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Help clean the White Tanks on Oct. 10 with the conservancy

Desert cacti and mountains beneath a glowing sunset
White Tank Mountains landscape photograph from the conservancy; not a photograph of the cleanup event. Image source: White Tank Mountains Conservancy

The White Tank Mountains Conservancy's next litter pick-up is Saturday, October 10, 9 to 11 a.m. at White Tank Mountain Regional Park, 20304 W. White Tank Mountain Road; meet at 8:45 a.m. in the Nature Center and library parking lot. The following one is November 14 at the Victory Steps at Verrado in Buckeye, meeting at the base of the steps.

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