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A Look Back at 2018

December 31, 2018

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Tusayan Community Trails Project Enters Phase 2

September 19, 2018

Tusayan Community Trails Plan moves into Phase 2 … More Tusayan Community Trails Project Enters Phase 2

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Arizona Governor’s Conference on Tourism

July 22, 2018

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Measuring Economic Impact: Outdoor Industry Association 2017 Report

April 26, 2017

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Tonight lit up with a double rainbow, pink rain, and a golden glow that faded to red and purple. What a show! Photo @desertsirena . . 📍Ancestral lands of the O’odham and Yaqui

Great day on the Arizona Trail doing maintenance with our co-stewards @ziparizona and the folks from the Oracle Hiking Club! We cleared thorny catclaw, spiny Prickly Pear cactus, agave and manzanita to ready the trail for the Oracle Rumble race presented by @summithuttucson. Folks got lots of work done while enjoying the gorgeous weather. Thanks to all who came out! . . If you’re looking to do some trail work, we’ve got two events at @sanctuarycovetucson coming up on February 8th and March 1st, sponsored by @tucsonelectricpower. Details and registration at link in bio. . . 📍Ancestral land of the Apache

Trails Inspire is thrilled to be working with @sanctuarycovetucson to rehabilitate their trails system! Thanks to a generous grant from @tucsonelectricpower, they will be holding two Volunteer Days on Saturday, February 8th and Sunday March 1st from 9 am -12 pm. Snacks, water, tools and lunch will be provided. . . Wear sturdy shoes and a hat and bring a refillable water bottle and work gloves for a day of trail work at the base of the Tucson Mountains. Work will involve erosion mitigation, vegetation trimming and reroutes. No experience necessary. . . RSVP is required by emailing management@sanctuarycove.org. Hope to see you there! Photo @desertsirena . . 📍Ancestral lands of the O’odham and Yaqui

Repost from @desertsirena - Waterfall Wednesday with an important backstory. This post is from the Hackberry and Devil's Canyon area in the Tonto National Forest near Superior, Arizona. This is the area the Indigenous Apache call Chi'chil Bildagoteel and Ga'an Canyon, also known as Oak Flat. This sacred area is used by the Yavapai and Apache for coming-of-age ceremonies and gathering of medicines. . . In 1955, the Eisenhower administration ordered that Oak Flat be protected permanently from mining. But in 2015, Senator John McCain buried the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange in the National Defense Authorization Act, a 700-page must-pass bill to fund the U.S. military. Resolution Copper, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, was given 2,422 acres surrounding Oak Flat. They plan to build an underground mine that when it is complete, will collapse in on itself leaving a hole two miles wide and up to 1,000 feet deep. It will permanently destroy this sacred place and contaminate the aquifer. . . Wendsler Nosie, Sr. has been leading the fight against the mine and does ceremonial runs from the San Carlos Apache reservation to his ancestral home of Oak Flat. Quoted in a recent @huffpost article, he said, “I want people to know that if we all stand together, we can fix this. We can begin to heal and really develop our leaders with a new mission — and that is to protect what’s left so that our children will have the opportunity to live.” . . The 1,300 page draft Environmental Impact Statement was released in August by the @u.s.forestservice and the comment period closed in November. Call your congressmen today and tell them to support the Save Oak Flat Act to stop the destruction. More information available at the link in bio at @protectoakflat or apache-stronghold.com. See @desertsirena’s post and story highlight for more photos and information.

Saguaro National Park West outing with @womenwhohike under beautifully cloudy skies. Have you gotten outside this year yet? Where did you go? Photo @desertsirena . . 📍Ancestral lands of the O’odham and Yaqui

Here’s a look back at some Trails Inspire moments from 2019! Founder @desertsirena turned in the manuscript to @wildernesspress for her book on Day Hikes on the Arizona National Scenic Trail with author Roger Naylor providing the foreword, we captured the beautiful scenery of Arizona, provided presentations on hiking and diversity in the outdoors, did trail design and maintenance, attended a Diversity and Inclusion workshop put on by Grand Canyon National Park, and promoted recreation throughout Arizona and beyond. . . We are grateful to have worked with many different groups and individuals to promote the outdoors via writing, photography, public speaking and trail design. There’s exciting projects ahead, including a tour to support the guidebook. We hope to see you out on the trail in 2020, Happy New Year! Ancestral lands: O’odham and Yaqui photos 1,2,3; Apache photos 4 & 7; 11 traditionally associated tribes of Grand Canyon photo 6; Akimel O’odham photos 8,9.

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Sirena Rana Dufault

Sirena Rana Dufault is an advocate for the outdoors who adores exploring Arizona's trails, canyons, peaks and rivers. She is the founder of Trails Inspire, a consulting company that promotes the outdoors via writing, public speaking, photography and trail design and development.

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