University of Arizona’s Santa Rita Experimental Range
Organization Type: Environmental/Gardening
Tubac Nature Center
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The mission of the Tubac Nature Center is to provide education and to enhance appreciation for the Santa Cruz River and its environment in the Tubac and the Santa Cruz County area. We are located at the Tubac Community Center, 50 Bridge Road, in Tubac, adjacent to the Anza Trail, which meanders north and south the length of Santa Cruz County. We welcome volunteers to assist with our programs, membership drives and nature walks. For more information, please contact us.
Friends of the Canoa Parks
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The Friends of the Park is a volunteer Management Group of the GVC Foundation. Our mission is to support the Pima County NRPR Department to develop, promote, and preserve the Canoa Parks through community outreach, education, fundraising, and good old-fashioned physical effort!
Iskashitaa Refugee Network
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Iskashitaa Refugee Network (IRN) is an intergenerational network of Tucson volunteers and UN refugees from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, who locate, harvest, and re-distribute locally grown fruits and vegetables which would otherwise go to waste. IRN’s goal is to empower recently arrived refugees by connecting them with a wide variety of resources and opportunities to interact with the community. Through gleaning activities, refugees are introduced to local farms, hydroponic and aquaponic operations, farmer’s markets, and other community festivities as well as backyard and community gardens. IRN teaches community members about sustainable food systems and fruit tree identification, harvesting techniques and seeks to increase food security and improve self-sufficiency among refugee households and other families in need.
Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage
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Avalon Organic Gardens and EcoVillage is a 220-acre farm and ranch located in the picturesque Santa Cruz River Valley of southern Arizona, south of Tucson. This property is administered by Global Community Communications Alliance, GCCA, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization, EIN number 74-2553156, which was founded in Arizona on September 5, 1989, and consists of 100 volunteers, missionaries, adults and children, drawn from a dozen countries from around the world who feel called by their Creator to become stewards of the earth, and to serve one another and humankind.
Green Valley Domestic Water Improvement District
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At Green Valley Domestic Water Improvement District, we are committed to providing safe, high quality water services to our community, while maintaining a standard of excellence in customer service and environmental conservation.
We are looking for volunteers to serve on one of our standing committees and/or become a member of the Board of Directors. The standing committees include the Technical and Financial committees. Occasionally an ad hoc committee may be formed to address a special need. The role of these committees is to consider and recommend policy to the Board of Directors to further its mission to provide safe, high quality water service to our community- WHICH YOU ARE PART OF.
Border Community Alliance (Tubac)
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Border Community Alliance is a 501(c)(3) not for profit located in Tubac, AZ. We provide experiential education programs to residents and visitors of Southern Arizona. ÂÂ
Volunteering for BCA can be a very rewarding experience! Volunteer positions are carefully managed so that no one is left with more than they can handle and what you do makes a difference. Volunteers are asked to fill out an application and meet for an interview with one of BCA’s directors. Do you have skills/interests in photography, social media, office reception, organizational/people, data entry, writing, marketing, fundraising and/or grant writing? Do you have fluency in Spanish? Please consider volunteering with us.
Kitt Peak National Observatory
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The Kitt Peak National Observatory is located atop a 6,875-foot Sky Island mountain on the Tohono O’odham Nation, 56 miles southwest of Tucson. The National Observatory is a complex of 25 optical and 2 radio telescopes managed by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), with funding from the National Science Foundation. It is open to the public daily from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
Tucson Clean & Beautiful, Inc.
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TCB is a non-profit environmental advocacy and action organization founded in 1985 to preserve and improve our environment, conserve natural resources, and enhance quality of life in the City of Tucson and eastern Pima County. These goals are achieved through educational and hands-on programs emphasizing personal action in recycling and waste reduction, land stewardship, urban forestry and beautification. Originally established to keep our community litter-free, TCB has grown to coordinate programs and projects with a diversity of partners including government agencies, community groups, businesses, and the support of thousands of volunteers. Programs are supported by grants, memberships, business and personal donations, in-kind donations of materials and services.
University of Arizona Cooperative Extension
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Cooperative Extension, an outreach arm of The University of Arizona, is “Improving Lives and Communities” by serving as a statewide network of knowledgeable faculty and staff that provides lifelong educational programs for all Arizonans.