to Justin & Jacob from Ecoculture for their hard work preparing for this event & the amazing work they are accomplishing with their team at the Lower Salt River! They have treated roughly 380 acres for the removal of invasive species, which helped the fire spread across this habitat.
We started our Replanting Program working with Justin & Jacob on their Lower Salt River Restoration Project in November 2020, January 2021 & March 2021. Each year, we team up with them to plant thousands of trees to bolster native plant populations & improve wildlife habitat in this desert river ecosystem. Check out the 2023 Tree Planting Event HERE & the 2024 Event HERE.
In addition to Ecoculture, thank you to all of the event partners; the U.S. Forest Service Tonto National Forest, National Forest Foundation, Audubon Southwest, & Arizona Department of Forestry & Fire Management.
We would also like to thank our Sponsors, they help us put our mission into action every day: Arizona Wholesale Growers, AZ 4Runner Outsiders, Arizona Toy Pros, Arizona Plasma, Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co., Beer Barn, Desert Monsters Tours, HDR, Icon Vehicle Dynamics, Illuminated Funds Group, Native Resources, Nitro Gear & Axle, OdySea Aquarium, Resolution Copper, Salt River Project, Security Title Agency, State 48 Overland, Stellar Adventures, Victory 4x4, Wild West Off-Road Recovery, & Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative.
Thank you to Dyana Hesson for donating & bringing donuts, coffee, hot chocolate for volunteers, & donating beautiful bandanas to the volunteer raffle.
Video courtesy of Postcards With Kevan
Photos courtesy of Justin & Nicole Corey
Photos courtesy of Garett Cline
RAFFLE WINNERS
Thank you to Arizona Plasma for donating plasma cut metal signs! Thank you to Climbing for the Community for donating a Climbing Class! Thank you to Diana Hesson for donating beautiful bandanas to the raffle as well as bringing donuts, coffee & hot chocolate to volunteers! Thank you to Tru Flask for donating 40oz Natural Restorations bottles! We also gave away form NR hats & t-shirts.
