02/16/19 3rd Annual Lower Salt River land & water Cleanup Project

We hosted our 3rd Annual Lower Salt River Land & Water Cleanup with OdySea Aquarium & Tru Flask at Coon Bluff over President’s Day Weekend on Saturday, February 16, 2019. 278 volunteers, including 80 youth volunteers helped us remove 2.24 tons of trash, that’s 4,480 pounds!

Arizona Outback Adventures and Redline Rentals & Sales teamed up with us to bring tandem and single kayaks, paddles, life jackets, and guides out for volunteers to help us remove trash from the river and ferry trash bags across the river and over to the dumpster donated by American Way Smokehouse & Bakery.

We would like to thank the following organizations for their support of this event:

American Rivers, American Way Smokehouse & Bakery, Arizona Outback Adventures, Bass Pro Shops in Mesa, CopperPoint Insurance Companies, Desert Monsters Tours, Friends of the Tonto, Garland Signs & Specialties, Matt & his team at The Home Depot in NE Mesa off McKellips & Power, ICON Vehicle Dynamics, J. Bowers & Associates, LeBaron & Carroll Insurance, Manatee Bags, OdySea Aquarium Foundation, Redline Rental & Sales, REI in Phoenix & Chandler, REI Goodyear Distribution Center, Rubio’s, Salt River Project, Tom Corey Images, Tru Flask, and the U.S. Forest Service - Tonto National Forest - Mesa Ranger District.

Check out all of the amazing photo galleries below from photographers, volunteers, & a few from us.

Photos courtesy of Tom Corey Images - click a photo to view full size image

Photos courtesy of Tru Flask & O’Shea Tometi

Shout out to Lad, Mark, & Caleb from Tru Flask for their commitment to Natural Restorations! We are excited about our collaborative partnership with them and thrilled to offer you custom Natural Restorations Tru Flask bottles and tumblers for a donation that goes directly towards supporting our programs. We will be sharing all the details about our partnership & how you can get a Natural Restorations Tru Flask soon, thank you for your patience while we get our online store set up. ⁣