Hiking Guidelines
April 3, 2024
“A” = 16 miles or more -- or, >3,000 ft. or more elevation change (EC) >< “B” = 8–16 miles and 1,500–3,000 ft. EC RT Round Trip >< “C” = 3–8 miles and 500–1,500 ft. EC OW One Way >< “D” = 3 miles or less -- and 500 ft...
6 Hikes in April, May, June 2024
April 3, 2024
APR 6, “D” Seven Springs Hike ~ APR 13, “D” EASY Granite Dells Area Day Hike ~ APR 14, "C" Sheep Bridge Day Hike ~ APR 20, “A” Tonto National Forest Photo Point Event ~ MAY 11, “D” EASY Turley Trail Day Hike ~ JUNE 22, “D” EASY Hike on Allen Springs...
Endorsements for SRP Board of Directors on April 2
March 25, 2024
Sierra Club has endorsed 7 candidates for Salt River Project election for Board of Directors on April 2, 2024 -- Vote for a Better SRP! -- Vote for Clean Energy! -- Vote for Our Future! -- SRP BoD sets energy policies, and rates for water/electricity
Borderlands Newsletter March 2024
March 20, 2024
March 16) Guided Educational hike "Enjoy and Protect the Scenic Santa Ritas" -- March 23) Tabling event at World Water Day -- Biden's $1.4 billion reallocation temporarily blocked, restoration paused-- Borderlands team 2nd Tuesdays
video] 9 Migrant Desert Deer at the Border Wall
March 5, 2024
A 30-second video -- of a herd of 9 Migrant Desert Deer at the Border Wall...
What you need to know about the upcoming SRP elections
March 1, 2024
Learn about the upcoming SRP elections and why they're unfair and undemocratic.
News from the Border - February 2024
February 21, 2024
Feb 24) Peace Fair -- March 5) ADEQ meeting on Hudbay’s proposed Copper World -- March 16) Guided 2-mile hike re. mining threats -- $10,000 Grant with new partner "0s3 Movement" (Opportunities for binational youth) -- Governor Hobbs -- 2nd Tuesdays
AZ Leaders Gather in South Phoenix to Talk about Soot Air Pollution and the New EPA Standards
February 21, 2024
Phoenix, AZ – Community leaders gathered today at First New Life Church in South Phoenix to express their appreciation for the new, tighter Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Standards for Soot, or PM 2.5 Particulate Matter air pollution.
Borderlands Large and Small Wildlife Openings Provide Some Needed Connectivity for Animals
February 4, 2024
(Tucson, AZ) New sightings of jaguars in southern AZ have generated conversations about the recovery of this rare species. A barrier to recovery is the border wall. Such sightings were where no wall exists -- where shipping containers were removed.
80 Groups, Scientists Urge Arizona Governor to Close Uranium Mine in Newly Designated Grand Canyon National Monument
January 29, 2024
Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz – The groups are calling on Gov. Hobbs to use her authority to rescind permits issued by the ADEQ -- and instead issue new permits -- for closing and cleaning up the mine (also known as Canyon mine).
