Get Involved: Sustainability

Adopt-A-FUTS

• Remove litter from adopted section of the Flagstaff Urban Trail System (FUTS) and report if there are items too large for removal such as mattresses, shopping carts, or small furniture.
• Report cleanup activities l (Number of trash/recycling bags, participants, hours spent on the cleanup and photos).

Adopt-A-Stream

• Remove invasive plant species, woody debris and litter from the stream channel and report items too large for removal such large branches, mattresses, shopping carts, small furniture, etc... Items too large for removal are items that the volunteers do not feel comfortable to remove or do not have the means to transport.
• Tracking impacts by recording the number of bags of trash and invasive plant species removed. Submit photos of volunteer efforts

Adopt-An-Ave

• Remove litter from adopted section and report if there are items too large for removal such as mattresses, shopping carts, or small furniture.
• Report cleanup activities through email (Number of trash/recycling bags, participants, hours spent on the cleanup and photos).

The Community Stewards Program works to empower community members to take action, encourage resilience through volunteerism, and increase the health of the community. The program consists of three “Adopt-A” style programs where individuals or groups commit to maintaining designated sections of trails, roadways, or stream sections by removing litter, invasive species, stream blocking woody vegetation and debris.

Community Steward Volunteers may request supplies for any of their coordinated clean-up efforts. They must submit a request for supplies at least two weeks prior to any clean-up effort. The following supplies are available for “check-out”:

• Safety vests
• Disposable gloves
• Trash pickers
• Trash and recycling bags
• 5-gallon buckets
• Small hand tools such as loppers or hand shears

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Snow Hero

Become a Snow Hero

The Snow Hero Program is a "Neighbors Helping Neighbors" program that matches residents who need assistance to clear snow and ice from their sidewalks with a Snow Hero. The program is intended to assist residents who physically cannot remove snow from their adjacent sidewalks and do not have other resources to remove snow accumulation.

Snow Heroes will be matched with a nearby neighbor to help assist in clearing snow and ice from only the sidewalk(s) adjacent to the property within 48 hours of the conclusion of the most recent snow event. 

Requirements for Snow Heroes

• Be 18 years or older.
  • Anyone under the age of 18 needs parent/guardian approval.
• Provide your own snow removal equipment and transportation. Such as a shovel or snow blower.
• Assist within 48 hours of the most recent snow fall.
• A representative can register a group, organization, school, or club.
• Complete and sign the Registration Form.
• Communicate with the program coordinator if you are unable to fulfill the commitment.