Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Strenuous. 5-6 mi daily hikes
Front country: dispersed tent/car camping
This is a medium-elevation project: 5,700+ ft.
Help improve Pronghorn travel, fawning areas & refuge areas by removing & crushing tumbleweeds from along a fenceline.
Service Project Details
Non-native, invasive tumbleweed plants (a.k.a. Russian Thistle) blow into our boundary fences and clog them up, sometimes to a height and depth of 10 feet! This makes it impossible for pronghorn to enter/exit Wupatki National Monument, the largest ungrazed grassland from Sedona to the Grand Canyon. This area is an important fawning ground and “refuge” for pronghorn. Volunteers will lift and throw tumbleweeds (gloves provided) on the other side of the fence and/or use heavy rakes/shovels (provided) to crush the tumbleweed skeletons. Volunteers may also help to pull mullein, another non-native, invasive plant, on the slopes of Sunset Crater Volcano and Lenox Crater.
Project Leaders: Shila Simpson and Bill Wood
Agency Website
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Itinerary:
Sunday, September 28th. The Volunteer group meets at midday at a time/place TBD. The group will go through check-in, introductions, orientation, and will help set up camp in preparation for the work week ahead.
Monday, September 29th. Workday.
Tuesday, September 30th. Workday.
Wednesday, September 31st. Day off.
Thursday, October 1st. Workday.
Friday, October 2nd. Workday.
Saturday, October 3rd. Break down camp, good-byes, depart.
Nearest Cities
Flagstaff, AZ
Nearest Airports
Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG) – ~36 miles
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) – ~178 miles
Harry Reid International Airport (LAV) – ~283 miles
Free Time Details
Volunteers may explore the 3 Flagstaff Area National Monuments, the visitor centers, trails, pueblo sites, and cliff dwellings. Volunteers can also explore the surrounding Coconino National Forest.
Accommodations
Front country: dispersed tent/car camping
Difficulty
Strenuous. 5-6 mi daily hikes
Task Details
Bending, cutting, hauling, swinging, digging, throwing, pushing, lifting, etc.
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