Natural Restorations

Last December, our Dedicated Restoration Team removed 7,540 pounds (3.77 tons) of trash & 6 tires from Lower Sycamore OHV Area & 38 square feet of graffiti from Four Peaks OHV Area on the U.S. Forest Service-Tonto National Forest.⁠
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Check out a few photos from the trash removal project at Lower Sycamore & use the link below to view more. ⁠We'll share graffiti photos from Four Peaks next.
http://www.naturalrestorations.org/lower-sycamore-4peaks-ohv-areas-dec25
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Thank you to the military veterans on our Dedicated Restoration Team for all of their hard work! Thank you Justin Ballard, Ryan Morin, & Garett Cline.⁠ ⁠
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Thank you to volunteers from SWATT - Salt River Waste and Trash Team for coming out to pick up trash from the upper staging area at Lower Sycamore & piling it up for us to grab & take down to our dumpster! ⁠
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This project was financed through a grant from the Arizona Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Recreation Fund administered by Arizona State Parks.⁠ We are grateful for their commitment to Arizona’s OHV areas & responsible recreation. ⁠ ⁠
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This project was also possible due to support from our Sponsors:⁠ AZ 4Runner Outsiders, AC Infinity, Inc., Arizona Plasma, Arizona Toy Pros, Arizona Wholesale Growers, Avnet, Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co., Arizona Rock Products Association, Beer Barn AZ, Desert Monsters Tours, ICON Vehicle Dynamics, Illuminated Funds Group, No Snow Standup Paddleboards, OdySea Aquarium, REI Cooperative Action Fund, Resolution Copper, Saguaro Lake Guest Ranch, Salt River Project, State 48 Overland, Stellar Adventures, Verderia, Victory 4x4, Visit Mesa, Wild West Off-Road Recovery, & Yamaha Outdoors.

Thank you to everyone from the U.S. Forest Service Tonto National Forest for their support of this project & our mission!
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We would like to thank everyone from Mesa Leadership & their Class of 2026 for donating $1,516.85 in support of our mission earlier this month at their graduation celebration. Thank you for your continued support! ⁠
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Last Fall, Natalia Smith, Mesa Leadership Class Member & Natural Restorations Volunteer, submitted a class project in support of Natural Restorations that ended up being runner up to a new courtyard for the Mesa Historical Museum. In addition to this really cool project for the museum, they still wanted to support our organization. ⁠
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Thanks again for considering our organization for your class project & raising funds for our mission!⁠ We also received a $440 donation from Mesa Leadership's current class members & Alumni last December at their Holiday Party. ⁠
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The Mesa Leadership Training & Development Program was inaugurated in 1981 with the belief that every community has potential leaders who are seeking the opportunity to serve and who need exposure to the information, organizations, and leaders to make that service possible. ⁠
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Forty years later, they are proud to say that over 800 alumni have graduated from the Mesa Leadership Training & Development Program. Many of their graduates have pursued public office, served on non-profit boards or city commissions, and/or donated their time and energies in a variety of ways to benefit the city of Mesa and its residents.