Lower Salt River clean-up set for Sept. 13
September 5th, 2008
Lower Salt River clean-up set for Sept. 13
The annual Lower Salt River clean up is 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13.
This is one of the busiest recreation spots on the Tonto National Forest, the Lower Salt River Recreation Area hosts thousands of visitors every summer weekend. Many visitors leave trash behind, creating an unsightly and dangerous mess.
To help restore this unique area back to its natural beauty in celebration of National Public Lands Day, the Mesa Ranger District of the Tonto National Forest is hosting the 29th Annual Salt River Clean-up on Sept. 13.
Event registration is 7 to 9 a.m. at the Pebble Beach Recreation Site. The clean-up begins immediately after registration and will continue until around noon when lunch and beverages will be provided free to volunteers.
For more information or to pre-register, contact Sheryl Yerkovich at the Mesa Ranger District at (480) 610-3332 or contact her by e-mail at syerkovich@fs.fed.us or register online at the Tonto National Forest Web page at www.fs.fed.us/r3/tonto.
Trash bags and parking for volunteers are free for the day’s events. Participants are urged to wear close-toed, rubber-soled shoes that can be worn in and around water, as well as sun screen, and gloves. A majority of the clean-up will occur on shore near the water; however, some efforts are needed on water. Those equipped with kayaks or rafts are encouraged to join in the clean-up.
Can you give me instructions on how to locate/find this Lower Salt River.
Would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Roland Richer
The best bet is to check out interactive fishing map site at http://www.azgfd.gov/h_f/where_fish.shtml. You can get detailed directions.
However, the Lower Salt starts at Stewart Mountain Dam that backs up Saguaro Lake. How to get there depends on which direction you are coming from. From Scottsdale or Phoenix take Highway 87 north (Beeline Highway) and get off on Bush Highway toward Saguaro Lake, and take Bush past the lake to the Lower Salt River. Or basically where Bush Highway makes a huge curve to the right it’s so you don’t get wet in the river.
Rory