Day of Service Events at Montezuma Well and Tuzigoot National Monument

Date: January 6, 2016
Contact: Krystina Isaac, 928-567-3322 x223

National Park ServiceNews Release

For Immediate Release –January 6, 2016
Krystina Isaac, Interpretive Park Ranger, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322 x 223

Rimrock, AZ –Montezuma Well
Clarkdale, AZ –Tuzigoot National Monument

Day of Service Events at Montezuma Well and Tuzigoot National Monument

All National Parks are fee free on Monday, January 18, 2016 in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr Day.The public are encouraged to treat the holiday as "A Day On, Not A Day Off".The National Park service will host Day of Service activities from 1p.m. to 4p.m. at Montezuma Well and Tuzigoot National Monument.

Volunteers are needed at Montezuma Well in Rimrock, AZ to make seed balls for planting later in the season.We are also looking for people to help clean out the lower ditch in the picnic area.Volunteers are needed at Tuzigoot National Monument in Clarkdale, AZ to pull invasive grasses along the sidewalks and to remove an irrigation line.Participants are encouraged to bring water, a hat, and gloves.

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is 'What are you doing for others?'" –Martin Luther King, Jr.

The National Park Service celebrates its 100th Anniversary in 2016. Over 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 409 national parks and monuments and create close-to-home recreational and cultural opportunities.

Montezuma Well is located at 5525 Beaver Creek Road, Rimrock, AZ 86335.For further information, call 928-567-3322, extension zero, visit www.nps.gov/moca or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Tuzigoot National Monument is located at 25 Tuzigoot Road, Clarkdale, AZ.For additional information, call 928-634-5564, visit www.nps.gov/tuzi or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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