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Stewards of
Public Lands Plan
Camp
Verde
Copper
Canyon
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Maintenance
Cleanup on Saturday, June 14
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Clarkdale Police Chief Pat Haynie and Cottonwood Public Works employee
Javier Anguiano, volunteers for Stewards of Public Lands, load an
abandoned vehicle for transport to Tazco Recycling. Cottonwood Public
Works Director Tim Costello and utilities’ electrician Charles Mackey
also assisted. The Town of Clarkdale and City of Cottonwood were
cooperators on the project. People abandoning vehicles on public lands
can expect to be contacted by Chief Haynie or other law enforcement
officers, who will require that they take responsibility for their
actions. The Stewards are seeking volunteers for a maintenance cleanup
in Camp Verde’s Copper Canyon area on Saturday, June 14 from 8 a.m.
until 11 a.m. Copper Canyon is part of the Prescott National Forest. In
May the Stewards completed a Verde River cleanup in Camp Verde,
collaborating with Arizona State Parks and other organizations. The
Stewards are committed to maintaining Verde Valley public lands clean of
illegally dumped trash so valuable land resources may be safely enjoyed
by all.
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here for Cleanup Poster
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Stewards of
Public Lands are planning a maintenance cleanup in
Camp
Verde on June 14,
from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., in the
Copper
Canyon area. Waste
Management is donating the dumpster for this Stewards’ project.
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Volunteers
may find the project by accessing
Oasis Road from
Highway 260, 1-1/2 miles south of I-17, and 1 mile south of
Finny Flat Road. Oasis
only turns to the right. Drive to the bottom of the hill; turn right
at the first road. You can also drive down
Salt Mine Road, 2
miles, and make a right onto Oasis. Watch for signs.
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Jim and Lynn
Sweitzer will furnish cleanup maps that can be picked up at the sign
in location.
Prescott
National Forest,
Town of Camp Verde, Yavapai County Community Services and the Verde
Natural Resource Conservation District are cooperators. Debbie
LaFrance of
Verde
Village arranges
for refreshments and work tools.
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Volunteers
should wear long sleeved shirts, long pants, hats, gloves and sturdy
shoes. Eye protection is required. Participants should bring water,
sunscreen, and cleanup tools such as a rake, hoe, shovel or grabbers.
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In the past
year, Stewards have cleaned up project areas along West Mingus,
Allen
Springs,
Ogden Ranch Road, Old
Highway 279,
Bill Gray Road,
Willow Point Road, Highway
260 and the Black Canyon Wash, Stewart Hill and Fossil Springs. They
have also cleaned up Arena Del Loma,
Wingfield Mesa and
Sierra Verde Road in
Camp
Verde.
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The
Stewards of Public Lands
work to bring volunteers, businesses and governmental agencies
together for cleanup projects. Cochair
Diane Joens says, “No one
single governmental entity has the financial or people resources to
clean up and manage rampant illegal dumping on public lands. The
Stewards find creative ways to coordinate existing programs at the
federal, state and local level to address the issue of overlapping
jurisdictions.” Volunteers with questions may call the Sweitzers at
567-3010 or Joens at 634-4112, or check the Web site at
www.verdestewards.org.
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Stewards of Public Lands Held Planning Meeting March 24, 2008
Agenda March 24, 2008
Minutes January 21,
2009
Stewards of Public Lands did a wide-sweep clean in the upper Verde Valley cleanup Jan. 12.
Charles Mackey and Clarkdale Police Chief Pat Haynie load an illegally
dumped couch into a dumpster on Ogden Ranch Road. The Stewards began
cleaning public lands in the Verde Valley in 2004. “The year 2008 is a
lot cleaner in the upper Verde Valley than 2004, thanks to all the
Stewards,” says Cochair Jess Tyler.
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$5,000 Forest Project Funds Grant No.
2 from Yavapai County Board of Supervisors
Read More...
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disbursed all funds for the Enforcement Grant: $1000 to Sedona, $1000 to
Cottonwood, $1000 to Camp Verde, $1000 to Jerome and $1000 to Clarkdale.
Many thanks to Supervisor Chip Davis and staff for their support of the
Stewards of Public Lands. Stay tuned for more information about the
benefits of this grant from the Police Chiefs and Marshal of the
respective communities.
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$5,000 Forest Project Funds Grant No.
1 from Yavapai County Board of Supervisors
Read More...
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thanks to Judy Miller who completed the final grant report for the first
Forest Project Funds grant.
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Stewards of Public Lands Receive Forest Service's
First Annual Verde Valley Stewardship Award
Photo by Joan E. Tyler The
Stewards of Public Lands were awarded the first annual "Verde Valley
Stewardship Award" by the Coconino and Prescott National Forests. The award
was presented by Dee Hines, Verde District Ranger, and Heather Provencio, Red
Rock District Ranger, at the Camp Verde, Copper Canyon Cleanup March 10. From
left to right, Charles Mackey, Ranger Dee Hines, Jess Tyler, Ranger Heather
Provencio and Debbie LaFrance show the award plaque.
Stewards Goals
Protecting people and property from wildfire by cleaning up
illegal dump sites on public lands, and protecting the Verde Watershed and its aquifers.
The Stewards of Public Lands are
committed to maintaining Verde Valley public lands clean of illegally dumped
trash and litter so valuable land resources may be safely enjoyed by all.
Stewards believe in “leading by doing.” Goals are to provide significant
volunteer effort and coordinate with local businesses, municipalities, county
resources and state and federal land management organizations to make area
cleanups successful and affordable, “publicizing” efforts and successes,
attracting additional resources and educating the public about the efforts and
need to keep public lands clean and accessible by all. Stewards also work with
law enforcement organizations to deter further dumping by posting signs in
targeted cleaned areas that indicate dumping is illegal and provides a phone
number to call if illegal dumping is observed. The Stewards work to set a good
example for fellow community members.
"The activist is not the person who says the lands are
trashy. The activist is the person who cleans up the lands." Diane
Joens, Stewards Co-chair
Stewards Work Across Jurisdictional Boundaries
The Stewards of Public Lands work
to clean up local Arizona public lands, to keep them enjoyable and accessible
for the public by removing litter and illegal dumping. Acknowledging that no one
single governmental entity has the financial or human resources to clean up and
manage rampant illegal dumping on public lands, the Stewards find creative ways
to coordinate existing programs at the federal, state and local level to address
the issue of overlapping jurisdictions. The Stewards
maintain and monitor areas to keep them
clean and support public education to reduce further dumping and littering.
Stewards support affordable dumping alternatives, and encourage and assist law
enforcement to deter littering and dumping on public lands. Stewards clean up
the Verde River Watershed for everyone’s health and safety. By cleaning up the
lands, the landscape is restored to its former beauty
and enjoyable and safe
recreational opportunities are restored for residents who enjoy hiking, running,
bicycling, hunting and sightseeing.
Great
partnerships enable, empower, and encourage people to work together toward achieving success. --Prescott
and Coconino National Forests
Stewards of Public Lands...
Removing fire fuels from public lands
Preventing wildfires on the urban rural
interface
Protecting people and property
Cleaning the watershed
Protecting water quality
Setting a positive example for change
A Collage
of Stewards' Work
Contact Stewards for more information
HELP WANTED!
- Great partnerships enable, empower, and
encourage people
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success. --Prescott and Coconino National Forests
This Web site made available through a Forest Project Funds Grant from
Supervisor A.G. "Chip" Davis and the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors. This
Web site developed and maintained by Diane
Joens as a public service project.
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