Community Information

Tamarisk Reduction Project

Information on Tamarisk Reduction Project (pdf)

Desert Preservation Iniative - Welcome Brochure (pdf)

Learn about DPI and the progression of the Tamarisk Reduction Project:

"The driving mission of the Desert Preservation Initiative is to restore native ecosystems using science-based methods to create a sustainable future for the health and beauty of our shared environment."

From Desert Preservation Initiative - Overview

Latest Article from DPI: It Takes a Team - Find Your Opportunity (March 2025)

DPI Articles by Category

Volunteers

It Takes a Team - Find Your Opportunity (March 2025)
Working with the Desert Preservation Initiative - A Real Win-Win-Win (November 2024)
Volunteering to Make a Difference (November 2023)
Volunteering to Preserve the Beauty of Kayenta (Carole Richard, February 2023)
Volunteers on Board, Work is Underway (December 2022)

Plants

Tackling the Toughest First (April 2024)
Why the Natives are so Important - Plants That Is (September 2023)
Identifying and Protecting the Natives - and Why it Matters (August 2022)

Fire Risk

Reducing Fire Risk - It's the Homeowner's Responsibility (June 2024)
Fighting Fire - Before it Starts (March 2024)
Shonto Pointers: The Risk of Fire in Kayenta (Summer 2022)
The Risk of Fire in Kayenta - Interview of the Fire Chief (May 2022)

Preserving Kayenta

The Dry Wash Reservoir - A Seriously Flawed Plan (February 2024)
Preserving a Community Asset - The Labyrinth (June 2023)
Projects in Progress: Planning for Safety and Sustainability (October 2022)
A Call to Action - Fighting Tamarisk, the Terrorist (April 2022)
Why We Fight Tamarisk, the Terrorist (March 2022)
Shonto Pointers: Tamarisk, the Terrorist (Winter 2022)

Partnerships

ViewOn Magazine: Joining in Stewardship: Partners Work to Restore Native Habitat (May/June 2023, pp. 48-49)
Preserving the Environment While Preserving the Beauty of the Wood (Woodturners, May 2023)
What We’ve Learned: It Takes a Team (April 2023)
Supporting Beauty Both Natural and Man-Made through Gallery 873 (March 2023)
A Partnership Born of Intersecting Passions(Woodturners, January 2023)

Training and Preparation

Listening, Teaching, Tracking (February2025)
A Learning Organization Increases Its Value Over Time (December 2024)
Learning to Build a Safer, More Connected Community (December 2022)
DPI Opportunities - Get Involved, Make a Difference (September 2022)
Meet Chip (May 2024)

DPI Organization

Progress and Plans: By the Numbers (January 2024)
Shonto Pointers: Building Community Through a Community Project (Winter 2023)
Mission and Newly Elected Board (July 2022)