Feliz Paseos Park
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The GPANA Board of Directors has met during the first 3 months of 2021, via Zoom, with local officials: Adelita Grijalva, Supervisor, Vice Chair, District 5; Lt. Steven Carpenter, Pima County Sheriff's Department; Ana Olivares, Director, Pima County Department of Transportation; Commander Jason Monson, Correctional Officers Training Academy. CLICK HERE TO READ THE SUMMARY.
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• 11/12/22 GPANA Board Meeting via Zoom, 1:00 PM (new time)
Please Note: Our meetings are open to members. If you would like to join the meeting, please email us at gpanasec@gmail.com a week before the meeting date for instructions on how to join with Zoom.
LINKS OF INTEREST
Click here for info: Watershed Management Group.
Click here for Rainwater Harvesting ideas
Click here for info on Buffelgrass
Also of interest...
Mission Garden Learn about Tucson's earliest inhabitants
Tohono Chul Gardens, Galleries, Bistro
Fall 2021 Cleanup
Our first cleanup on Painted Hills Road and surrounding streets was a great success. Special thanks to Gary Kordosky, Mike Cardwell and Tony Knight for facilitating. And we welcome Barb Fleming as our new roadside cleanup coordinator for 2022.
Fall Membership 2021 Meeting
The Fall Membership meeting was held at the COTA auditorium. President Denise Garland reviewed the past 6 months of accomplishments, events, and issues. Member Jerry Rowlette gave an informative presentation on trail cams and included amazing video and stills of some of the wildlife he has captured on his property in the Tucson Mountains.
Wildlife Neighbors, Tucson Mountains
Our wildlife neighbors are an interesting and diverse bunch of creatures. They adapted to life in these arid lands long before we arrived. See the links below for what you can expect to see in our Sonoran Desert.
Amphibians and reptiles of the Tucson Mountains, AZ
Birds of the Tucson Mountains, AZ
Mammals of the Tucson Mountains, AZ
Additional links of interest:
Upcoming Events
• December 10, 2022, Clean-up at Feliz Paseos Park at 8:00 AM. RSVP to gpanasec@gmail.com if you can help.
• December 31, 2022, is the last day to renew your membership to stay active and on our membership list. Don't wait! Go to the 'JOIN!' page to renew. And if you'd like to join for the first time, now is the perfect time to do so. Your membership will be good for all of 2023.
• November 2023: Our Board of Directors election closed at the end of November. Thank you for voting! Your Board for 2024 is: Donna Snyder, President; Gary Bruins, Vice President; Secretary (to be appointed); Sue King, Treasurer; Barb Fleming, At Large; Tony Knight; At Large, Karen Sweeney; At Large. We are still looking to fill the secretarial position and welcome any suggestions and offers of help from our members.
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Thanks to all who turned out for our latest events
We had a nice turnout for our Painted Hills Road/Speedway pickup on October 21. The biggest object found was a large discarded flat screen TV. The pickup was followed by our Fall Membership Meeting and plant swap held at Painted Hills Church. Kendall Kroesen, Outreach Coordinator at Mission Garden, was our guest speaker. It was a very interesting and enlightening talk about the history of the area where Mission Garden sits at the base of "A" Mountain, aka Sentinal Peak. A big thank you to Kendall for coming to our meeting and giving a great presentation. If you've not yet visited Mission Garden, put it on your list. It's well worth the visit. And the plant swap, it was fun to discuss the different plants that were offered to be traded. Thanks to all who brought in some fun and interesting specimens!
Thanks to all who turned out for our latest events
March 16, 2024: Our pickup along Painted Hills Road and side streets had a nice turnout. We thank Adam Klepp from KGUN 9 for news coverage. Click here to see the clip.
Roadside Pickup along Camino de Oeste on 11/18/23 yields a lot of trash. Thanks to all who pitched in to help keep our Gates Pass Area clean!