Adopt a Highway: All the Way to the Border welcomes volunteers Jan. 27 

Melissa Owen, who lives in the southern Arizona community of Sasabe welcomes volunteers to join the annual All the Way to the Border cleanup of State Route 286 on Saturday, Jan. 27. Volunteer groups will gather in the morning for a safety briefing and then report to their adopted miles to bag litter along the entire 45 miles of  that state highway.

The Adopt a Highway event focuses on the area between Three Points junction at State Route 86, about 25 miles southwest of Tucson, and Sasabe at the Arizona/Mexico border. 

If you’d like to participate, please complete the Adopt a Highway Volunteer Permit Application and send it to [email protected] by 5 p.m. on Jan. 17. Include a request for a one-day permit to participate in All the Way to the Border. ADOT will assign an available segment along the route and provide details about the meeting location and safety briefing on Jan. 27.

Earlier this year, Owen and 120 volunteers removed 2,700 pounds of aluminum cans, cigarette butts,  building materials and other litter along SR 286. For more than 23 years she has donated hours of planning and coordinated efforts with neighbors, businesses and ADOT to help reduce litter. 

Please contact us if you would like to volunteer for this event or along a state highway somewhere else in Arizona.