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Hewitt Station has seen a lot of wildcat dumping. Footprints Matter to Us will take on the detritus and clean the area for the January event.
On Saturday, Jan. 21, join Footprints Matter to Us and Natural Restorations for the 8th Annual Footprints Matter to Us Environmental Stewardship Event, beginning at 7:30 a.m.
The goal is to “ … remove trash, graffiti, and anything foreign to the environment from our natural areas,” as is expressed on naturalrestorations.org, which is a great site to learn more about their other activities. Also visit footprintsmatter.org for information on the seven previous Stewardship Events, their other activities and their mission.
If you are up to challenge of helping these dedicated organizations in their quest to honor the natural beauty of Arizona, you may register to participate by RSVP’ing by email to contact@naturalrestoratons.org. If you are under the age of 18 years old, additional details on how you can participate will be emailed as a reply. Accepted participants will also be signing up for a free lunch which has graciously been offered by Red Bear Outfitters.
Where will it all take place? The directions for getting there are to drive down US-60 East toward Superior, turn left on Queen Valley Rd. , drive another 1.7 miles to Hewitt Station Rd., and follow that for another 1.5 miles to the sign-in table. Be sure to bring your work gear: gloves, buckets, rakes, water; and, protective clothing: long pants, closed-toes sturdy footwear, a hat and sunglasses.
This event is possible because of the support of the Arizona Trail Association, the Arizona State Land Department and the Tonto National Forest,
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