River Run Network Clean Up & Arundo Removal: Pantano Creek and Ft Lowell Park
09/09/2025 - 5:30pm
Help beautify our rivers by picking up trash + removing invasive species
We’re focusing on areas along our creeks where trash has collected and small patches of invasive Arundo have been spotted—and we need your help to clean it up and protect our waterways. This event will center around trash pickup and beautification efforts, making this vital community space cleaner, safer, and more enjoyable for people, wildlife, and future creek restoration projects. We'll also target a few small stands of Arundo to stop its spread.
River Run Network Creek Walk: Rio Vista at Sunset
River Run Network Creek Walk: Santa Cruz Cortaro Narrows
Summit Hut Volunteer Day
We've got 3 more months to tackle Arundo this season! Arundo grows aggressively, consuming precious water, crowding out native plants, and increasing flood and fire risks. By removing this invasive species, we’re making space for native vegetation, improving groundwater recharge, and working toward a future with restored creek flow.
Join the River Run Network for restoration workshops in the Rillito this month, where we’ll remove invasive Arundo and clean up trash to help restore this vital habitat.
We are starting out the month of February by heading into the Rillito near Curtis Park to keep trash out of our creeks and remove the invasive species Arundo donax. 