04/22/26

earth day lower salt river cleanup with

AVNET & Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co.

On Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026, we teamed up with AVNET & Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. for our 11th annual Earth Day Lower Salt River Cleanup on the Tonto National Forest.

415 volunteers, including 20 youth volunteers, helped us remove helped us remove 1,840 pounds (.92 tons) of trash & 1 tire from the Lower Salt River! Volunteers also helped pull, bag, & remove Stinknet (Globe Chamomile), a fast-spreading invasive weed.

Volunteers hiked & explored multiple recreation sites along river while picking up trash & pulling invasive stinknet. Volunteers with kayaks & paddleboards pulled trash out of the river that volunteers on foot could not reach.

Thank you, Saguaro Lake Guest Ranch, for providing free shuttles & discounted kayak & SUP rentals to volunteers! ⁠Thank you, Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co., for donating Wild Water to volunteers!

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate Earth Day with us & make a huge impact on the Lower Salt River!

Photos Courtesy of Garett Cline

Photos courtesy of volunteers

 

Raffle Winners

Thank you to Arizona Plasma for donating beautiful metal signs & Get Ghosted Phoenix for donating Any Tour for 2 to our free volunteer raffle! Thank you for helping us show volunteers how much their hard work is appreciated! We also gave away a few Natural Restorations hats, stickers & patches!

Thanks again to everyone who helped us celebrate Earth Day!

Click HERE to check out our Events Calendar & register for a cleanup.