Sonoran Desert Weedwackers

The Sonoran Desert Weedwackers (SDWW), an outgrowth of the Southern Chapter of the Arizona Native Plant Society, is a community network of volunteers that began in 2000 with the goal of eradicating non-native invasive grasses with the particular focus on buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) in Tucson Mountain Park.

Meeting Times for Sonoran Desert Weedwackers in the Tucson Mountains

8:00am January-March, November-December
7:00am April-May, September-October
6:00am June-August

To get involved in Pima or Maricopa County, send a message to the weedwacker coordinator Marilyn Hanson.

To learn more about the Weedwacker efforts, click here to see slideshows of areas where they have been working.

Buffelgrass (tan growth) in the Tucson Mountains