2026/2026 Graffiti Removal Projects Funded by
REI Cooperative Action Fund
572 square feet of graffiti removed & essential graffiti removal EQUIPMENT purchased
We are the proud recipient of a grant from REI Cooperative Action Fund for 2026 and 2027!
With 2026 grant funds, our military veteran-based Dedicated Restoration Team made a significant impact on the Tonto National Forest - Mesa, Globe and Payson Ranger Districts & Arizona State Trust Land by removing 572 square feet of graffiti from rocks & boulders.
Grant funds also gave us the opportunity to purchase equipment critical to expanding our graffiti removal program to designated wilderness areas.
We cannot take our current system into designated wilderness areas because of the motor in our portable pressure washer. Hand-pump sprayers don’t provide the results we’re looking for, so we are thrilled to add this battery powered pressure washer to our Graffiti Removal Program.
Scroll down to view our graffiti removal before & afters as well as seeing our battery powered pressure washer for wilderness areas. We have a backlog of graffiti removal projects that will benefit from this equipment purchase.
Granite Dells & Along the East Verde River Graffiti Removal
276 Sq Ft of Graffiti Removed
U.S. Forest Service Payson Ranger District - Thank you to the payson ranger district!
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Check out how we get several hundred pounds of equipment & water to our projet sites
Pictures don’t quite do the hike justice, but our team worked extremely hard to carry equipment & water up to this boulder stack. We’re grateful to everyone on our Dedicated Restoration Team!
Pocket Creek off the old Young Highway Graffiti Removal
18 Sq Ft of Graffiti Removed
U.S. Forest Service Globe Ranger District - Thank you to the GLOBE ranger district
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Florence Boulders Graffiti Removal: 252 Sq Ft of Graffiti Removed
For this project graffiti removal project, we combined grant funds from
REI Cooperative Action Fund and Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative.
Arizona STate Trust Land - Thank you, AZ State Land Department
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Lower Salt River Graffiti Removal: 26 Sq Ft of Graffiti Removed
U.S. Forest Service Mesa Ranger District - Thank you to the Mesa ranger district
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Our hope is that by removing the graffiti, fewer people will make the mistake of thinking it is okay to tag the rocks and boulders. We believe everyone should be able to experience nature without graffiti.
Contact the non-emergency # for the area if you see anyone vandalizing public lands & contact us if you see graffiti in outdoor recreation & wilderness areas. We never paint over graffiti, we always remove it!
We cannot take our current system into designated wilderness areas because of the motor in our portable pressure washer. Hand-pump sprayers don’t provide the results we’re looking for, so we are thrilled to add this battery powered pressure washer to our Graffiti Removal Program.
We have a backlog of graffiti removal projects in designated wilderness areas & we are grateful to REI Cooperative Action Fund for the opportunity to add this equipment to our Graffiti Removal Program.
Thank you to everyone at REI Cooperative Action Fund for their support of our mission & these restoration projects!
We proudly use Graffiti Removal Products and the EcoBlaster Portable Pressure Washer & Water Source from World's Best Graffiti Removers. You can check out our other graffiti removal projects HERE.