Thank you for your interest in removing buffelgrass.  

We are no longer taking registrations since the site leaders need to prepare for tomorrow.

Come back next year and join us!

Buffelgrass invasion is threatening to transform the mostly fireproof and diverse Sonoran Desert into a flammable and impoverished savanna, affecting both natural and urban areas.

Last Year,  566 volunteers joined in the fight against this growing environmental problem.  They put in 1,689 hours to collect 1474 bags of buffelgrass. 

LET'S TOP THAT THIS YEAR!

 To view a map of all the sites and pick your site this year -

Register HERE 

Watch the LadyCats having fun at last years event..

Buffelgrass Center receives prestigious national award

The Southern Arizona Buffelgrass Coordination Center (SABCC) has been honored as one of 17 organizations nationwide to win the U.S. Department of Interior’s coveted “2011 Partners in Conservation Awards.”

The award, presented Sept. 21 by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, recognizes SABCC for its integrated approach to mitigating the impacts of buffelgrass invasion in the Sonoran Desert. Introduced from Africa in the 1930’s, buffelgrass is gradually replacing cacti and other native plants through competition, increases fire risk to ecosystems, people and property, and could eventually reduce tourism in southern Arizona.

Click here for more information

Download the press release

Why we are so focused on Buffelgrass in Southern Arizona - take a few minutes to view this short film.

"Buffelgrass and the fire it brings are poised to destroy our Sonoran Desert ecosystems and threaten public safety, possibly more effectively and faster than drought, development, or almost any other potential disaster." - Southern Arizona resident

Buffelgrass Invasion: Its Threat to the Sonoran Desert and Our Will to Stop It

Produced by: Mark Betancourt

Major Funding Provided by: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum; Pima County Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation; Tohono O'odham Nation; National Park Service; Southern Arizona Native Plant Society; USDA-Forest Service; U.S. Geological Survey; Sandy Lanham; and Environmental Flying Services

 

Beat Back Buffelgrass Day is coming up Saturday, January 28th, 2012.

For more information and to register click (here) 

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Saguaro National Park Weed Free Trails - January 14th, 2012 - down load poster

To register for the orientation or for more information

Contact Bethany Hontz at Bethany_Hontz@NPS.gov

or visit http://tinyurl.com/weedfreetrails

For Past Events, select  Read more »

Arizona Spotlight segment with Mark McLemore August 2010 (link)