Join Wild Arizona for a weekend of trail mapping, hiking, camping, and sign installation!
Dates: December 16-18, 2022 (Friday-Sunday) Group campsite provided. ***
This is an overnight volunteer event that requires camping
Volunteer Project Description: As part of our Wilderness Stewardship (Wild Stew) program, we will be hiking sections of trail in the Galiuro Wilderness to identify and map user developed trails (social trails) and install several Wilderness Boundary signs. We will be hiking up to 4 miles per day to access the work areas. Meet us Friday afternoon/evening at the trailhead to set up camp. We will break camp and head out midday Sunday.
Wilderness is the highest form of protection granted to federally managed public lands, and the 90 Wilderness Areas in Arizona are a national treasure. Wilderness boundary signs help protect these areas by ensuring that the public is aware when crossing over into Wilderness, where special protections, regulations, and prohibitions apply. Furthermore, mapping informal, and often unsustainable, social trails can help inform important management decisions in these areas.
The Galiuros are a remote mountain range that few people get to experience. Join Wild Arizona for a unique opportunity not only to explore them, but to help protect this special area as well.
A Free camp dinner will be provided Saturday night!!!
****Absolutely no experience necessary****
Location:
- We will be camping at the Deer Creek Trailhead on the eastern side of the wilderness. This Trailhead is at the coordinates 32.66945, -110.27644 and can be accessed via Klondyke Road, west of Safford.
- Access to this area requires traveling 36 miles of mostly graded dirt road.
- Camping in this area utilizes primitive dispersed camping and features no amenities.
- Google Maps Link: https://goo.gl/maps/qNxwosgyP4aYEHct7
Gear, Tools, PPE:
- If applicable, all necessary trail tools along with training will be provided by Wild Arizona
- Hard hats and gloves provided if needed
- Bring your own: long-sleeve shirt, long pants, sunglasses/safety glasses, and closed toe shoes, (gloves if you have them)
What to Bring:
- Day bag/backpack
- Water bottles (3 liters per day)
- Food: breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner (one group dinner will be provided at no cost)
- long-sleeve shirt, long pants, sunglasses/safety glasses, and closed toe shoes are mandatory to participate in volunteer work
- Rain jacket and extra layers
- Sunglasses, sunscreen, hat
- Personal Camping Gear (tent, sleeping bag, pad, headlamp, plate/bowl/utensil, toiletries, etc)
- Fun stuff (hammock, frisbee, guitar, etc)
More About the Area:
The Galiuro Wilderness area is a mountainous desert Wilderness that features varied, rugged terrain with wooded canyons and rocky outcroppings. It is a destination among birders and hunters, and is prized for its opportunities for solitude and wildlife viewing.
Please contact the trip leader for any and all additional questions:
Luke Koenig
luke@wildarizona.org
443 676 3200
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