Meet the Monument 2025

2025 marks a the 25th anniversary of the proclamation that created the Ironwood Forest National Monument. Come celebrate with us.

More details (see below) will be added here regarding the event and schedules as we have them.

Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025
Time: 9am-3pm
Location: El Tiro Gliderport, Marana, Arizona
Admission: Free and open to the public. No reservations required.
Parking: Free. Signed lot within the Gliderport.
Facilities: Port-a-potties, hand washing stations, and a food truck.

SPEAKERS (10am-2pm)

(10am) MANAGEMENT OF IRONWOOD FOREST NATIONAL MONUMENT AND THE CONSERVATION LANDS SYSTEM
Michael Dixon – Assistant Field Manager, Tucson Field Office, Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Shi-Lynn Campbell – Grassroots Engagement Associate Director and Romir Lahiri – New Mexico Associate Program Director, Conservation Lands Foundation

(11am) ETHNOECOLOGY: Connections between Yoeme Social and Ecological Systems
Felipe Molina – Yoeme Cultural Historian, Pasqua Yaqui Community

(12pm) ORIGINS AND DESIGNATION OF THE IRONWOOD FOREST NATIONAL MONUMENT
Carolyn Campbell – Founding member, former Executive Director, and current Board Member of the Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection

(1pm) PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCES ON PUBLIC LANDS
Skylar Begay – Director, Tribal Collaboration in Outreach & Advocacy, Archeology Southwest

EXHIBITORS (9am-3pm)
Friends of Ironwood Forest
Bureau of Land Management
Discover Marana
Conservation Lands Foundation
Tucson Poison Control (live snakes)
Bill Peachey (saguaros)
Silver Bell Historical Society
Archeology Southwest
Southwest Zoologists’ League
Desert Fence Busters
Tucson Audubon / University of Arizona Cooperative Extension
Pasqua Yaqui Tribe
Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection
plus
Kids Activity Area
plus
Taco Rico (Mexican Food Truck)

2025 Meet the Monument Press Release (Google Doc) or (PDF)