The Community Development Hub is building a collaborative network of the leaders of area nonprofits, businesses, education, social service, environmental, animal, human rights, economic development, art, and cultural programs.

Community Development Hub, (CDH)

The CDH is accomplishing its objective through convening community conversations to determine and prioritize critical needs and then provide the following services as primary functions of the CDH.

Teams and concerned citizens spent Saturday morning February 1st, 2025 abating litter on the Santa Cruz River in Tumacacori.

WATCH VIDEO OF CLEANUP

FEBRUARY 1st RIVER CLEANUP STATS:

  • We ordered four roll offs; two for bagged trash only, two for rimmed and un-rimmed tires only. The weight capacity of a rollover is: 

  • One 30-foot roll off holds 4 to 8 thousand pounds or three to five tons

  • One 40-foot roll off holds 8 to ten thousand pounds or five to six tons

  • All four roll offs were filled to maximum capacity. The bagged trash roll offs included boards, large metal cans, appliances including a dishwasher.

  • Bagged trash, metal containers, appliances, etc., in two 30-foot roll offs, filled to capacity = 10 tons of trash

  • Rimmed and unrimed tires in two 40-foot roll offs, filled to (nearly) over capacity = 8 to 10 tons or 20 tons of tires.

  • Total estimated trash, debris and tires removed is 30 tons.

SUCCESSFUL RIVER CLEANUP

SPONSORS & PROVIDERS

  • Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance - Premier Sponsor

  • Greater Green Valley Community Foundation

  • Tumacácori National Historical Park

  • Anza Trail Coalition

  • Casa Paloma Bed & Breakfast

  • Beemer Construction, Inc.

  • Wisdoms Café

  • Rio Rico Sanitation

  • Garretts IGA Supermarket

  • Nickels Diner

  • Safeway-Nogales

  • Dunkin’ Donuts

  • Tubac Fire District

  • Epcor Water

  • Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors – handwash stations, port-a-pots, Rolloff dumpsters and transfer of trash to the landfill.

TEAMS OF CLEANUP CREWS

Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance - 5

Greater Green Valley Community Foundation -6

Anza Trail Coalition - 14

Arivaca Citizens- 6

Friends of the Santa Cruz River -2

Tubac Pickleball Club – 23

Unisource Electric Services Rio Rico – 14

Rio Rico Citizens - 36

Sonoran Institute - 8