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Saguaro National Park
Non-native Plants
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| Saguaro National Park relies on the assistance of volunteers to combat invasives such as buffelgrass and fountaingrass |
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BUFFELGRASS PULLS:
Buffelgrass removals will take place during the summer months, on the second Saturday. Starting times fluctuates so we can beat the heat in the hotter months. Events always run approximately four hours.
JULY 11 - We will be starting at 6:00am, meeting at the Visitor's Center of the Rincon Mountain District of Saguaro National Park. Tools and gloves will be provided. We ask that participants come dressed/equipped for a day in the field (long pants, hat, sunscreen, sturdy shoes, PLENTY of water) and ready to burn some calories while saving our beloved desert. We will carpool to the Freeman Homestead trailhead after meeting up at the Visitor's Center and then proceed to hike on out to the worksite. The hike in is approximately one mile both on- and off-trail. We will return to the Visitor's Center by 10:00am.
Future pulls:
August 8, 6:00am - 10:00am
September 12, 7:00am - 11:00am
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Throughout the year there are opportunities to help pull buffelgrass at Saguaro National Park, as well as other areas in and around Tucson. We have many opportunities for involvement, or check these sites for the potential to get involved:
Check out the links below for more information on non-native plants in the Sonoran Desert:
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Did You Know?
Javelinas are able to eat spiny prickly pear pads with no obvious harm to their mouths, stomachs or intestinal tracts. Javelinas are not true pigs, they are peccaries, which are native to the America’s.
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Last Updated: July 01, 2009 at 12:49 EST |
