City of Flagstaff

Welcome to the Parks, Recreation, Open Space & Events Division

Upcoming Activities Calendar

Volunteer	N Izabel Hillside Restoration! Friday, 09 May 2025 \| 08:00 AM \| McMillan Mesa Natural Area Join Nackard Pepsi staff as we work to stabilize a section of hillside coming down from McMillan Mesa onto N Izabel St. We will meet at the intersection of N Izabel St and 6th Ave. We'll add mulch to the area, spread native grass and flower seed, ... 14 assignments unfilled more
Volunteer	N Izabel Hillside Restoration! Saturday, 10 May 2025 \| 09:00 AM \| McMillan Mesa Natural Area Join Flagstaff Rotary volunteers as we work to stabilize a section of hillside coming down from McMillan Mesa onto N Izabel St. We will meet at the intersection of N Izabel St and 6th Ave. We'll add mulch to the area, spread native grass and flowe... 14 assignments unfilled more
Sign Up	Full Moon Hike--Tunnel Springs Trail Monday, 12 May 2025 \| 07:15 PM \| Observatory Mesa-Tunnel Springs (RR Springs Blvd) PROSE - Open Space hosts a full moon walk (and sometimes bike ride) on one of our beautiful Open Space properties--a different spot each month. We start about a half-hour before the moon rises, walk on either a loop trail or out-and-back, and watc... more
Sign Up	Open Space Working Group meeting Wednesday, 14 May 2025 \| 10:15 AM \| Picture Canyon Natural & Cultural Preserve Come meet with Open Space Stewards, and get updates on Flagstaff Open Space's projects. We'll hike the Don Weaver Trail to the footbridge--perhaps the bridge will already be named for Jack Welch! We'll meet at the Picture Canyon trailhead, 3920 N ... more
Volunteer	Envoys Travel to Picture Canyon for education/hike/trail work Monday, 19 May 2025 \| 10:30 AM \| Picture Canyon Natural & Cultural Preserve Envoys travel is bringing a group of students to Flagstaff to learn about public lands management, careers, invasive weeds, and a hike of Picture Canyon. We will meet at Picture Canyon, 3920 N El Paso Flagstaff Rd in Flagstaff AZ. 20 assignments unfilled more
Volunteer	Trail Restoration Work Wednesday, 28 May 2025 \| 01:00 PM \| Picture Canyon Natural & Cultural Preserve Trail restoration work at Picture Canyon Natural & Cultural Preserve. There are a number of old unauthorized roads and trails at Picture Canyon that we are closing down. We do this by digging down to loosen the soil 3-4," bring in and spreading mu... 37 assignments unfilled more
Sign Up	Invasive Weed Workshop! Tuesday, 03 June 2025 \| 05:30 PM \| Dog Pound Rd - on the way to Coconino Humane Assoc Join Flagstaff Sustainability and Parks, Recreation, Open Space & Events for an outdoor Invasive Weed Workshop from 5:30-7:30pm on "Dog Pound Road"--S. Fourth Street, then turn onto the dirt road to the Coconino Humane Association. We will learn w... more
Sign Up	Lunch-and-Learn: Invasive Weed Management in Navajo Country Tuesday, 03 June 2025 \| 12:00 PM \| East Flagstaff Community Library Join Flagstaff Sustainability and Parks, Recreation, Open Space & Events as we welcome Renee Benally, Natural Resource Specialist at the BIA-Western Navajo Agency for a brown bag lunch presentation about invasive weeds in northern Arizona, and par... more
Volunteer	Invasive Weed Workshop! Tuesday, 03 June 2025 \| 05:30 PM \| Dog Pound Rd - on the way to Coconino Humane Assoc Join Flagstaff Sustainability and Parks, Recreation, Open Space & Events for an outdoor Invasive Weed Workshop from 5:30-7:30pm on "Dog Pound Road"--S. Fourth Street, then turn onto the dirt road to the Coconino Humane Association. We will learn w... 15 assignments unfilled more
Sign Up	Invasive Weed Identification, Removal & Reseeding Wednesday, 04 June 2025 \| 07:00 AM \| Picture Canyon Natural & Cultural Preserve Come help us manage invasive weeds at Picture Canyon, to keep it the beautiful place that it is! Learn about invasive weeds, learn to identify them and the best ways to remove them, and help us spread native grass/flower seed to crowd out the inv... more