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Wild Arizona Protecting and restoring Arizona’s wild places.

Wild Arizona’s mission is to protect, unite, and restore wild lands and waters across Arizona and beyond, for the enrichment and health of all generations, and to ensure Arizona's native plants and animals a lasting home in wild nature. We organize and amplify multi-community voices of support for legislation and special designations; advocate for conservation science-based environmental policy and planning; and cultivate stewardship, social/environmental awareness, and well-being through outdoor volunteerism, science, and education.

Don’t invite me unless the plans look like this 🌲🛠️🏕️Trail work, public lands advocacy, campfire dinners, and good peopl...
10/20/2026

Don’t invite me unless the plans look like this 🌲🛠️🏕️

Trail work, public lands advocacy, campfire dinners, and good people. Protecting the places we love and keeping the outdoors accessible for everyone.

10/19/2026

Invasive Species of the Month: Giant Reed (Arundo donax)

One broken piece of this plant can start a whole new thicket downstream.

Giant Reed uses up to 10 times more water than native plants, crowds out wildlife habitat, and increases wildfire risk. In a state where river water is already scarce, that adds up quickly.

If you spot it, report it on iNaturalist or EDDMapS. Don’t cut it and leave it, because leftover pieces can resprout.

Wild Arizona works to remove invasive species like this one. Visit Wildarizona.org to learn more about our projects and how to get involved.

Save this for your next river hike, and follow for next month’s invasive species.

10/15/2026

Fall from our POV 🍁

LAST DAY to speak up for Arizona’s wild places.The public comment period on the Roadless Rule closes today, October 6. T...
10/06/2026

LAST DAY to speak up for Arizona’s wild places.

The public comment period on the Roadless Rule closes today, October 6. The proposal would rescind protections for more than 1 million acres of roadless land in Arizona, across the Prescott, Tonto, Kaibab, Coronado, and Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests.

What the Roadless Rule does here at home:

It keeps new roads and industrial logging out of Arizona’s backcountry, from high country pine and aspen to desert canyons and sky islands.

It protects forest headwaters that feed our rivers and reservoirs in a state already living with drought.

It safeguards land along the Arizona Trail, which passes through four of the forests with roadless areas.

It gives elk, black bears, and other wildlife room to move.

It keeps quiet, undeveloped places open for hiking, camping, and hunting.

Once a road is built into a roadless area, that wild country does not come back.

Tap the link in our bio to submit your comment before the deadline.

Share this with someone who loves Arizona’s backcountry. Every comment counts.

Wild Arizona celebrated Public Lands Day by repairing a section of the Highline Trail on the Apache-Sitgreaves National ...
09/30/2026

Wild Arizona celebrated Public Lands Day by repairing a section of the Highline Trail on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest.

The day began with elk bugles echoing through the valley, but they were soon replaced by the sound of chainsaws, w**d whackers, and tools clanging against rock.

We were joined by the Clifton Ranger District’s fire engine crew, who used chainsaws to remove downed trees on three miles of trail. While we moved at a much slower pace, our volunteers still completed 1/3 of a mile of tread work. Not bad for a half day of work!

And no trip to the A-S along US 191 is complete without a stop at Blue Vista. Such a beautiful, wild, and underrated section of Eastern Arizona. With the leaves changing color and crisp breezes to cool off, it’s the perfect time of year to explore this area.

Thank you to everyone who came out to volunteer, and for the Clifton RD’s recreation staff who made this project possible.

Did you celebrate National Public Lands Day? Check out our website for upcoming volunteer opportunities or email our Volunteer Coordinator, Sam, at [email protected] to get involved!

09/16/2026

Heal the Highline Trail: National Public Lands Day

Saturday, September 26 | 8 AM–12 PM | Strayhorse Campground, Clifton, AZ

Our public lands give us so much. Now’s our chance to give back. Join Wild Arizona for a morning of trail stewardship on the Highline Trail: brush removal, sign repair, and tread work that keeps this trail wild and walkable for everyone.

Here’s the plan: quick safety talk, then a scenic mile long hike up to the project site, hands on work, and back down by early afternoon. All tools, safety gear, and snacks (+ stickers) are provided, just bring water, lunch, weather ready clothes, and sturdy closed toe shoes.

Bonus: Strayhorse Campground is gorgeous, perched at 7,800 ft in the pines. Come the night before and make a weekend of it. 🏕️

No experience needed, just a love for the outdoors and a willingness to get a little dirty for a good cause.

📍 Strayhorse Campground, Highway 191, Clifton, AZ
📝 Registration required, spots are limited!
❓ Questions? Reach Sam Woosley at [email protected]

👉 Grab your spot: Link in bio

What a weekend! Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Wild Arizona booth at the Flagstaff Music Festival at Heritage ...
09/14/2026

What a weekend! Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Wild Arizona booth at the Flagstaff Music Festival at Heritage Square.

Between sets, we got to talk with so many of you about what’s happening to Arizona’s wild forests right now, and we left inspired. A great crowd of new volunteers signed up to join the fight, and several of you signed our petition on the spot.

Here’s why it matters: the U.S. Forest Service is moving to rescind the 45 year old Roadless Rule, the policy that protects 1.17 million acres of Arizona’s wildest forest land, including parts of the Coconino, Kaibab, Tonto, Coronado, Apache-Sitgreaves, and Prescott National Forests. If it goes through, these places open up to new road building, logging, and mining.

The public comment period was just extended and now closes October 6. Every voice counts. 📣

👉 Head to the link in our bio to submit your comment before the deadline and help us keep Arizona wild.

Heat. Rocks. Erosion. Repeat. Our Wild Stew Field Crew spent 8 days at Sunland Vista in Tucson armoring 0.3 miles of ero...
09/10/2026

Heat. Rocks. Erosion. Repeat.

Our Wild Stew Field Crew spent 8 days at Sunland Vista in Tucson armoring 0.3 miles of eroding wash side trail with 14 tons of rock, plus a run in with a mysterious trickster who kept stealing our cones.

Swipe through for the highlights, then head to the link in our bio to read the full story.

What a night! Wild Arizona was thrilled to be part of the Steamroller Printmaking event during Flagstaff’s First Friday ...
09/08/2026

What a night!

Wild Arizona was thrilled to be part of the Steamroller Printmaking event during Flagstaff’s First Friday ArtWalk, where a literal steamroller turned Aspen Street into a giant outdoor print studio.

At our table, we brought our own Keep Arizona Wild carvings and invited folks to ink and print their own postcards, then write letters to their representatives in support of protecting the Roadless Rule, which safeguards over a million acres across the Coconino, Kaibab, Apache-Sitgreaves, Tonto, Prescott, and Coronado National Forests. Nothing like combining art and advocacy to make your voice heard!

Huge thanks to Jill Sans of The HeArt Box and Jen Myhre for organizing this incredible community event, and to everyone who stopped by to print and write a postcard with us. It was inspiring to see so many people show up for public lands, through art, through action, and through community.

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738 N 5th Avenue
Tucson, AZ
85717

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
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