Courtesy of Friends of the Scenic Drive/GPPA
Volunteers, Thank you for your service to Scottsdale’s Scenic Drive on Saturday, April 18th. You cleared 13 miles of roadside of litter in two hours and enjoyed a beautiful morning too!
Did you know that residents of our area began maintaining the Scenic Drive roadside more than 50 years ago. In the beginning, when the area was under the jurisdiction of Maricopa County, cleanups were conducted by Cave Creek Improvement Association volunteers. Today, and for the last 25 years, cleanups are conducted by Scottsdale’s Friends of the Scenic Drive. Volunteers, you are part of an enviable tradition of community service.
Friends of the Scenic Drive conducts at least four roadside cleanups from September through April every year. This cleanup concludes the 2014-2015 cleanup schedule. See you next fall. AND, we will take even more photographs. Here are photo of a few of the 24 volunteers who donated their time.
Cleanup Tools of the Trade. Map Used to Mark Assigned Northern Cleanup Areas , Litter Pickup Stick, Sign-In Sheet, Trash Bags, Safety Vests, Water, and Donuts at Northern Sign-In Location
GPPA Board Member and Friends of the Scenic Drive Volunteer Horst Berkner, Scenic Drive Exhibit Area
Volunteer Keith Christian, Historic Plant Exhibit on Scenic Drive
Volunteer Bob Schechter
Volunteer Anabel Konwiser, Scenic Drive Northern Drive Entry Sign
Volunteer John Rodwick
City of Scottsdale Planner Jesus Murillo Reviewed Plans for Scenic Drive Intersection Improvements AND Cleared Litter
Volunteer, Foothills Palo Verde Blooming
Volunteer Carol Myers Near MacDonald’s Ranch
Volunteer Howard Myers. Please accept the photographer’s apology, we got talking and I forgot to take the picture. Here is a picture of you cleaning utility boxes on the Scenic Drive on a “warm” day in 2000.
Volunteer Jan Nyland
Friends of the Scenic Drive is a corps of volunteers within the Greater Pinnacle Peak Association (GPPA). In addition to working to preserve and enhance the Scenic Drive, GPPA is dedicated to protecting the quality of life and natural environment of the north Scottsdale Sonoran Desert.
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