TRASH & BASH
SAEMS provides opportunities to help improve the quality of the environment directly by participating in community cleanups. SAEMS has hosted and teamed with other organizations, such as Tucson Clean & Beautiful, in cleanups of wildcat dumpsites in the Tucson area. For almost two decades, SAEMS volunteers met quarterly to pick up trash along a one mile stretch of highway east of the Sonoita exit. We also formerly sponsored a regular trail cleanup in the Tucson mountains.
We are currently evaluating new opportunities to continue this SAEMS tradition. We encourage anyone interested to provide suggestions and to come out and help keep Tucson beautiful!
2026 Fall Trash & Bash
After meeting at the Cafe, volunteers will work their way north up SR77. before coming back south on the other side of the road. The cleanup event will cover a portion of SR77 near our meeting place. Volunteers must be 12 years of age or older and if under 18, accompanied by a parent or guardian. Please wear long pants, long sleeves, closed toed shoes, hat, and sunscreen. SAEMS will provide safety vests, leather gloves, litter grabber, and collections bags. The safety of SAEMS volunteers is of utmost importance.