10/25/25

Visit Mesa Presents the 3rd annual

salty saguaro classic Lower Salt River Cleanup

On Saturday, October 25th, 2025, we hosted the 3rd annual Salty Saguaro Classic Lower Salt River Land & Water River Cleanup, Hawes Trail System Cleanup, & Fundraiser presented by Visit Mesa.

131 volunteers, including 11 youth volunteers, helped us remove 2,280 pounds (1.14 tons) of trash from the Lower Salt River & Hawes Trail System! We raised $3,176.02 to help support our restoration projects on the Tonto National Forest!

Thank you to everyone who donated to help support our 501c3 nonprofit organization! Thank you to everyone who helped us make a positive impact on the river! Thank you to our 3rd annual Salty Saguaro Classic Title Sponsor, Visit Mesa and our Event Sponsors, listed below. Thank you to the US Forest Service Tonto National Forest for their support!

We are grateful to Event Sponsors for donating funding, prizes, & services. We would also like to thank everyone at the U.S. Forest Service Tonto National Forest for their support of our restoration work at the Lower Salt River.

Click on an event sponsor logo below to visit their website.

Salty Saguaro Classic EVENT SPONSORS & the US Forest Service

Title Sponsor

RIVER CHAMPIONS ($1,000-$1,999 DONATION)

RIVER PROTECTORS ($500-$999 DONATION)

RIVER SUPPORTER ($250-$499 DONATION)

RIVER PADDLE PARTNERS

Volunteers hiked & explored multiple recreation sites along the Lower Salt River. We also had volunteers with kayaks & paddle boards floating the river, picking up trash volunteers on foot could not reach. ⁠

Justin from Natural Restorations took our Dedicated Restoration Team & a group of volunteers, including S.W.A.T.T, to remove several abandoned camps from the Hawes Trail System on the Tonto.

Raffle Winners

Volunteers won a raffle tickets for every bag of trash brought to our dedicated dumpster donated by Scott Waste Services. Volunteers also played River BINGO & Hawes Trail System BINGO to win additional raffle tickets. Thank you to all of our Event Sponsors for donating funding & raffle items! Raffle winner photos below.

We raised $3,176.02 for our Restoration Projects on the Tonto National Forest!