Volunteers Needed at Saguaro National Monument
Buffelgrass Volunteers Needed at Saguaro National Park.
Help save the saguaros and Sonoran Desert from buffelgrass invasion.
Saguaro National Park has many opportunities for volunteers to contribute their skills and talents to the county-wide effort to control buffelgrass.
Opportunities for volunteers include:
1) systematic mapping of buffelgrass in the lower elevations of the park
2) development of buffelgrass outreach and education materials
3) presentation to staff, volunteers, and community
4) buffelgrass removal – “Weed Free Trails”
5) seed germination trials and more!
For more information or if you are interested in volunteering please contact Bethany Hontz at 520-733-518 (bethany_hontz) or Dana Backer at 520-733-5179 (danabacker@nps.gov)
Don’t forget, the second Saturday of every month is buffelgrass pull day at Rincon Mountain District of Saguaro National Park .
(contact: bethanyhontz@nps.gov).
The third Saturday of every month buffelgrass is pulled from Tuscon Mountain Park .
(contact: mfhanson@comcast.com).
Dana Backer, Ecologist
Saguaro National Park
3693 S. Old Spanish Trail
Tucson, AZ 85730
Phone: 520-733-5179
